# Linda Holmes

Linda Holmes is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate for district 42.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Illinois Senate, district 42
- Serving since: 2007-01-10
- Current term: IL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8d0beff8-000c-470a-a6c8-a05e1b6816cb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8d0beff8-000c-470a-a6c8-a05e1b6816cb (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

100% of Holmes’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Illinois, in the top quarter of State Senate Democrats.

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

12 classified statements: 12 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 | Holmes | 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 | 66.7% | 42.9% | 30 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 8.3% | 16.1% | 220 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 25% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Agriculture and Food 13% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 13% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Crime and Law Enforcement 13% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State Senate Democrats 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.48 (standard error 0.02), from 22 donors and 1,305 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 76% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (IL 2025–26 session)

1,502 roll calls. Attendance 96.0% (Illinois Senate 95.4%). Party unity 99.0% (95.3%). 2 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (IL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 46 bills: 46 reached committee, 13 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 100. 45.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Illinois Senate 42.1%; rank 25 of 59).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 4185: RARE DISEASE COMMISSION (in committee, 2026-04-10) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB4185/
- SB 3804: DPH-NEURO DISEASE PROGRESS ACT (in committee, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3804/
- SB 3471: PROP TX-BOARD OF REVIEW (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3471/
- SB 3636: FEDERAL BACKGROUND CHECKS (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3636/
- SB 3375: MUNI CD-COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3375/
- SB 3204: FOREST PRESERVE-REVENUE (in committee, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3204/
- SB 3157: LUBRICANT RESPONSIBILITY ACT (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3157/
- SB 3063: WILDLIFE CD-KILLING CONTESTS (in committee, 2026-06-08) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3063/
- SB 2990: ANIMAL WELFARE-DOG DEALER (in committee, 2026-05-08) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB2990/
- SB 2989: DNA MATCH ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (in committee, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB2989/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $191.8K (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.

- 2025-03-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorHolmes/status/1902718106407178561
- 2025-03-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorHolmes/status/1901982484453322850
- 2025-03-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorHolmes/status/1901732865575944450
- 2025-03-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorHolmes/status/1900672464234909704
- 2025-02-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorHolmes/status/1894903837292392582
- 2025-02-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorHolmes/status/1894775745274053004
- 2025-02-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorHolmes/status/1892299173610873209
- 2025-01-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorHolmes/status/1884255534687072649
- 2025-01-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorHolmes/status/1879218908936167653
- 2025-01-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorHolmes/status/1877886954311704749

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=103&MemberID=3034
- Campaign site: https://www.senatorholmes.com/ https://lindaholmesforil.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenatorHolmes
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorLindaHolmes/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-holmes-7a428912/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8d0beff8-000c-470a-a6c8-a05e1b6816cb