Senator
Willie Preston
| Seat | Senate District 16 |
|---|---|
| Party | Democratic |
| Capitol office | Room 537 · State Capitol |
| Mailing address | Room 537, Capitol Building, Springfield, IL 62706 |
| Capitol phone | 217-782-1607 |
| Legislative assistant | James Jones |
| Hometown | Chicago |
| Tenure | Serving since 2023 |
| Term limited | No term limits |
Committees 7
- Senate Consumer Protection Committee Chair standing
- Senate State Government Committee Vice chair standing
- Senate Appropriations-Public Safety and Infrastructure Committee standing
- Senate Commerce Committee standing
- Senate Education Committee standing
- Senate Financial Institutions Committee standing
- Senate Insurance Committee standing
Bills, 104th General Assembly 109 as principal author · 133 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SB 3070Educ-foreign lang alternativeEnacted100
- HB 5511Digital age assuranceEnacted100
- SB 2918Parent-teacher advisory commEnacted100
- SB 2899Ins cd-stuttering coverageEnacted100
- SR 766Congrats-nanbpwcEnacted100
- SR 728Congrats-aqsa schoolEnacted100
- SR 716Congrats-ymca u.s.Enacted100
- SR 717Memorial-mark t. morganEnacted100
- SR 618Memorial-rev. jesse jacksonEnacted100
- SR 351Congrats-lois prestonEnacted100
- SR 486Congrats-gagdc 79th st festEnacted100
- SR 489Congrats-leo hs choirEnacted100
- SR 531Congrats-michael tateEnacted100
- SR 532Memorial-viola ford fletcherEnacted100
- SR 543Memorial-elise horton-newkirkEnacted100
All 109 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of HB 1312, HB 1373, HB 1697, HB 1699, HB 1810, HB 1836, HB 2456, HB 2977, HB 3144, HB 3352, HB 3363, HB 3711 and 121 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
18th percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 69 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 6 / 6 / 4 |
| … became law | 3 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 15 (5) |
| Points vs. Senate majority average | 64 ÷ 132.55 = 0.48 |
| Most-authored topics | Budget & taxes (19), Business, jobs & the economy (15), Schools (K-12) (11) |
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Closest allies co-authorship, 2025 to 2026
Most bills written together
- Mary Edly-Allen DSenate 31 70
- Rachel Ventura DSenate 43 69
- Javier Cervantes DSenate 1 62
- Graciela Guzmán DSenate 20 61
- Karina Villa DSenate 25 60
- Lakesia Collins DSenate 5 60
- Mattie Hunter DSenate 3 59
- Mike Simmons-Gessesse DSenate 7 58
- Mike Porfirio DSenate 11 50
- Christopher Belt DSenate 57 45
“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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