# Sara Feigenholtz

Sara Feigenholtz is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate for district 6.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Illinois Senate, district 6
- Serving since: 2020-01-21
- Current term: IL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6c0069de-c064-412e-ae45-9e87d6ee3dae

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6c0069de-c064-412e-ae45-9e87d6ee3dae (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

Feigenholtz reported $795.5K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

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

88 classified statements: 88 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 | Feigenholtz | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 8.0% | 10.3% | 168 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 60.2% | 42.9% | 66 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.8% | 3.4% | 46 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 21.6% | 16.1% | 95 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Transportation and Public Works 34% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%); Health 23% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 15% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Families 9.4% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%); Economics and Public Finance 7.5% (State Senate Democrats 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.84 (standard error 0.04), from 232 donors and 1,400 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 24% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (IL 2025–26 session)

1,502 roll calls. Attendance 99.0% (Illinois Senate 95.4%). Party unity 100% (95.3%). 0 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (IL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 79 bills: 79 reached committee, 37 passed one chamber, 22 passed both, 20 became law. Cosponsored 233. 51.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Illinois Senate 42.1%; rank 15 of 59).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 827: CONGRATS-RABBI MICHAEL SIEGEL (in committee, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR827/
- SB 4209: LOC GOVT-UTILITY ZONING (in committee, 2026-05-25) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB4209/
- HJR 66: OAC-REP. FLYNN CURRIE PORTRAIT (passed one chamber, 2026-07-02) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HJR66/
- SJR 65: CHICAGO CUBS DAY (passed both chambers, 2026-05-31) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SJR65/
- SB 4192: PACE PROGRAM-COOK COUNTY (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB4192/
- SB 4167: HIGHER ED-TEST PREP SERVICES (in committee, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB4167/
- SB 4068: INS-PRIOR AUTH HIV DRUG ACCESS (in committee, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB4068/
- SB 4067: $SOS-LIBRARY GRANTS (in committee, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB4067/
- SB 4061: CTY/MUNI BUILDING CODES-STAIRS (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB4061/
- SB 4021: EPA-ORPHAN UST CLEANUP (in committee, 2026-04-24) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB4021/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $795.5K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 95% 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.

- 2026-04-09 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SaraFeigenholtz SenatorSara6/status/2042266410865275265
- 2026-02-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/SaraFeigenholtz SenatorSara6/status/2024538757857153421
- 2026-01-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/SaraFeigenholtz SenatorSara6/status/2009290362284630457
- 2026-01-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SaraFeigenholtz SenatorSara6/status/2008993541469687984
- 2025-12-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/SaraFeigenholtz SenatorSara6/status/2003252384072630292
- 2025-12-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SaraFeigenholtz SenatorSara6/status/2000965808894202301
- 2025-10-30 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SaraFeigenholtz SenatorSara6/status/1983920485659250984
- 2025-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SaraFeigenholtz SenatorSara6/status/1981735789412094241
- 2025-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SaraFeigenholtz SenatorSara6/status/1981761793057017861
- 2025-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SaraFeigenholtz SenatorSara6/status/1981761796337021429

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=103&MemberID=3168
- Campaign site: https://www.senatorsara.com/ https://www.sarafeigenholtz.com/
- X: https://x.com/SaraFeigenholtz
- X: https://x.com/SenatorSara6
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorSara6/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorsara6/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sarafeigenholtzforstatesen5889
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@senatorsara
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-feigenholtz-7483b224/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6c0069de-c064-412e-ae45-9e87d6ee3dae