Senator
Li Arellano
| Seat | Senate District 37 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Section A, Office E · Stratton Office Building |
| Mailing address | Section A, Office E, Stratton Office Building, Springfield, IL 62706 |
| Capitol phone | 217-782-1942 |
| Legislative assistant | Denise Brown |
| Hometown | Dixon |
| Tenure | Serving since 2025 |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Committees 7
- Senate Public Health Committee Republican spokesperson standing
- Senate Appropriations-Health and Human Services Committee standing
- Senate Health and Human Services Committee standing
- Senate Local Government Committee standing
- Senate Pensions Committee standing
- Senate State Government Committee standing
- Senate Veterans Affairs Committee standing
Bills, 104th General Assembly 31 as principal author · 176 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HB 2270Transportation-techEnacted100
- HB 3860Sch cd-deactivate sch-contractEnacted100
- SB 1573Electronic notary fee waiverEnacted100
- SR 454Memorial-michael e. royEnacted100
- HB 2362Veh cd-air medal special plateEnacted100
- HB 2547Veterans affairsEnacted100
- HB 3238Hgwy commissioner compensationEnacted100
- HB 1882Veterans' services task forceIn committee45
- HB 4382Veh cd-graduated licensesOut of committee44
- SB 1719Loc gov-electronic recordsIn committee23
- SB 1544Dnr-deer mgmt planIn committee8
- SJR 58Deny-school code waiverIn committee6
- SB 3617Local gov fraud task force actIn committee6
- SB 1277Power ag-solar surety bondsIntroduced2
- SB 3389Pen cd-trs-self-managed planIntroduced1
All 31 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 1141, HB 1628, HB 1715, HB 1787, HB 2196, HB 2327, HB 2340, HB 2366, HB 2409, HB 2994, HB 3435, HB 3718 and 164 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
50th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 23 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 1 / 1 / 1 |
| … became law | 1 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 7 (5) |
| Points vs. Senate minority average | 30 ÷ 31.24 = 0.96 |
| Most-authored topics | Environment, water & wildlife (4), Cities, towns & counties (4), Budget & taxes (3) |
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 81
- Sally Turner RSenate 44 74
- Terri Bryant RSenate 58 54
- Erica Harriss RSenate 56 44
- Jil Tracy RSenate 50 44
- Neil Anderson RSenate 47 44
- Craig Wilcox RSenate 32 43
- Mary Edly-Allen DSenate 31 42
- Dave Syverson RSenate 35 41
- Jason Plummer RSenate 55 41
“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 37
- Counties
- Bureau, DeKalb, Henry, LaSalle, Lee, Marshall, Ogle, Peoria, Rock Island, Stark, Whiteside, Woodford
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- Jeff Keicher (70), Dan Swanson (71), Gregg Johnson (72), Ryan Spain (73), Brad Fritts (74), Jed Davis (75), Murri Briel (76), Tony McCombie (89), Sharon Chung (91), Jehan Gordon-Booth (92), Travis Weaver (93), Norine Hammond (94), Dennis Tipsword (105), Jason Bunting (106)
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Source
Copied from https://www.ilga.gov/Senate/Members/Details/3383 on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Illinois State Senate.
