# Dave Koehler

Dave Koehler is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate for district 46.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Illinois Senate, district 46
- Serving since: 2007-01-10
- Current term: IL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/997e8947-dadd-4c8d-9538-0b58c077a812

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/997e8947-dadd-4c8d-9538-0b58c077a812 (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

67% of the 144 bills Koehler sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Illinois Senate.

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

82 classified statements: 82 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 | Koehler | 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 | 61.0% | 42.9% | 60 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.2% | 3.4% | 221 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 28.1% | 16.1% | 56 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 38% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Education 16% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Transportation and Public Works 12% (State Senate Democrats 5.4%); Commerce 10% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 6.0% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.64 (standard error 0.04), from 81 donors and 1,387 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 52% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (IL 2025–26 session)

1,502 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (Illinois Senate 95.4%). Party unity 100% (95.3%). 1 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (IL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 144 bills: 144 reached committee, 92 passed one chamber, 32 passed both, 28 became law. Cosponsored 238. 67.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Illinois Senate 42.1%; rank 5 of 59).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 858: MEMORIAL-WILLIAM R. GROVES (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR858/
- HJR 65: ADJOURN HOUSE & SENATE (passed both chambers, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HJR65/
- SB 4191: $DHS-MCLEAN COUNTY (in committee, 2026-04-28) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB4191/
- SR 731: MEMORIAL-BETSY JONES (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR731/
- SR 730: MEMORIAL-OLGHA S. SANDMAN (passed one chamber, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR730/
- SR 704: MEMORIAL-KEVIN SCHOEPLEIN (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR704/
- SJR 57: ILHIMA-WORKING GROUP (passed one chamber, 2026-10-23) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SJR57/
- SB 4056: ASSISTED LIVING-HOSPICE CARE (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB4056/
- SB 3913: SCH CD-LICENSE ENDORSEMENT (in committee, 2026-05-08) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3913/
- SB 3914: PEN CD/GROUP INS-SURS SMP (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3914/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $441.1K (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.

- 2026-01-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorKoehler/status/2013280288445460539
- 2026-01-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorKoehler/status/2011489464334303265
- 2026-01-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorKoehler/status/2011489466477654237
- 2026-01-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorKoehler/status/2007495925141328078
- 2026-01-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorKoehler/status/2006757309163385082
- 2025-12-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorKoehler/status/2004238207810957464
- 2025-12-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorKoehler/status/2000956693581324767
- 2025-12-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorKoehler/status/2000956695682359636
- 2025-12-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorKoehler/status/1996686220504805865
- 2025-12-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorKoehler/status/1996686223046594802

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=103&MemberID=3035
- Campaign site: https://www.senatordavekoehler.com/ https://www.koehlerforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenatorKoehler
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorKoehler
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DaveKoehlerIL/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/koehlerforsenate/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorkoehler/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-koehler-7968949

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/997e8947-dadd-4c8d-9538-0b58c077a812