Senator
Rachel Ventura
| Seat | Senate District 43 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room 119 · State Capitol |
| Mailing address | Room 119 B, Capitol Building, Springfield, IL 62706 |
| Capitol phone | 217-782-8800 |
| Legislative assistant | Myah Moore |
| Hometown | Joliet |
| Tenure | Serving since 2023 |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Also listed in Room 119: Emil Jones
Committees 6
- Senate Human Rights Committee Chair standing
- Senate Public Health Committee Vice chair standing
- Senate Appropriations Committee standing
- Senate Child Welfare Committee standing
- Senate Financial Institutions Committee standing
- Senate Local Government Committee standing
Bills, 104th General Assembly 105 as principal author · 433 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HB 4639Juv ct-community mediationEnacted100
- SB 3422Dnr-healthy forests grantsEnacted100
- HB 4044Consumer right to returnEnacted100
- SR 487Jane goodall dayEnacted100
- SR 786Congrats-bolingbrook fdEnacted100
- SR 814Race amity dayEnacted100
- SR 815Memorial-dorothy lugibillEnacted100
- SR 796Memorial-marilyn k. hertkoEnacted100
- SR 797Memorial-judith georgantasEnacted100
- SR 738Congrats-rialto square theatreEnacted100
- SR 755Memorial-karen ward, ed.d.Enacted100
- SR 698Recognizes-sue bustinEnacted100
- SR 502Recognizes-reo speedwagonEnacted100
- SR 235Animal welfare dayEnacted100
- SR 373Memorial-sgt. hollis wellerEnacted100
All 105 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 1085, HB 1189, HB 1278, HB 1312, HB 1373, HB 1586, HB 1605, HB 1607, HB 1615, HB 1628, HB 1697, HB 1810 and 421 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
30th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 61 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 7 / 7 / 2 |
| … became law | 2 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 13 (10) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 76.5 ÷ 132.55 = 0.58 |
| Most-authored topics | Business, jobs & the economy (8), Budget & taxes (8), Energy & utilities (7) |
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Closest allies co-authorship, 2025 to 2026
Most bills written together
- Graciela Guzmán DSenate 20 224
- Mary Edly-Allen DSenate 31 201
- Karina Villa DSenate 25 173
- Mike Simmons-Gessesse DSenate 7 165
- Javier Cervantes DSenate 1 145
- Mark Walker DSenate 27 122
- Lakesia Collins DSenate 5 116
- Mike Porfirio DSenate 11 115
- Robert Peters DSenate 13 112
- Dave Koehler DSenate 46 111
“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.
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