# Mike Simmons-Gessesse

Mike Simmons-Gessesse is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate for district 7.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Illinois Senate, district 7
- Serving since: 2021-02-06
- Current term: IL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0125b0ac-65ba-443e-b418-53cdf42b9f85

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0125b0ac-65ba-443e-b418-53cdf42b9f85 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Simmons-Gessesse reported $650 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

## What Simmons-Gessesse says (IL 2025–26 session)

11 classified statements: 11 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Simmons-Gessesse | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 27.3% | 10.3% | 23 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 45.5% | 42.9% | 161 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 18.2% | 16.1% | 139 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 40% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Transportation and Public Works 40% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%); Labor and Employment 20% (State Senate Democrats 5.9%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.27 (standard error 0.03), from 541 donors and 850 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 2.4% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (IL 2025–26 session)

1,502 roll calls. Attendance 98.0% (Illinois Senate 95.4%). Party unity 99.5% (95.3%). 2 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (IL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 93 bills: 93 reached committee, 15 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 307. 19.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Illinois Senate 42.1%; rank 53 of 59).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 824: MEMORIAL-RACHEL GANSNER (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR824/
- SR 825: MEMORIAL-M. SIEMER/A.J. BARKS (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR825/
- SB 3881: MENTAL HEALTH PARITY FOR ALL (in committee, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3881/
- SB 3883: MEDICAID-SNAP-NO WORK REQUIRMT (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3883/
- SB 3882: MEDICAID-SNAP-VETS EXEMPTION (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3882/
- HB 5486: STUDY-GENEALOGIC AFFAIR OFFICE (passed one chamber, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5486/
- SB 3884: REVENUE-CHILD CARE (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3884/
- SB 3681: PROTECT THE GREAT LAKES ACT (in committee, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3681/
- SB 3763: LANDLORD-TENANT FEES (in committee, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3763/
- SB 3476: LANDLORD-TENANT-RENT (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3476/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $650 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2025-09-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeSimmonsChi/status/1973113032441303247
- 2025-09-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/MikeSimmonsChi/status/1971303796669329471
- 2025-09-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/MikeSimmonsChi/status/1970265061609308633
- 2025-09-11 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/MikeSimmonsChi/status/1966248813733241330
- 2025-08-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MikeSimmonsChi/status/1960004119198106106
- 2025-08-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/MikeSimmonsChi/status/1960004123861954919
- 2025-08-01 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/MikeSimmonsChi/status/1951341822854439254
- 2025-08-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeSimmonsChi/status/1951341826499309612
- 2025-08-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeSimmonsChi/status/1951341828881453284
- 2025-07-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/MikeSimmonsChi/status/1944051387605647564

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=103&MemberID=3196
- Campaign site: https://www.senatormikesimmons.com/ https://www.mikesimmons.org/
- X: https://x.com/MikeSimmonsChi
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senmikesimmons/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatormikesimmons/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senmikesimmons/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCanFHQ2RoWg2aj2sqnIx3wQ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikesimmonschicago/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0125b0ac-65ba-443e-b418-53cdf42b9f85