Illinois House · District 85
Dee Avelar
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Dee Avelar's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Running for Illinois House District 85.
Also on the ballot: Chris Metcalfe (Republican)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Dee Avelar.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Dee Avelar.
Bills
The bills Dee Avelar sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 49 |
| Passed both chambers | 7 |
| Became law | 7 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 15 of 118 in the House (tied with 10 others) · 15 of 78 Democrats (tied with 10 others)
A bill's sponsor is its chief sponsor in the chamber where it was filed; co-sponsors aren't counted. Resolutions aren't counted.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|
| HB 4340 COURT OF CLAIMS-PROCEDURE |
Became law | May 31, 2026 |
| HB 5317 EPA-ORPHAN UST CLEANUP |
Became law | May 21, 2026 |
| HB 5390 PATIENT BILL & OUTSOURCED CARE |
Became law | May 20, 2026 |
| HB 3637 HEALTH REGULATION-VARIOUS |
Became law | May 30, 2025 |
| HB 3566 EVICTION OF MINORS |
Became law | May 22, 2025 |
| HB 3467 BANKING-VARIOUS |
Became law | May 22, 2025 |
| HB 1699 EPA-PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE |
Became law | May 21, 2025 |
Budget projects
Illinois's budget acts don't name the legislator who asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Illinois legislators.
Contested votes where they split
No contested vote against the leader of the chamber or most of their party.
Every roll call
How Dee Avelar voted on each of the 1,437 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Speaker | Yeas–nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- www.ilga.gov
- info@repdagmara.org
- Capitol office
- Room 265-S, Stratton Office Building, Springfield, IL 62706
217-782-4179 - District office
- 1050 W. Romeo Road, Romeoville, IL 60446
815-372-0085
Committees
- Personnel and Pensions Vice chair
- Appropriations: Pensions and Personnel
- Economic Opportunity and Equity
- Health Care Availability and Accessibility
- Labor and Commerce
- Prescription Drug Affordability and Accessibility
- Revenue and Finance
- Transportation: Regulation, Roads and Bridges
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Illinois General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.
Source: the Illinois General Assembly's roll-call records, Jan. 8, 2025 to May 31, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections