# Andrew Chesney

Andrew Chesney is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate for district 45.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Illinois Senate, district 45
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: IL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9def23d3-81e9-4baf-b0c8-eeb4e5587778

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9def23d3-81e9-4baf-b0c8-eeb4e5587778 (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

7.7% of the 52 bills Chesney sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Illinois Senate.

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

7 classified statements: 7 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Chesney | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 14.3% | 2.3% | 7 of 355 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 355 |
| Policy discussion | 42.9% | 37.3% | 147 of 355 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 355 |
| Credit claiming | 14.3% | 15.4% | 169 of 355 |
| Extreme labels | 14.3% | 1.3% | 4 of 355 |

Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 67% (State Senate Republicans 4.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 33% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.47 (standard error 0.01), from 192 donors and 1,154 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 66% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IL 2025–26 session)

1,502 roll calls. Attendance 93.9% (Illinois Senate 95.4%). Party unity 98.6% (95.3%). 84 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (IL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 52 bills: 52 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 108. 7.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Illinois Senate 42.1%; rank 58 of 59).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 804: SUPPORTS-ANTIFRAUD EFFORTS (in committee, 2026-05-18) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR804/
- SR 703: CONGRATS-TESSA JANECKE (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR703/
- SB 3920: YOUTH HEALTH PROTECTION ACT (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3920/
- SB 3808: ELECTIONS-VOTER PHOTO ID (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3808/
- SB 3840: PUBLIC CORRUPTION REGISTRY (in committee, 2026-07-20) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3840/
- SB 3842: MHDD CD-TRANSGENDER (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3842/
- SB 3841: STOP SQUATTERS ACT (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3841/
- SB 3758: SCH CD-BIO SEX-RESTROOM ACCESS (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3758/
- SB 3709: LLC-REDUCE FILING FEES (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3709/
- SB 3724: EDUCATION-GENDER IN ATHLETICS (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3724/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $184.4K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 65% 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.

- 2026-06-05 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/AndrewChesneyIL/status/2062939216166732119
- 2025-08-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/AndrewChesneyIL/status/1953977774030393415
- 2025-05-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AndrewChesneyIL/status/1920146544977658142
- 2025-01-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/AndrewChesneyIL/status/1884715118660854103
- 2025-01-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/AndrewChesneyIL/status/1883690952415707423
- 2025-01-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/AndrewChesneyIL/status/1883167059665887572
- 2025-01-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AndrewChesneyIL/status/1880428266038907044

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=103&MemberID=3215
- Campaign site: https://chesneyforillinois.com/ https://senatorchesney.com/
- X: https://x.com/AndrewChesneyIL
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chesneyforillinois
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aschesney/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@andrewchesney45
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-chesney-785328185/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9def23d3-81e9-4baf-b0c8-eeb4e5587778