Illinois Senate · District 16
Willie Preston
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Willie Preston'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 senator, by party; the dot is Willie Preston.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Willie Preston.
Bills
The bills Willie Preston sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | |
|---|---|
| Sponsored | 68 |
| Passed both chambers | 3 |
| Became law | 3 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 35 of 59 in the Senate (tied with 9 others) · 33 of 40 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
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 Senate President; 3 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate President | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 | SB 3391: SCH CD-CHARTER SCHOOL-CLOSURE Third Reading |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Oct. 30, 2025 | SB 1950: SANITARY FOOD PREPARATION Concurrence |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Oct. 30, 2025 | SB 25: SWIMMING FACILITY COLD SPA Concurrence |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Every roll call
How Willie Preston 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
- Capitol office
- Room 537, Capitol Building, Springfield, IL 62706
217-782-1607 - District office
- 8500 S. Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL 60652
773-912-6255
Committees
- Consumer Protection Chair
- State Government Vice chair
- Appropriations-Public Safety and Infrastructure
- Commerce
- Education
- Financial Institutions
- Insurance
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