Senator · Senate Majority Leader
Kimberly Lightford
| Seat | Senate District 4 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room 325-E · State Capitol |
| Mailing address | Room 325-E, Capitol Building, Springfield, IL 62706 |
| Capitol phone | 217-782-8505 |
| Legislative assistant | Khalil Spight |
| Write to | majorityleader@senatorlightford.com (office address in the official directory) |
| Hometown | Maywood |
| Tenure | Serving since 1998 |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Committees 5
- Senate Assignments Committee Chair standing
- Senate Education Committee Vice chair standing
- Senate Executive Committee standing
- Senate Health and Human Services Committee standing
- Senate Higher Education Committee standing
Bills, 104th General Assembly 79 as principal author · 155 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SB 2524Veh cd-driver's licenseEnacted100
- HB 5024Muni cd-detention facilitiesEnacted100
- HB 5284Human rights-menopause careEnacted100
- HB 4643Dhs-oig investigationsEnacted100
- HB 4700Assist living-mandated reportEnacted100
- SB 3207Dhs-boards&comm cleanupEnacted100
- HB 4911Veteran scratch-off gameEnacted100
- HB 3169Ancra-medical professionalEnacted100
- SB 2913Sch cd-teacher evaluation planEnacted100
- HB 3772Sch cd-suspension/expulsionEnacted100
- SB 3222Video streaming ad volumeEnacted100
- SR 820Memorial-dennis e. lariaEnacted100
- SR 690Memorial-butler mcgee jr.Enacted100
- SR 626Congrats-buddy bear wayEnacted100
- SR 600Congrats-proviso east hsEnacted100
All 79 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 1085, HB 1141, HB 1226, HB 1287, HB 1312, HB 1373, HB 1836, HB 1863, HB 2386, HB 2506, HB 2548, HB 2564 and 143 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
52nd percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 49 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 10 / 10 / 10 |
| … became law | 7 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 16 (10) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 132.5 ÷ 132.55 = 1.00 |
| Most-authored topics | Health & mental health (11), Children, families & social services (10), Schools (K-12) (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
- Mary Edly-Allen DSenate 31 82
- Javier Cervantes DSenate 1 58
- Mattie Hunter DSenate 3 58
- Lakesia Collins DSenate 5 55
- Graciela Guzmán DSenate 20 54
- Mike Simmons-Gessesse DSenate 7 54
- Karina Villa DSenate 25 52
- Christopher Belt DSenate 57 51
- Rachel Ventura DSenate 43 51
- Laura Murphy DSenate 28 48
“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.
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