# Graciela Guzmán

Graciela Guzmán is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate for district 20.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Illinois Senate, district 20
- Serving since: 2025-01-08
- Current term: IL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/95d8f5ae-4cc9-483b-913f-ccd07aa73e13

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/95d8f5ae-4cc9-483b-913f-ccd07aa73e13 (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

Guzmán reported $194.4K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

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

38 classified statements: 38 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 | Guzmán | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 5.3% | 10.3% | 202 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 34.2% | 42.9% | 224 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 10.5% | 16.1% | 200 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 54% (State Senate Democrats 4.2%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 31% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Health 15% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Law 15% (State Senate Democrats 2.2%); Crime and Law Enforcement 7.7% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.83 (standard error 0.05), from 197 donors and 296 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 25% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (IL 2025–26 session)

1,502 roll calls. Attendance 94.6% (Illinois Senate 95.4%). Party unity 100% (95.3%). 0 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (IL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 107 bills: 107 reached committee, 37 passed one chamber, 25 passed both, 21 became law. Cosponsored 411. 39.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Illinois Senate 42.1%; rank 35 of 59).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 624: MEMORIAL-OFELIA TORRES HIDALGO (passed one chamber, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR624/
- SB 3969: HIGHER ED-PROPOSED INSTRUCTION (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3969/
- SB 3965: SWITCH NETWORK SALVAGE (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3965/
- SB 3968: FOREST/RIVER DIST-BIDS (in committee, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3968/
- SB 3967: NURSING HOME SURVEYOR REPORT (became law, 2026-07-10) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3967/
- SB 3966: PROHIBIT FED VOUCHER PROGRAM (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3966/
- SB 3701: SCH CD-FULL FUNDING LEVELS (in committee, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3701/
- SB 3702: REGISTERED NURSE USE OF AI (in committee, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3702/
- SB 3756: DHS-NEST PROGRAM (in committee, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3756/
- HB 5330: COLLEG/CAREER SUCCESS-INTL BAC (passed one chamber, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5330/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $194.4K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 99% 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.

- 2026-01-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/graciela4senate/status/2015967776859394136
- 2025-05-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/graciela4senate/status/1925626494937657644
- 2025-05-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/graciela4senate/status/1925626496174924228
- 2025-05-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/graciela4senate/status/1925626498314027094
- 2025-05-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/graciela4senate/status/1925626499790479441
- 2025-05-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/graciela4senate/status/1925626501090685087
- 2025-05-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/graciela4senate/status/1925626502437102012
- 2025-05-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/graciela4senate/status/1925626503816978605
- 2025-05-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/graciela4senate/status/1924903935698952697
- 2025-05-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/graciela4senate/status/1924904292730720372

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?MemberID=3442
- Campaign site: https://gracielafor20.com/
- X: https://x.com/graciela4senate
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GracielaGuzmanFor20
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gracielaforsenate/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Gracielafor20th
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guzmangraciela/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/95d8f5ae-4cc9-483b-913f-ccd07aa73e13