Senator
Paul Faraci
| Seat | Senate District 52 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room 521 · State Capitol |
| Mailing address | Room 521, Capitol Building, Springfield, IL 62706 |
| Capitol phone | 217-782-2507 |
| Legislative assistant | Ben Anderson |
| Hometown | Champaign |
| Tenure | Serving since 2023 |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Committees 6
- Senate Commerce Committee Chair standing
- Senate Labor Committee Vice chair standing
- Senate Agriculture Committee standing
- Senate Appropriations-Education Committee standing
- Senate Higher Education Committee standing
- Senate Local Government Committee standing
Bills, 104th General Assembly 57 as principal author · 198 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HB 5470Dceo-variousEnacted100
- HB 4687Repeal-loan default actEnacted100
- SB 3632Surgical institute-repealEnacted100
- SB 2857Veh cd-front plate holderEnacted100
- HB 4620Dhs-able program info materialEnacted100
- SB 2859State parks-scott bennettEnacted100
- SR 829Memorial-george l. dowellEnacted100
- SR 856Memorial-steven a. cornettEnacted100
- SR 789Memorial-ronald r. kuhnEnacted100
- SR 742Congrats-carle healthEnacted100
- SR 759Congrats-fighting illiniEnacted100
- SR 770Congrats-il men's wchr bballEnacted100
- SR 771Congrats-ui women's wchr bballEnacted100
- SR 358Congrats-robert jones, ph.d.Enacted100
- HB 2572Vets' dependents sch grantsEnacted100
All 57 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 1085, HB 1287, HB 1353, HB 1366, HB 1616, HB 1754, HB 2336, HB 2409, HB 2564, HB 3339, HB 3363, HB 3637 and 186 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
37th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 35 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 7 / 7 / 6 |
| … became law | 5 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 7 (6) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 83.5 ÷ 132.55 = 0.63 |
| Most-authored topics | Budget & taxes (11), Children, families & social services (7), Health & mental health (5) |
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Closest allies co-authorship, 2025 to 2026
Most bills written together
- Mary Edly-Allen DSenate 31 79
- Mike Halpin DSenate 36 78
- Dave Koehler DSenate 46 71
- Mike Porfirio DSenate 11 71
- Graciela Guzmán DSenate 20 66
- Rachel Ventura DSenate 43 62
- Christopher Belt DSenate 57 61
- Javier Cervantes DSenate 1 61
- Mike Simmons-Gessesse DSenate 7 55
- Patrick Joyce DSenate 40 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 52
- Counties
- Champaign, Vermilion
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- Chris Miller (101), Adam Niemerg (102), Carol Ammons (103), Brandun Schweizer (104)
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