Representative
La Shawn Ford
| Seat | House District 8 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room 239-E · Stratton Office Building |
| Mailing address | Room 239-E, Stratton Office Building, Springfield, IL 62706 |
| Capitol phone | 217-782-5962 |
| Legislative assistant | Imari Stewart |
| Write to | repford@lashawnford.com (office address in the official directory) |
| Hometown | Chicago |
| Tenure | Serving since January 2007 |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Committees 5
- House Appropriations: Higher Education Committee Chair standing
- House Gaming Committee standing
- House Labor and Commerce Committee standing
- House Mental Health and Addiction Committee standing
- House Museum, Arts, Culture and Entertainment Committee standing
Bills, 104th General Assembly 75 as principal author · 161 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HB 4687Repeal-loan default actEnacted100
- HR 551Gun violence-preventEnacted100
- HR 961Congrats-congressman davisEnacted100
- HR 947Memorial-julius c. thomas iiiEnacted100
- HR 869Congrats-irish cardiac societyEnacted100
- HR 845Memorial-kaleb deerEnacted100
- HR 846Memorial-barbara deerEnacted100
- HR 699Congrats-buddy bear wayEnacted100
- HR 632Memorial-daviyae k. shotwellEnacted100
- HR 552Memorial-bettie j. jordanEnacted100
- HR 533Memorial-joseph caldwellEnacted100
- HR 514Memorial-sara b. janzEnacted100
- SB 1519Sch cd-refer law enforcementEnacted100
- HR 399Congrats-tony j. yusciusEnacted100
- HR 251Commends-uic chair chat seriesEnacted100
All 75 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 1085, HB 1224, HB 1437, HB 1607, HB 1628, HB 1710, HB 1836, HB 1910, HB 2371, HB 2394, HB 2425, HB 3339 and 149 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
14th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 40 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 5 / 2 / 1 |
| … became law | 1 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 1 (1) |
| Points vs. House majority average | 20 ÷ 79.85 = 0.25 |
| Most-authored topics | Budget & taxes (10), Criminal justice & public safety (8), State government & agencies (5) |
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
- Mike Crawford DHouse 31 85
- Yolonda Morris DHouse 9 75
- Lisa Davis DHouse 32 74
- Rita Mayfield DHouse 60 67
- Camille Lilly DHouse 78 66
- Nicolle Grasse DHouse 53 63
- Kevin Olickal DHouse 16 59
- Lilian Jiménez DHouse 4 56
- Kelly Cassidy DHouse 14 55
- Barbara Hernandez DHouse 50 54
“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 8
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Source
Copied from https://www.ilga.gov/House/Members/Details/3272 on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Illinois House of Representatives.