# Seth Lewis

Seth Lewis is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate for district 24.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Illinois Senate, district 24
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: IL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0b9e2838-eeb0-4d10-8292-64a9e9f54dc1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0b9e2838-eeb0-4d10-8292-64a9e9f54dc1 (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

Lewis voted against the majority of Illinois Senate Republicans 88 times; party unity 60%, the lowest of 59 in the Illinois Senate (average 95.3%).

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

9 classified statements: 9 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 | Lewis | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 273 of 355 |
| Policy criticism | 11.1% | 9.5% | 116 of 355 |
| Policy discussion | 33.3% | 37.3% | 210 of 355 |
| Bipartisanship | 11.1% | 2.3% | 7 of 355 |
| Credit claiming | 33.3% | 15.4% | 37 of 355 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 355 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 67% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Transportation and Public Works 33% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.04 (standard error 0.01), from 54 donors and 844 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.5% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IL 2025–26 session)

1,502 roll calls. Attendance 90.6% (Illinois Senate 95.4%). Party unity 60% (95.3%). 88 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (IL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 50 bills: 50 reached committee, 21 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 133. 44.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Illinois Senate 42.1%; rank 31 of 59).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 822: CONGRATS-CRAIG BENES (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR822/
- SR 791: CONGRATS-DR. JON BARTELT (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR791/
- SR 732: CONGRATS-BARTLETT HILLS GOLF (in committee, 2026-04-21) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR732/
- SR 722: COMMENDS-PHILIP/MAUREEN LEWIS (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR722/
- SB 3972: DCEO-HYDROPONIC GRANT PROGRAM (in committee, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3972/
- SB 3970: UTILITY-COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3970/
- SB 3971: $DCEO-HYDROPONICS (in committee, 2026-07-02) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3971/
- SB 3626: SCH CD-MILITARY RECRUITERS (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3626/
- SB 3623: TICKET SALE AND RESALE (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3623/
- SB 3621: LOC GOV OFFICER'S SALARY (in committee, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3621/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $786.0K (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.

- 2026-03-04 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/votesethlewis SenatorLewis24/status/2029204964065644585
- 2025-10-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/votesethlewis SenatorLewis24/status/1983890175437517224
- 2025-09-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/votesethlewis SenatorLewis24/status/1963294613646483766
- 2025-05-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/votesethlewis SenatorLewis24/status/1927862605374279741
- 2025-04-02 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/votesethlewis SenatorLewis24/status/1907507217961726169
- 2025-03-19 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/votesethlewis SenatorLewis24/status/1902357696650629621
- 2025-02-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/votesethlewis SenatorLewis24/status/1892331167145242749
- 2025-01-31 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/votesethlewis SenatorLewis24/status/1885353770692874342
- 2025-01-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/votesethlewis SenatorLewis24/status/1876692211116524024

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=103&MemberID=3210
- Campaign site: https://senatorlewis.com/ https://www.electsethlewis.com/
- X: https://x.com/votesethlewis
- X: https://x.com/SenatorLewis24
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteSethLewis
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenSethLewis/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorsethlewis/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-lewis-1b36a461/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0b9e2838-eeb0-4d10-8292-64a9e9f54dc1