# John Illg

John Illg is a Republican member of the Louisiana House for district 78.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana House, district 78
- Serving since: 2020-01-13
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3c0eeaa2-cf62-4b17-9b62-2531c078dd42

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3c0eeaa2-cf62-4b17-9b62-2531c078dd42 (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

100% of Illg’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Louisiana, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

## What Illg says (LA 2025–26 session)

58 classified statements: 58 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Illg | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 10.3% | 2.9% | 52 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 1.7% | 9.3% | 608 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 8.6% | 31.9% | 711 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 40% (State House Republicans 18%); Crime and Law Enforcement 20% (State House Republicans 11%); Economics and Public Finance 20% (State House Republicans 12%); Emergency Management 20% (State House Republicans 2.8%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.34 (standard error 0.02), from 117 donors and 996 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 48% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,668 roll calls. Attendance 96.6% (Louisiana House 90.7%). Party unity 94.2% (89%). 55 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-01 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1848) · SB 237 CHILDREN: Provides relative to child welfare. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB237/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1650) · SB 132 SCHOOLS: Provides that each public school board is to install exterior master key boxes to allow for rapid entry, response, and rescue by law… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB132/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1647) · SB 228 LOCAL FINANCE: Constitutional amendment to allow for the use of public funds to replace drinking water utility service lines located on private… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB228/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1634) · SB 202 ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT: Provides for the increase of parish board of election supervisor meetings in certain parishes for certain races. (8/1/26) (EN… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB202/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1644) · SB 513 PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Provides for public works project delivery methods. (8/1/26) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB513/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1651) · SB 25 REGISTRARS OF VOTERS: Adjusts compensation schedule for Registrar of Voters. (7/1/26) (EN +$496,168 GF EX See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB25/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1762) · SB 80 COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS: Provides for the regulation of certain broadband services. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB80/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1645) · SB 268 LOCAL FINANCE: Provides for lead service line replacement. (8/1/26) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB268/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1638) · SB 406 TAX/LOCAL: Authorizes the city of Slidell to levy a hotel occupancy tax. (gov sig) (EN +$590,000 LF RV See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB406/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1641) · SB 433 MEDICAID: Provides for Medicaid coverage of certain medications. (1/1/27) (EN +$3,000,000 GF EX See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB433/

## Legislation (LA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 26 bills: 17 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 95. 50.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana House 47.9%; rank 46 of 101).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 397: COMMENDATIONS: Commends the Reverend Monsignor Robert D. Massett on the occasion of his sixtieth Jubilee of Ordination (introduced, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR397/
- HB 1201: ELECTED OFFICIALS/COMP: Provides with respect to the compensation of statewide elected officials and legislators (EN INCREASE GF EX See Note) (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1201/
- HR 227: COMMENDATIONS: Commends Young Marine Sergeant Major Valerie Huete on being named Division 4 Young Marine of the Year and recognizes her leadership, academic… (introduced, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR227/
- HR 132: COMMENDATIONS: Commends the John Curtis Christian School boys basketball team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2026 Division I Select… (introduced, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR132/
- HR 131: COMMENDATIONS: Commends the John Curtis Christian School girls basketball team on winning the Louisiana High School Athletic Association 2026 Division I… (introduced, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR131/
- HR 85: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates April 1, 2026, as Physical Therapy Day at the state capitol (introduced, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR85/
- HB 903: INSURANCE: Provides for fines issued by the commissioner of insurance (became law, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB903/
- HB 851: ENVIRONMENT/LITTERING: Provides relative to intentional littering (became law, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB851/
- HB 539: HEALTH: Provides relative to consumable hemp products (in committee, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB539/
- HB 136: CIVIL SERVICE/FIRE & POL: Provides relative to the classified police service in the city of Harahan (became law, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB136/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $33.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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.

- 2026-08-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/bigillg/status/2089768050962653637
- 2026-08-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/bigillg/status/2087198718898372930
- 2026-08-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/bigillg/status/2087208342879904142
- 2026-08-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/bigillg/status/2087212615768387639
- 2026-07-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/bigillg/status/2081801942892777786
- 2026-07-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/bigillg/status/2081525160352338226
- 2026-07-22 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/bigillg/status/2079975625410974112
- 2026-07-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/bigillg/status/2077211083589181677
- 2026-06-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/bigillg/status/2068287397385626031
- 2026-05-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/bigillg/status/2058583928764514748

## Links

- Official site: https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members?ID=78
- X: https://x.com/bigillg
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigJohnIllg/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnillg

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3c0eeaa2-cf62-4b17-9b62-2531c078dd42