Illinois House · District 97

Harry Benton

Democratic Left office July 3, 2026
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Votes with the Speaker 99% On 468 contested votes where both voted · 99% on all votes Votes with own party 99% On 452 party-line votes Didn't vote at roll call 10% 144 of 1,437 roll calls · 71 of them excused
Bills passed 2 36 sponsored · 2 became law Bills that became law 2 of 2 passed · 0 vetoed

Where they sit

Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Harry Benton has left office, so isn't on the chart of current members. 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

The scores

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Votes with the Speaker
99%
Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each tick is a current member, by party. Harry Benton has left office, so isn't marked.

On 468 contested votes where both voted99% on all 1,281 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
99%
Democrats Republicans 65%100%

Each tick is a current member, by party. Harry Benton has left office, so isn't marked.

On 452 party-line votes

Bills

The bills Harry Benton sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills
Sponsored36
Passed both chambers2
Became law2
Vetoed by the Governor0

Rank by bills passed: Ranked among current members only.

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

BillResultFinal action
HB 2394
VEH CD-WEIGHT LIMIT EXEMPTION		 Became law Oct. 15, 2025
HB 3444
CHILD CARE ACT REQUIREMENTS		 Became law May 22, 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

5 against the Speaker; 5 against most of their party.

DateBill and motion Their voteSpeakerMost of their party
Oct. 30, 2025 HB 3799: INS-CLIMATE RISK DISCLOSURE
Concurrence		 Nay Yea Yea
May 28, 2025 SB 1519: SCH CD-REFER LAW ENFORCEMENT
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Yea
April 10, 2025 HB 3844: PESTICIDES-OPERATOR REGULATION
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Yea
April 10, 2025 HB 3772: SCH CD-SUSPENSION/EXPULSION
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Yea
April 8, 2025 HB 3650: UTIL-2050 HEAT DECARBONIZATION
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Yea

Every roll call

How Harry Benton voted on each of the 1,437 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

DateVoteTheir vote Most of their partySpeakerYeas–nays
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Source: the Illinois General Assembly's roll-call records, Jan. 8, 2025 to May 31, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections