# Darin LaHood

Darin LaHood is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Illinois’s 16th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Illinois’s 16th district
- Serving since: 2015-09-17
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: L000585
- FEC candidate IDs: H6IL18088

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/L000585 (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

The policy areas LaHood talks about and legislates on agree at 0.49 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of House Republicans.

## What LaHood says (119th Congress (2025–27))

976 classified statements: 779 posts on X, 98 press releases, 57 Congressional Record speeches, 42 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | LaHood | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.8% | 2.1% | 127 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 11.5% | 15.1% | 155 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 74.8% | 67.7% | 56 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 15.1% | 8.9% | 31 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 46.4% | 37.4% | 49 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 2.1% | 3.0% | 119 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 23% (House Republicans 24%); Economics and Public Finance 19% (House Republicans 19%); Taxation 15% (House Republicans 9.5%); Commerce 15% (House Republicans 9.1%); Health 14% (House Republicans 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.89 (standard error 0.01), from 3,021 donors and 5,752 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 32% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 94.3% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 97.9% (97.1%). 9 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 38 bills: 38 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 189. 7.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 164 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10499: Meals for Communities Tax Credit Act (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10499
- H.R. 10075: First-Time Homebuyer Affordability Act (in committee, 2026-08-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10075
- H.R. 9518: Health Savings for Families Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9518
- H.R. 9150: Boxing Therapy for Parkinson’s Access Act (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9150
- H.R. 9100: Modernizing Agricultural and Manufacturing Bonds Act (in committee, 2026-06-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9100
- H.R. 8933: Dietary Supplements Access Act (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8933
- H.Res. 1171: Supporting the designation of the week of April 20 through April 24, 2026, as "National Home Visiting Week". (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1171
- H.Res. 1127: Expressing support for the designation of the week of March 22, 2026, through March 28, 2026, as "National Cleaning Week". (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1127
- H.R. 7620: CHEERS Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7620
- H.R. 7594: Workforce Development Through Post-Graduation Scholarships Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7594

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $4.2M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 11% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 43% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepLaHood/status/2114847913054544268
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLaHood/status/2112988277808529779
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLaHood/status/2111547995799851276
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepLaHood/status/2111133128248996312
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLaHood/status/2110840777853043082
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLaHood/status/2110442932532662329
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLaHood/status/2110489327562309912
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLaHood/status/2110118918979555801
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLaHood/status/2108700310067613901
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLaHood/status/2108008542846263424

## Links

- Official site: https://lahood.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepLaHood
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/replahood
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/L000585

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/L000585