Senator
Neil Anderson
| Seat | Senate District 47 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Room 208 · State Capitol |
| Mailing address | Room 208 A, Capitol Building, Springfield, IL 62706 |
| Capitol phone | 217-782-5957 |
| Legislative assistant | Sheila Sims |
| Hometown | Andalusia |
| Tenure | Serving since 2015 |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Also listed in Room 208: Don DeWitte, Jil Tracy
Committees 6
- Senate Pensions Committee Republican spokesperson standing
- Senate Agriculture Committee standing
- Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee standing
- Senate Executive Committee standing
- Senate Health and Human Services Committee standing
- Senate Insurance Committee standing
Bills, 104th General Assembly 147 as principal author · 115 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SB 2782Sudden death in epilepsyEnacted100
- HB 5480Osfm-fire investigationEnacted100
- SR 657Memorial-john a. gleasonEnacted100
- SR 658Memorial-edward a. conwayEnacted100
- SR 659Memorial-james reidEnacted100
- SR 660Memorial-roy d. hopperEnacted100
- SR 665Memorial-dale r. youngEnacted100
- SR 666Memorial-james e. martindaleEnacted100
- SR 669Memorial-john w. schoonEnacted100
- SR 670Memorial-scott mcfarlandEnacted100
- SR 654Memorial-william j. meriwetherEnacted100
- SR 655Memorial-dan j. maleEnacted100
- SR 656Memorial-dr. john b. daleEnacted100
- SR 539Memorial-robert van den arendEnacted100
- SR 540Memorial-william e. stewartEnacted100
All 147 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 1754, HB 2409, SB 2044, SB 2108, SB 2372, SB 39, SB 710, SB 849, SR 427, SB 1368, SB 1773, HB 2435 and 103 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
94th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 71 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 3 / 3 / 3 |
| … became law | 3 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 8 (7) |
| Points vs. Senate minority average | 59.5 ÷ 31.24 = 1.90 |
| Most-authored topics | Criminal justice & public safety (22), Budget & taxes (7), Environment, water & wildlife (5) |
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 53 100
- Terri Bryant RSenate 58 78
- Sally Turner RSenate 44 77
- Jil Tracy RSenate 50 68
- Dave Syverson RSenate 35 65
- Li Arellano RSenate 37 44
- Andrew Chesney RSenate 45 43
- Jason Plummer RSenate 55 41
- Don DeWitte RSenate 33 40
- Craig Wilcox RSenate 32 39
“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 47
- Counties
- Adams, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Knox, Mason, McDonough, Mercer, Peoria, Rock Island, Schuyler, Stark, Tazewell, Warren
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- Dan Swanson (71), Gregg Johnson (72), Ryan Spain (73), Bill Hauter (87), Sharon Chung (91), Jehan Gordon-Booth (92), Travis Weaver (93), Norine Hammond (94), Kyle Moore (99), C.D. Davidsmeyer (100), Dennis Tipsword (105)
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Source
Copied from https://www.ilga.gov/Senate/Members/Details/3312 on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Illinois State Senate.