# Mattie Hunter

Mattie Hunter is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate for district 3.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Illinois Senate, district 3
- Serving since: 2003-01-08
- Current term: IL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/879afbe3-9394-4a84-b57f-af36ca92cb14

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/879afbe3-9394-4a84-b57f-af36ca92cb14 (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

72% of the 96 bills Hunter sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Illinois Senate.

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

159 classified statements: 159 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 | Hunter | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 1.9% | 10.3% | 258 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 55.4% | 42.9% | 99 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.6% | 3.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 6.3% | 16.1% | 246 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 47% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 23% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Education 9.1% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Labor and Employment 6.8% (State Senate Democrats 5.9%); Economics and Public Finance 5.7% (State Senate Democrats 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.82 (standard error 0.04), from 142 donors and 1,341 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 27% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (IL 2025–26 session)

1,502 roll calls. Attendance 84% (Illinois Senate 95.4%). Party unity 100% (95.3%). 0 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (IL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 96 bills: 96 reached committee, 66 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 261. 71.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Illinois Senate 42.1%; rank 4 of 59).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 834: MEMORAL-WILLIE M. HEMPHILL (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR834/
- SR 849: MEMORIAL-STANDISH E. WILLIS (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR849/
- SR 843: MEMORIAL-ANTHONY M. NEITA (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR843/
- SR 851: MEMORIAL-ALICE ALLEN (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR851/
- SR 852: MEMORIAL-CELESTE TAYLOR (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR852/
- SR 835: MEMORIAL-TRAINETTE DAVIS (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR835/
- SR 838: MEMORIAL-JOANNE M. WATKINS (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR838/
- SR 841: MEMORIAL-CAROL M. GAINES (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR841/
- SR 836: MEMORIAL-FRANCES ORONA (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR836/
- SR 840: MEMORIAL-KAMARIA L. GROSS (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR840/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $214.2K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 76% 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.

- 2026-01-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenMattieHunter SenatorHunter/status/2016541782730035699
- 2026-01-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenMattieHunter SenatorHunter/status/2016179398966444541
- 2026-01-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenMattieHunter SenatorHunter/status/2014429904687796580
- 2026-01-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenMattieHunter SenatorHunter/status/2014465598676468112
- 2026-01-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenMattieHunter SenatorHunter/status/2014005068085801361
- 2026-01-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenMattieHunter SenatorHunter/status/2013642679385469226
- 2026-01-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenMattieHunter SenatorHunter/status/2013280287724028366
- 2026-01-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenMattieHunter SenatorHunter/status/2012917900739580007
- 2026-01-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenMattieHunter SenatorHunter/status/2012555513138164016
- 2026-01-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenMattieHunter SenatorHunter/status/2012193143974674589

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=103&MemberID=3030
- Campaign site: https://www.senatorhunter.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenMattieHunter
- X: https://x.com/SenatorHunter
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorMattieHunter/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattie.hunter.5
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatormattiehunter/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattie-hunter-4b192514/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/879afbe3-9394-4a84-b57f-af36ca92cb14