Representative
Sonya Harper
| Seat | House District 6 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room 274-S · Stratton Office Building |
| Mailing address | Room 274-S, Stratton Office Building, Springfield, IL 62706 |
| Capitol phone | 217-782-5971 |
| Legislative assistant | Nick Larson |
| Hometown | Chicago |
| Tenure | Serving since October 2015 |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Committees 5
Bills, 104th General Assembly 85 as principal author · 189 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- HB 5021Ginseng harvesting-forfeitureEnacted100
- HB 3409Cosmetic products actEnacted100
- HR 687Cps pork product banEnacted100
- HR 667Urban-rural food partnershipsEnacted100
- HR 668Airlines-min. seat standardsEnacted100
- HR 237Black maternal health weekEnacted100
- HR 409Gun violence awareness dayEnacted100
- HR 726Black farmers and growers weekEnacted100
- HR 825Memorial-barbara & kaleb deerEnacted100
- HB 1607Eliminate food desertsEnacted100
- HR 646Commends-dion's chicago dreamEnacted100
- HR 666Memorial-mabel orangeEnacted100
- HR 585Memorial-debra thompsonEnacted100
- HR 468Pbc awareness monthEnacted100
- HR 505Free press-trump admin.Enacted100
All 85 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 1085, HB 1697, HB 1700, HB 1710, HB 1787, HB 1810, HB 2142, HB 2196, HB 2337, HB 2362, HB 2409, HB 2425 and 177 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
48th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 64 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 17 / 13 / 5 |
| … became law | 4 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 1 (1) |
| Points vs. House majority average | 77 ÷ 79.85 = 0.96 |
| Most-authored topics | Agriculture & rural life (23), Budget & taxes (11), Health & mental health (9) |
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
- Mike Crawford DHouse 31 93
- Yolonda Morris DHouse 9 90
- Camille Lilly DHouse 78 83
- Lisa Davis DHouse 32 82
- Nicolle Grasse DHouse 53 73
- Kelly Cassidy DHouse 14 71
- Mary Beth Canty DHouse 54 70
- Rita Mayfield DHouse 60 70
- Lilian Jiménez DHouse 4 68
- Laura Faver Dias DHouse 62 64
“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 6
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- Javier Cervantes (1), Omar Aquino (2), Mattie Hunter (3), Kimberly Lightford (4), Lakesia Collins (5), Sara Feigenholtz (6), Mike Simmons-Gessesse (7), Ram Villivalam (8), Laura Fine (9), Rob Martwick (10), Mike Porfirio (11), Celina Villanueva (12), Robert Peters (13), Emil Jones (14), Napoleon Harris (15), Willie Preston (16), Elgie Sims (17), Bill Cunningham (18), Mike Hastings (19), Graciela Guzmán (20), Cristina Castro (22), Seth Lewis (24), Karina Villa (25), Darby Hills (26), Mark Walker (27), Laura Murphy (28), Julie Morrison (29), Adriane Johnson (30), Don Harmon (39), Patrick Joyce (40), John Curran (41)
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Source
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