Senator
Andrew Chesney
| Seat | Senate District 45 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Section A, Office J · Stratton Office Building |
| Mailing address | Section A, Office J, Stratton Office Building, Springfield, IL 62706 |
| Capitol phone | 217-782-0180 |
| Legislative assistant | Julie Hubly |
| Hometown | Freeport |
| Tenure | Serving since 2023 (also served House 2018 to 2023) |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Committees 7
- Senate Agriculture Committee Republican spokesperson standing
- Senate Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee standing
- Senate Appropriations-Public Safety and Infrastructure Committee standing
- Senate Behavioral and Mental Health Committee standing
- Senate Environment and Conservation Committee standing
- Senate Labor Committee standing
- Senate Public Health Committee standing
Bills, 104th General Assembly 52 as principal author · 108 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HB 3393Crim pro--speedy trial tollEnacted100
- SB 3116Bees/apiaries-consentEnacted100
- SR 703Congrats-tessa janeckeEnacted100
- HB 4085Veh cd-non-highway vehicleOut of committee22
- SB 215Prop tx-noticeIn committee20
- SB 214Inc tx-emergency workerIn committee6
- SR 383Educational choice actIntroduced4
- SB 1222Firearm owners id act-repealIntroduced2
- SB 3840Public corruption registryIntroduced1
- SB 2079Education-gender in athleticsIntroduced1
- SB 2619Dept of government efficiencyIntroduced1
- SB 1226Sch cd-bio sex-restroom accessIntroduced1
- SB 2226Elections voter photo idIntroduced1
- SJRCA 7Conamend-voting qualificationIntroduced1
- SB 1227Sch cd-curriculum reportIntroduced1
All 52 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 1082, HB 1787, HB 2339, HB 2340, HB 2409, HB 3169, HB 3725, HB 4154, HB 4300, HB 4793, HB 4941, HB 5196 and 96 more.
Bills and sponsors: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication), 2026-11-public.pgdump; status is read from the official actions. About the momentum score
Effectiveness 104th General Assembly, 2025 to 2026
16th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 46 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 1 / 1 / 1 |
| … became law | 1 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 2 (1) |
| Points vs. Senate minority average | 14 ÷ 31.24 = 0.45 |
| Most-authored topics | Schools (K-12) (7), Criminal justice & public safety (4), Budget & taxes (4) |
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Closest allies co-authorship, 2025 to 2026
Most bills written together
- Chris Balkema RSenate 53 77
- Sally Turner RSenate 44 55
- Terri Bryant RSenate 58 48
- Jil Tracy RSenate 50 47
- Neil Anderson RSenate 47 43
- Craig Wilcox RSenate 32 42
- Li Arellano RSenate 37 40
- Don DeWitte RSenate 33 35
- Jason Plummer RSenate 55 33
- Seth Lewis RSenate 24 26
“Written together” = 104th General Assembly bills and joint resolutions on which both are principal author or coauthor (measures with more than 60 sponsors are left out). Sharing bills does not imply a personal or political alliance.
District 45
- Counties
- Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Ogle, Stephenson, Winnebago
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- Maurice West (67), Dave Vella (68), Joe Sosnowski (69), Jeff Keicher (70), Brad Fritts (74), Jed Davis (75), Murri Briel (76), Tony McCombie (89), John Cabello (90)
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Source
Copied from https://www.ilga.gov/Senate/Members/Details/3410 on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Illinois State Senate.