Senator
Paul Jacobs
| Seat | Senate District 59 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Section A, Office L · Stratton Office Building |
| Mailing address | Section A, Office L, Stratton Office Building, Springfield, IL 62706 |
| Capitol phone | 217-782-0387 |
| Legislative assistant | Dana Hooven |
| Hometown | Pomona |
| Tenure | Serving since 2026 |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Committees 0
No committee assignments listed on the official page.
Bills, 104th General Assembly 24 as principal author · 79 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HR 786Congrats-herrin jhs girl bballEnacted100
- HR 576Memorial-vicky l. kingEnacted100
- SB 1339Giant city state parkEnacted100
- SJR 33Deny-school code waiverPassed a chamber48
- HB 2045Government-techIn committee36
- HB 2088Finance-techOut of committee21
- HB 1341Cd corr-tamms repurposeOut of committee19
- SB 33Ga conflict of interestIn committee17
- HB 1338Recognition of licenses actIntroduced15
- HB 1333Repeal reproductive health actIn committee11
- HB 1334Prop tx-person w/ disabilityIn committee10
- HB 1339Prop tx-senior homesteadIn committee10
- HB 1345Repeal illinois trust actIntroduced9
- HB 1344Court security officer-weaponsIntroduced6
- HB 1337Prop tx-person w/disabilityIn committee6
All 24 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 1226, HB 1270, HB 1353, HB 2190, HB 2371, HB 2572, HB 2602, HB 2874, HB 3851, HB 4300, HB 5379, HB 5524 and 67 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
20th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 3 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 2 / 2 / 2 |
| … became law | 1 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 19 (0) |
| Points vs. Senate minority average | 15 ÷ 31.24 = 0.48 |
| Most-authored topics | State government & agencies (1), Cities, towns & counties (1), Schools (K-12) (1) |
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Closest allies co-authorship, 2025 to 2026
Most bills written together
- Patrick Windhorst RHouse 117 27
- Tony McCombie RHouse 89 27
- Kevin Schmidt RHouse 114 26
- Charlie Meier RHouse 109 21
- Chris Balkema RSenate 53 21
- Brandun Schweizer RHouse 104 20
- Darby Hills RSenate 26 20
- Travis Weaver RHouse 93 20
- Dave Severin RHouse 116 19
- Regan Deering RHouse 88 18
“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 59
- Counties
- Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union, White, Williamson
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- House members sharing a county
- David Friess (115), Dave Severin (116), Patrick Windhorst (117), Scott Doody (118)
Official district map: see the official Senate page.
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Source
Copied from https://www.ilga.gov/Senate/Members/Details/3463 on November 2, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0), checked against official legislature rosters. Not endorsed by the Illinois State Senate.