Illinois Senate · District 17
Elgie Sims
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Elgie Sims'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 Senate District 17.
Also on the ballot: Frederick L. Walls (Republican)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Elgie Sims.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Elgie Sims.
Bills
The bills Elgie Sims sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 226 |
| Passed both chambers | 4 |
| Became law | 4 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 31 of 59 in the Senate (tied with 3 others) · 31 of 40 Democrats (tied with 1 other)
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
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 Elgie Sims voted on each of the 1,233 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Senate President | 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@senatorelgiesims.com
- Capitol office
- Room 218, Capitol Building, Springfield, IL 62706
217-782-3201 - District office
- 8233 S. Princeton Ave., Chicago, IL 60620
773-933-7715
Committees
- Appropriations Chair
- Criminal Law Vice chair
- Child Welfare
- Health and Human Services
- Judiciary
- Revenue
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