# Craig Wilcox

Craig Wilcox is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate for district 32.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Illinois Senate, district 32
- Serving since: 2018-09-30
- Current term: IL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/07e2527a-ae7d-4c58-b20b-ea2266a03a9e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/07e2527a-ae7d-4c58-b20b-ea2266a03a9e (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

12% of the 17 bills Wilcox sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Illinois Senate.

## What Wilcox says (IL 2025–26 session)

13 classified statements: 13 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Wilcox | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 7.7% | 2.3% | 31 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 23.1% | 9.5% | 38 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 23.1% | 37.3% | 262 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 15.4% | 15.4% | 151 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 33% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Government Operations and Politics 33% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Labor and Employment 33% (State Senate Republicans 3.2%); Taxation 33% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.27 (standard error 0.01), from 51 donors and 1,036 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 36% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IL 2025–26 session)

1,502 roll calls. Attendance 92.6% (Illinois Senate 95.4%). Party unity 93.3% (95.3%). 48 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (IL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 17 bills: 17 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 135. 11.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Illinois Senate 42.1%; rank 57 of 59).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SJR 56: KOREAN WAR VETS-GOLD MEDAL (passed one chamber, 2026-05-31) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SJR56/
- SR 662: CONGRATS-VAC LAKE COUNTY (in committee, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR662/
- SB 3872: PROP TX-FREE AND CLEAR EXEMPT (in committee, 2026-07-09) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3872/
- SB 3792: INC TX-DEDUCTION FOR TIPS (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3792/
- SB 2888: PAID LEAVE FOR ALL-STUDENTS (in committee, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB2888/
- SB 1856: TWP MEETING-ADVISORY QUESTIONS (in committee, 2025-06-02) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB1856/
- SB 2042: PAID LEAVE FOR ALL-STUDENTS (in committee, 2025-02-06) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB2042/
- SB 2058: SCH CD-STUDY OF RECENT HISTORY (in committee, 2025-02-06) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB2058/
- SB 1781: DEATHS DOMESTIC VIOL VICTIM (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB1781/
- SB 1386: FOIA OFFICERS (in committee, 2025-01-29) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB1386/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $397.9K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 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.

- 2026-02-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/craignaspen SenatorWilcox/status/2019425469326848271
- 2025-07-19 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/craignaspen SenatorWilcox/status/1946541598394712424
- 2025-07-11 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/craignaspen SenatorWilcox/status/1943796373008392240
- 2025-07-01 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism · https://x.com/craignaspen SenatorWilcox/status/1940084693078344067
- 2025-06-13 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/craignaspen SenatorWilcox/status/1933654069920551393
- 2025-05-23 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/craignaspen SenatorWilcox/status/1925968118712574433
- 2025-03-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/craignaspen SenatorWilcox/status/1900180172319416535
- 2025-03-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/craignaspen SenatorWilcox/status/1899445486920016033
- 2025-02-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/craignaspen SenatorWilcox/status/1892331310128984436
- 2025-01-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/craignaspen SenatorWilcox/status/1885338610670481636

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=103&MemberID=3123
- Campaign site: https://senatorwilcox.com/
- X: https://x.com/craignaspen
- X: https://x.com/SenatorWilcox
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/craig.wilcox.1238
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorwilcox
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorwilcox32?igsh=MTg2dHA3MWI0YjZ4Yg==
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-wilcox-5a766a8/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/07e2527a-ae7d-4c58-b20b-ea2266a03a9e