# Lakesia Collins

Lakesia Collins is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate for district 5.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Illinois Senate, district 5
- Serving since: 2023-08-16
- Current term: IL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/37f0e4e6-fd0c-4bae-8def-f0ab80f722ff

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/37f0e4e6-fd0c-4bae-8def-f0ab80f722ff (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

Collins reported $247.4K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

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

113 classified statements: 113 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 | Collins | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 2.6% | 10.3% | 239 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 64.6% | 42.9% | 37 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.9% | 3.4% | 238 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 23.9% | 16.1% | 77 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 38% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Families 15% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Education 11% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Labor and Employment 8.2% (State Senate Democrats 5.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.89 (standard error 0.04), from 119 donors and 800 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 19% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (IL 2025–26 session)

1,502 roll calls. Attendance 97.2% (Illinois Senate 95.4%). Party unity 99.0% (95.3%). 2 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (IL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 101 bills: 101 reached committee, 31 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 11 became law. Cosponsored 236. 32.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Illinois Senate 42.1%; rank 43 of 59).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 776: MOMS ON A MISSION DAY (in committee, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR776/
- SR 745: MEMORIAL-KALEB DEER (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR745/
- SR 746: MEMORIAL-BARBARA DEER (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR746/
- SB 4188: BEREAVEMENT CARE (in committee, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB4188/
- SR 661: CONGRATS-TASC (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR661/
- SB 3899: STARS ACT (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3899/
- SB 3927: CLEAN ENERGY-WORKFORCE HUBS (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3927/
- HB 5434: CRIMINAL JUSTICE TASK FORCE (passed one chamber, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5434/
- SB 3900: ALL-PAYER HEALTH CARE PAYMENT (in committee, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3900/
- HB 5492: PRESCRIPTION HORMONE THERAPY (became law, 2026-06-29) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5492/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $247.4K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 91% 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.

- 2026-08-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenLCollins/status/2088015236649325041
- 2026-08-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenLCollins/status/2086929330140258598
- 2026-08-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenLCollins/status/2085856007578648697
- 2026-07-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenLCollins/status/2082141534040834528
- 2026-06-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenLCollins/status/2071609637925994875
- 2026-05-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenLCollins/status/2060821407215272139
- 2026-05-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenLCollins/status/2060360517999280188
- 2026-05-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenLCollins/status/2060443559757557837
- 2026-05-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenLCollins/status/2058903411635175640
- 2026-05-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenLCollins/status/2058910967535108500

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=103&MemberID=3254
- Campaign site: https://www.lakesiacollins.com/ https://www.lakesia4senate.com/ http://www.senatorlakesiacollins.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenLCollins
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sencollins5/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senlakesiacollins/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@senatorlakesiacollins
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lakesia-collins-383b551b8/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/37f0e4e6-fd0c-4bae-8def-f0ab80f722ff