Senator
Chapin Rose
| Seat | Senate District 51 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Room 108 · State Capitol |
| Mailing address | Room 108, Capitol Building, Springfield, IL 62706 |
| Capitol phone | 217-558-1006 |
| Legislative assistant | Courtney Ausmus |
| Hometown | Mahomet |
| Tenure | Serving since 2013 (also served House 2003 to 2012) |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Also listed in Room 108: Dave Syverson, Sally Turner, Craig Wilcox
Committees 5
- Senate Appropriations Committee Republican spokesperson standing
- Senate Appropriations-Education Committee standing
- Senate Education Committee standing
- Senate Financial Institutions Committee standing
- Senate Insurance Committee standing
Bills, 104th General Assembly 111 as principal author · 76 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SR 853Memorial-bentley k. wolfeEnacted100
- SR 765Commends-frank j. mautinoEnacted100
- SR 735Memorial-kenneth mortonEnacted100
- SR 677Congrats-d & c herriottEnacted100
- SR 714Memorial-joseph c. pilandEnacted100
- SR 693Memorial-milton d. kellyEnacted100
- SR 647Memorial-stephen e. hoffmanEnacted100
- SR 630Memorial-andy j. bolsenEnacted100
- SR 631Memorial-franklin l. rodgersEnacted100
- SR 608Memorial-james d. bolinEnacted100
- SR 498Memorial-donald jonesEnacted100
- SR 431Memorial-gov. james r. edgarEnacted100
- SB 1376Univ historical cost of attendEnacted100
- SB 1160Transportation-techEnacted100
- SR 354Memorial-joseph c. biermanEnacted100
All 111 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 1226, HB 1754, HB 2142, HB 2196, HB 2771, HB 3169, HB 3522, HB 4654, HB 5446, HB 5524, SB 1256, SB 1723 and 64 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
59th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 88 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 5 / 5 / 4 |
| … became law | 2 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 2 (0) |
| Points vs. Senate minority average | 34.5 ÷ 31.24 = 1.10 |
| Most-authored topics | Budget & taxes (25), Criminal justice & public safety (17), Higher education & workforce (8) |
Senate rankings · How the score works. A count of bill progress, not a judgment of the member's work.
Closest allies co-authorship, 2025 to 2026
Most bills written together
- Chris Balkema RSenate 53 57
- Sally Turner RSenate 44 43
- Terri Bryant RSenate 58 38
- Jason Plummer RSenate 55 31
- Jil Tracy RSenate 50 29
- Erica Harriss RSenate 56 27
- Li Arellano RSenate 37 27
- Dave Syverson RSenate 35 26
- Neil Anderson RSenate 47 24
- Steve McClure RSenate 54 22
“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 51
- Counties
- Champaign, Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Ford, Jasper, Lawrence, Moultrie, Vermilion
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- Chris Miller (101), Adam Niemerg (102), Carol Ammons (103), Brandun Schweizer (104), Jason Bunting (106), Brad Halbrook (107), Blaine Wilhour (110)
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Copied from https://www.ilga.gov/Senate/Members/Details/3295 on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Illinois State Senate.