Illinois House · District 17
Jen Gong-Gershowitz
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Jen Gong-Gershowitz'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 17.
Also on the ballot: James "Jim" Geldermann (Republican)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Jen Gong-Gershowitz.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Jen Gong-Gershowitz.
Bills
The bills Jen Gong-Gershowitz sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 24 |
| Passed both chambers | 12 |
| Became law | 12 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 4 of 118 in the House · 4 of 78 Democrats
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 5511 DIGITAL AGE ASSURANCE |
Became law | June 1, 2026 |
| HB 5487 LAW FIRM OWNERSHIP |
Became law | May 31, 2026 |
| HB 4649 FINANCIALLY EXPLOITED ADULT |
Became law | May 31, 2026 |
| HB 5000 HEALTH FACILITIES PLANNING |
Became law | May 28, 2026 |
| HB 4462 POWER OF ATTY-PROPERTY |
Became law | May 21, 2026 |
| HB 4896 CIV PRO-TENANTS IN COMMON |
Became law | May 14, 2026 |
| HB 4464 INS-DENTAL COVERAGE REIMBURSE |
Became law | May 14, 2026 |
| HB 4206 CHARITABLE ORG BFY-PROBATE |
Became law | May 14, 2026 |
| HB 2436 PUBLIC DEFENDER-COOK COUNTY |
Became law | May 30, 2025 |
| HB 3359 PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES-JURORS |
Became law | May 22, 2025 |
| HB 3178 DIGITAL PROTECT-USE OF REPLICA |
Became law | May 22, 2025 |
| HB 2873 STALKING-HARASSMENT |
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
No contested vote against the leader of the chamber or most of their party.
Every roll call
How Jen Gong-Gershowitz 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@gonggershowitz.com
- Capitol office
- Room 271-S, Stratton Office Building, Springfield, IL 62706
217-782-4194 - District office
- 1812 Waukegan Road Suite B, Glenview, IL 60025
847-486-8810
Committees
- Judiciary: Civil Chair
- Immigration and Human Rights Vice chair
- Appropriations: Higher Education
- Cybersecurity, Data Analytics and IT
- Financial Institutions and Licensing
- Higher Education
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