Illinois House · District 8
La Shawn Ford
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
La Shawn Ford'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
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is La Shawn Ford.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is La Shawn Ford.
Bills
The bills La Shawn Ford sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 40 |
| Passed both chambers | 1 |
| Became law | 1 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 88 of 118 in the House (tied with 14 others) · 70 of 78 Democrats (tied with 5 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 4687 REPEAL-LOAN DEFAULT ACT |
Became law | May 21, 2026 |
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
3 against the Speaker; 3 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Speaker | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | SB 3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 21, 2026 | SB 3071: ELECTRONIC MONITORING Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 11, 2025 | HB 2827: HOMESCHOOL ACT Motion to Declare the Note Acts Inapplicable |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How La Shawn Ford 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
- repford@lashawnford.com
- Capitol office
- Room 239-E, Stratton Office Building, Springfield, IL 62706
217-782-5962 - District office
- 5500 W. Madison St., Chicago, IL 60644
773-750-0866
Committees
- Appropriations: Higher Education Chair
- Gaming
- Labor and Commerce
- Mental Health and Addiction
- Museum, Arts, Culture and Entertainment
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