# Doris Turner

Doris Turner is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate for district 48.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Illinois Senate, district 48
- Serving since: 2021-02-06
- Current term: IL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5db8d260-f850-406c-8e26-d618762c10cd

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5db8d260-f850-406c-8e26-d618762c10cd (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

Turner reported $2.1M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

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

52 classified statements: 52 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 | Turner | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 38.5% | 42.9% | 197 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.9% | 3.4% | 192 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 26.9% | 16.1% | 61 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 25% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Crime and Law Enforcement 20% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Education 15% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 10% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Public Lands and Natural Resources 10% (State Senate Democrats 1.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.40 (standard error 0.02), from 128 donors and 783 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 84% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (IL 2025–26 session)

1,502 roll calls. Attendance 93.5% (Illinois Senate 95.4%). Party unity 94.2% (95.3%). 10 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (IL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 113 bills: 113 reached committee, 67 passed one chamber, 25 passed both, 22 became law. Cosponsored 180. 61.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Illinois Senate 42.1%; rank 7 of 59).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 855: CONGRATS-JOHN BARRETT (in committee, 2026-05-31) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR855/
- SR 831: MEMORIAL-RICHARD BOWEN JR. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR831/
- SR 818: CONGRATS-RSEA (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR818/
- SR 808: MEMORIAL-LEROY G. MCDANIELS (passed one chamber, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR808/
- SR 800: MEMORIAL-DONALD E. BRANDON (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR800/
- SR 799: CONGRATS-JERRY KRUSE, M.D. (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR799/
- SR 762: CONGRATS-IL STATE ARCHIVES (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR762/
- SR 740: MEMORIAL-YNOT VICTIMS (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR740/
- SR 726: IDOC/OAC-CORRECTIONS MEM'L (in committee, 2026-07-02) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR726/
- SR 695: MEMORIAL-ELLEN C. HAMAKER (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR695/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2.1M (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 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.

- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/votefordoris SenDorisTurner/status/2098835999392505930
- 2026-03-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/votefordoris SenDorisTurner/status/2032995600141033719
- 2026-03-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/votefordoris SenDorisTurner/status/2032502521541919167
- 2026-03-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/votefordoris SenDorisTurner/status/2032502545495580744
- 2026-03-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/votefordoris SenDorisTurner/status/2029223671970091425
- 2026-03-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/votefordoris SenDorisTurner/status/2029223749514609071
- 2026-03-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/votefordoris SenDorisTurner/status/2028961391143444872
- 2025-11-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/votefordoris SenDorisTurner/status/1986498958076571883
- 2025-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/votefordoris SenDorisTurner/status/1978141261648318632
- 2025-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/votefordoris SenDorisTurner/status/1974877995270877458

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=103&MemberID=3197
- Campaign site: https://www.senatordoristurner.com/ https://dorisforillinois.com/
- X: https://x.com/votefordoris
- X: https://x.com/SenDorisTurner
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doris.turner.395
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cdt2100/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doris-turner-aa03125a

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5db8d260-f850-406c-8e26-d618762c10cd