# Stephanie Kifowit

Stephanie Kifowit is a Democratic member of the Illinois House for district 84.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Illinois House, district 84
- Serving since: 2013-01-09
- Current term: IL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0ecdbb3f-7593-4959-8b27-4a03a925d927

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0ecdbb3f-7593-4959-8b27-4a03a925d927 (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

66% of the 86 bills Kifowit sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Illinois House.

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

66 classified statements: 66 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Kifowit | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 7.6% | 10.4% | 390 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 37.9% | 39.2% | 413 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.5% | 2.9% | 436 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 27.3% | 14.4% | 119 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.5% | 1.0% | 161 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Labor and Employment 40% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Economics and Public Finance 28% (State House Democrats 11%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 8.0% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 4.0% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.47 (standard error 0.02), from 61 donors and 1,426 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 72% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (IL 2025–26 session)

1,468 roll calls. Attendance 89% (Illinois House 92.6%). Party unity 98.7% (96.7%). 6 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (IL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 86 bills: 85 reached committee, 42 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 198. 66.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Illinois House 44.4%; rank 9 of 116).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 1058: HONOR-WHITE STAR FAMILIES (introduced, 2026-10-22) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR1058/
- HR 960: CONGRATS-CHICAGO BRUSHMASTERS (passed one chamber, 2026-05-30) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR960/
- HR 943: COMMEND-IL BLIND VENDORS (passed one chamber, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR943/
- HB 5793: SECRETARY OF STATE-BLUE BOOK (in committee, 2026-05-30) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5793/
- HR 932: HONORS-IL FALLEN HEROES (passed one chamber, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR932/
- HR 926: MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS MONTH (passed one chamber, 2026-05-30) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR926/
- HB 5134: PEN CD-SURS-PARTICIPANT DATA (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5134/
- HB 5119: PEN CD-PENSION FUND REGULATION (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5119/
- HB 5028: FOREST PRESERVE-REVENUE (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5028/
- HB 4673: PEN CD-VARIOUS (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB4673/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $120.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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.

- 2026-03-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKifowit/status/2037636530781442475
- 2026-03-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKifowit/status/2033932694921388070
- 2026-03-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKifowit/status/2033940256433619124
- 2026-03-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKifowit/status/2033947784865325202
- 2026-03-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKifowit/status/2033955331684848116
- 2026-03-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKifowit/status/2033962877460070591
- 2026-03-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKifowit/status/2033970424376107381
- 2026-03-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKifowit/status/2033977976837026057
- 2026-03-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepKifowit/status/2033985541838877124
- 2026-03-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepKifowit/status/2033993077644304754

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=103&MemberID=3077
- Campaign site: https://www.ildistrict84.com/ https://www.stephaniekifowit.org/
- X: https://x.com/RepKifowit
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skifowit
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ildistrict84/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ilstaterepresentativesteph8370
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skifowit/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0ecdbb3f-7593-4959-8b27-4a03a925d927