Representative
Patrick Windhorst
| Seat | House District 117 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Room 314 · State Capitol |
| Mailing address | Room 314, Capitol Building, Springfield, IL 62706 |
| Capitol phone | 217-782-5131 |
| Legislative assistant | Helen Stannard |
| Write to | windhorst@ilhousegop.org (office address in the official directory) |
| Hometown | Metropolis |
| Tenure | Serving since January 2019 |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Also listed in Room 314: Norine Hammond, Ryan Spain, Brad Stephens
Committees 4
- House Ethics and Elections Committee Republican spokesperson standing
- House Gun Violence Prevention Committee Republican spokesperson standing
- House Judiciary: Criminal Committee Republican spokesperson standing
- House Restorative Justice and Public Safety Committee Republican spokesperson standing
Bills, 104th General Assembly 50 as principal author · 116 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HB 5379Repeal pa 103-653-conveyanceEnacted100
- HB 4300Campground licensingEnacted100
- HR 970Goodbye-rep. paul jacobsEnacted100
- HR 971Goodbye-rhoda jacobsEnacted100
- HR 713Prevention weekEnacted100
- HR 844Congrats-massac hist. societyEnacted100
- HR 813Congrats-massac memorialEnacted100
- HR 631Congrats-yolina lindquistEnacted100
- HR 365Congrats-banterra bankEnacted100
- HB 4138Search warr-electronic-returnOut of committee42
- HB 2413Lobbying prohibitionIn committee23
- HB 1479Crim pro-revoke pretrial relIntroduced20
- HB 1482Crim pro-pretrial detentionIntroduced20
- HB 1483Crim cd-pretrial releaseIntroduced20
- HR 324Prevention weekOut of committee17
All 50 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 1082, HB 1226, HB 1316, HB 1353, HB 1615, HB 1697, HB 2409, HB 2774, HB 3393, HB 4943, HB 5524, HB 5580 and 104 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 | 31 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 3 / 3 / 2 |
| … became law | 2 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. House minority average | 23 ÷ 23.52 = 0.98 |
| Most-authored topics | Criminal justice & public safety (19), State government & agencies (2), Elections & ethics (2) |
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
- Tony McCombie RHouse 89 68
- Kevin Schmidt RHouse 114 41
- David Friess RHouse 115 39
- Nicole La Ha RHouse 82 38
- John Cabello RHouse 90 36
- Dave Severin RHouse 116 35
- Dennis Tipsword RHouse 105 35
- Charlie Meier RHouse 109 33
- Patrick Sheehan RHouse 37 33
- Jason Bunting RHouse 106 32
“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 117
- Counties
- Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Saline, White, Williamson
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- Senate members sharing a county
- Terri Bryant (58), Paul Jacobs (59)
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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/3364 on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Illinois House of Representatives.