# Kam Buckner

Kam Buckner is a Democratic member of the Illinois House for district 26.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Illinois House, district 26
- Serving since: 2019-01-18
- Current term: IL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8b7174cd-4081-4717-8ba9-184518f7b31e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8b7174cd-4081-4717-8ba9-184518f7b31e (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

Buckner reported $701.1K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

189 classified statements: 189 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Buckner | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.5% | 2.5% | 367 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 16.9% | 10.4% | 173 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 40.2% | 39.2% | 381 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.6% | 2.9% | 288 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 16.9% | 14.4% | 284 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.5% | 1.0% | 254 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Transportation and Public Works 39% (State House Democrats 5.3%); Economics and Public Finance 24% (State House Democrats 11%); Education 20% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State House Democrats 15%); Labor and Employment 12% (State House Democrats 5.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.93 (standard error 0.04), from 269 donors and 1,058 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 13% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (IL 2025–26 session)

1,468 roll calls. Attendance 99.6% (Illinois House 92.6%). Party unity 100% (96.7%). 0 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (IL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 84 bills: 79 reached committee, 35 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 145. 50.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Illinois House 44.4%; rank 48 of 116).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 1041: AUDIT-CPS ATHLETICS (introduced, 2026-10-07) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR1041/
- HR 1021: CONGRATS-REV. DR. A. SAMPSON (introduced, 2026-08-28) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR1021/
- HR 997: CONGRATS-JBHW FAMILY REUNION (introduced, 2026-07-14) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR997/
- HR 983: MEMORIAL-KENNETH L. MORGAN SR. (introduced, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR983/
- HR 962: CONGRATS-BEETHOVEN ELEMENTARY (passed one chamber, 2026-05-30) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR962/
- HR 936: CONGRATS-SEN. RICHARD DURBIN (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR936/
- HJR 68: JOINT SESSION-SENATOR DURBIN (passed both chambers, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HJR68/
- HR 867: CONGRATS-FIGHTING ILLINI (passed one chamber, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR867/
- HJR 58: JESSE JACKSON EXPRESSWAY (passed both chambers, 2026-05-30) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HJR58/
- HR 733: CONGRATS-NAVY PIER (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR733/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $701.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 80% 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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/kam_buckner RepKamBuckner/status/2114021640656798167
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/kam_buckner RepKamBuckner/status/2114023098907504694
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/kam_buckner RepKamBuckner/status/2114136142396457089
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/kam_buckner RepKamBuckner/status/2110194083960377744
- 2026-10-03 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/kam_buckner RepKamBuckner/status/2106413887490834926
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/kam_buckner RepKamBuckner/status/2106027331819037104
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kam_buckner RepKamBuckner/status/2106111779944415366
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kam_buckner RepKamBuckner/status/2105477796512338404
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/kam_buckner RepKamBuckner/status/2105490366874910980
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kam_buckner RepKamBuckner/status/2105281896934449212

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=103&MemberID=3158
- Campaign site: https://www.kambuckner.com/ https://www.illinois26.com/
- X: https://x.com/kam_buckner
- X: https://x.com/RepKamBuckner
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepKamBuckner
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repkam_buckner
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kambucknerformayor8950
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@repkambuckner
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kam-buckner-7b29613a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8b7174cd-4081-4717-8ba9-184518f7b31e