Representative
Dan Didech
| Seat | House District 59 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room 273-S · Stratton Office Building |
| Mailing address | Room 273-S, Stratton Office Building, Springfield, IL 62706 |
| Capitol phone | 217-782-0499 |
| Legislative assistant | Jacob Schimmel |
| Write to | info@repdidech.com (office address in the official directory) |
| Hometown | Buffalo Grove |
| Tenure | Serving since January 2019 |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Committees 7
- House Cybersecurity, Data Analytics and IT Committee Vice chair standing
- House Gaming Committee Chair standing
- House Elementary and Secondary Education: Administration, Licensing and Charter Schools Committee standing
- House Financial Institutions and Licensing Committee standing
- House Insurance Committee standing
- House Judiciary: Civil Committee standing
- House Revenue and Finance Committee standing
Bills, 104th General Assembly 141 as principal author · 168 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SB 2951Mortgage foreclosure timeEnacted100
- SB 2784Judges-6th & 7th jud circuitsEnacted100
- SB 3422Dnr-healthy forests grantsEnacted100
- SB 3527Condo-ci collection policiesEnacted100
- HB 4394Sexual assault victm interviewEnacted100
- SB 2749Dhs-gambling disordersEnacted100
- SB 315Business-techEnacted100
- SB 243Oma-service member attendanceEnacted100
- SB 1181Public expression protectionEnacted100
- HB 1278Victims safety-electronicsEnacted100
- HB 22Crohns and colitis awarenessEnacted100
- SB 1383Condo ombud sunset repealedEnacted100
- SB 2149Sch cd-tuition for orphansEnacted100
- HB 1083Property-gender neutralEnacted100
- HB 32Township supervisor vacancyEnacted100
All 141 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 1226, HB 1312, HB 1373, HB 1586, HB 2390, HB 24, HB 2568, HB 28, HB 2967, HB 3000, HB 3309, HB 3363 and 156 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
82nd percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 116 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 10 / 10 / 6 |
| … became law | 5 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 14 (13) |
| Points vs. House majority average | 120.5 ÷ 79.85 = 1.51 |
| Most-authored topics | Elections & ethics (22), Budget & taxes (14), Cities, towns & counties (11) |
House 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
- Kelly Cassidy DHouse 14 59
- Nicolle Grasse DHouse 53 57
- Tracy Katz Muhl DHouse 57 57
- Barbara Hernandez DHouse 50 50
- Joyce Mason DHouse 61 49
- Dee Avelar DHouse 85 48
- Marti Deuter DHouse 45 48
- Mike Crawford DHouse 31 48
- Camille Lilly DHouse 78 46
- Diane Blair-Sherlock DHouse 46 45
“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 59
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- Cook, Lake
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- Javier Cervantes (1), Omar Aquino (2), Mattie Hunter (3), Kimberly Lightford (4), Lakesia Collins (5), Sara Feigenholtz (6), Mike Simmons-Gessesse (7), Ram Villivalam (8), Laura Fine (9), Rob Martwick (10), Mike Porfirio (11), Celina Villanueva (12), Robert Peters (13), Emil Jones (14), Napoleon Harris (15), Willie Preston (16), Elgie Sims (17), Bill Cunningham (18), Mike Hastings (19), Graciela Guzmán (20), Cristina Castro (22), Seth Lewis (24), Karina Villa (25), Darby Hills (26), Mark Walker (27), Laura Murphy (28), Julie Morrison (29), Adriane Johnson (30), Mary Edly-Allen (31), Craig Wilcox (32), Don Harmon (39), Patrick Joyce (40), John Curran (41)
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Lobbyist reports naming this member 2025 to 2026
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Source
Copied from https://www.ilga.gov/House/Members/Details/3347 on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Illinois House of Representatives.
