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Republican · Representative

Matt MacPherson

Represents District 26 in the House of Representatives.

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Votes with Republicans

90%

on 140 party-line votes · House Republicans median 91%

Cast a vote

85%

Yea or Nay on 887 of 1,040 roll calls · House median 90%

Their bills that became law

6 of 20

as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 5

Roll calls on record

1,040

2026 General Session

Votes and bills updated Oct 6, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2026 General Session.

How Matt MacPherson votes

A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.

Where Matt MacPherson sits in the House

Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Matt MacPherson is circled.

Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side

Times they broke with their party

14 of 140 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.

SB0251 · Local Health Department and Department of Environmental Quality Coordination

Yea

House/ passed 3rd reading · 2026-03-06 · Passed 40–30 · most Republicans voted the other way

HB0596 · Homelessness Amendments

Yea

House/ failed · 2026-03-03 · Passed 34–37 · most Republicans voted the other way

HB0548 · Primary Election Amendments

Yea

House/ passed 3rd reading · 2026-03-02 · Passed 40–30 · most Republicans voted the other way

HB0210 · Tax Penalties Amendments

Nay

House/ failed · 2026-03-02 · Failed 31–42 · most Republicans voted the other way

HB0553 · Dog Attack Amendments

Yea

House/ failed · 2026-03-02 · Failed 31–38 · most Republicans voted the other way

HB0453 · Unspent Funding Amendments

Yea

House/ failed · 2026-02-24 · Failed 23–42 · most Republicans voted the other way

HB0219 · Higher Education Civics Amendments

Nay

House/ passed 3rd reading · 2026-02-23 · Passed 38–31 · most Republicans voted the other way

HB0129 · Education Board Amendments

Nay

House/ passed 3rd reading · 2026-02-23 · Passed 53–15 · most Republicans voted the other way

HB0263 · Heavy Duty Vehicle Amendments

Yea

House/ failed · 2026-02-17 · Failed 33–37 · most Republicans voted the other way

HB0098 · Residential Notification Amendments

Yea

House/ failed · 2026-02-10 · Failed 29–40 · most Republicans voted the other way

Closest votes they cast

Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.

SB0176 · Landscaping Procurement Amendments

Nay

House/ failed · 2026-03-06 · Failed 35–34

HB0315 · Human Development Instruction

Yea

House Comm – Favorable Recommendation · 2026-02-26 · Passed 6–5

SB0119 · School and Classroom Amendments

Nay

House Comm – Motion to Recommend Failed · 2026-03-03 · Failed 5–7

SB0167 · Reintegration for Disciplined Students

Yea

House Comm – Favorable Recommendation · 2026-03-03 · Passed 6–4

SB0153 · Election Amendments

Yea

House Comm – Favorable Recommendation · 2026-02-27 · Passed 5–3

Democrats they vote with most

Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.

Verona MaugaDemocrat · District 31 · 197 shared contested votes

48%

Andrew StoddardDemocrat · District 40 · 212 shared contested votes

47%

Ashlee MatthewsDemocrat · District 37 · 179 shared contested votes

46%

Their session, month by month

Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (153 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.

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Their bills, from filing to law

Bills Matt MacPherson was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.

Introduced20

Out of committee15

Passed one chamber15

Passed both chambers8

Became law6

Never left committee0

For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 5 bills that became law this session.

What their bills are about

Judicial Operations 7Legislative Operations 6Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice 4Resolutions 4Resolutions, Rules 4Government Operations (State Issues) 4

HB0136 ↗

Unlicensed Driver Amendments

Became lawGovernor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing · 2026-03-26

HB0539 ↗

Public Safety Modifications

Became lawGovernor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing · 2026-03-25

HB0314 ↗

Firearm Purchase Amendments

Became lawGovernor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing · 2026-03-24

HB0082 ↗

Judgment Information Amendments

Became lawGovernor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing · 2026-03-23

HB0148 ↗

Tax Return Donation Amendments

Became lawGovernor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing · 2026-03-19

HR0008 ↗

Resolution Admonishing and Censuring Judge Don M. Torgerson

Passed both chambersHouse/ to Lieutenant Governor in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing · 2026-03-17

HB0604 ↗

Local Government Official Amendments