# Brandun Schweizer

Brandun Schweizer is a Republican member of the Illinois House for district 104.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Illinois House, district 104
- Serving since: 2023-12-21
- Current term: IL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8c6f0ed1-f28f-408a-9b59-156fa7a7f1e0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8c6f0ed1-f28f-408a-9b59-156fa7a7f1e0 (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

Schweizer voted against the majority of Illinois House Republicans 125 times; party unity 75%, in the bottom 5% of the Illinois House (average 96.7%).

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

17 classified statements: 17 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 | Schweizer | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 41.2% | 31.9% | 249 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 5.9% | 12.7% | 527 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 29% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (State House Republicans 11%); Emergency Management 14% (State House Republicans 2.8%); Energy 14% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (State House Republicans 18%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.03 (standard error 0.01), from 63 donors and 383 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.9% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IL 2025–26 session)

1,468 roll calls. Attendance 96.1% (Illinois House 92.6%). Party unity 75% (96.7%). 125 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (IL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 27 bills: 25 reached committee, 17 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 154. 63.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Illinois House 44.4%; rank 13 of 116).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 1018: CONGRATS-NORLYN DOSSEY (introduced, 2026-08-25) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR1018/
- HR 977: ODE TO THE COAL MINERS DAY (introduced, 2026-06-09) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR977/
- HR 949: CONGRATS-VERMILION COUNTY (passed one chamber, 2026-05-30) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR949/
- HR 941: MEMORIAL-GEORGE L. DOWELL (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR941/
- HR 883: MEMORIAL-MARILYN SATTERWHITE (passed one chamber, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR883/
- HR 863: IL MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH (passed one chamber, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR863/
- HR 864: IL FALLEN HEROES MONTH (passed one chamber, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR864/
- HR 807: CONGRATS-PARKLAND COLLEGE (passed one chamber, 2026-04-15) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR807/
- HR 767: CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH (passed one chamber, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR767/
- HB 5527: INC TAX-R AND D CREDIT (in committee, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5527/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $352.5K (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.

- 2025-02-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSchweizer SwizelUSMC/status/1886823441304625619
- 2025-01-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSchweizer SwizelUSMC/status/1883935274927034545
- 2025-01-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSchweizer SwizelUSMC/status/1882506194734256594
- 2025-01-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepSchweizer SwizelUSMC/status/1881711671850533276
- 2025-01-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSchweizer SwizelUSMC/status/1881356020682834266
- 2025-01-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSchweizer SwizelUSMC/status/1880972227535147186
- 2025-01-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSchweizer SwizelUSMC/status/1880646336178954444
- 2025-01-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSchweizer SwizelUSMC/status/1880338211052171285
- 2025-01-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSchweizer SwizelUSMC/status/1879630031242350638
- 2025-01-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSchweizer SwizelUSMC/status/1878456902943715397

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=103&MemberID=3257
- Campaign site: https://brandun4il.com/ https://repschweizer.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepSchweizer
- X: https://x.com/SwizelUSMC
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepSchweizer/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brandun.schweizer

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8c6f0ed1-f28f-408a-9b59-156fa7a7f1e0