# Sue Rezin

Sue Rezin is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate for district 38.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Illinois Senate, district 38
- Serving since: 2010-12-11
- Current term: IL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a1ac69ba-49db-4529-926f-999e73ef9654

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a1ac69ba-49db-4529-926f-999e73ef9654 (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

6.7% of the 105 bills Rezin sponsored got out of committee, the lowest of 59 in the Illinois Senate.

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

251 classified statements: 251 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 | Rezin | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 17.1% | 9.5% | 71 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 59.0% | 37.3% | 48 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.8% | 2.3% | 51 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 21.9% | 15.4% | 93 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Energy 24% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); Science, Technology, Communications 16% (State Senate Republicans 2.5%); Health 13% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Crime and Law Enforcement 11% (State Senate Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.01 (standard error 0.01), from 245 donors and 1,230 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 8.3% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IL 2025–26 session)

1,502 roll calls. Attendance 96.0% (Illinois Senate 95.4%). Party unity 75% (95.3%). 54 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (IL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 105 bills: 105 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 89. 6.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Illinois Senate 42.1%; rank 59 of 59).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 863: CONGRATS-MANUFACTURING HOF (in committee, 2026-05-31) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR863/
- SB 4203: DCEO-DATA CENTERS (in committee, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB4203/
- SR 785: CONGRATS-IDNR/CARLSON PRESERVE (passed one chamber, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SR785/
- SB 4046: SOCIAL MEDIA AGE RESTRICTION (in committee, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB4046/
- SB 4029: PROP TX-SENIOR FREEZE (in committee, 2026-09-21) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB4029/
- SB 3705: ENERGY STORAGE REVENUE BONDS (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3705/
- SB 3577: EPA-TURBINE TAKEBACK PROGRAM (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3577/
- SB 3585: COUNTY WIND/SOLAR REGULATION (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3585/
- SB 3649: DHFS-LIVE-IN CAREGIVER WAIVER (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3649/
- SB 3576: REGULATION-TECH (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3576/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $402.9K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 96% 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.

- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorRezin SueRezin/status/2111137729924812925
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorRezin SueRezin/status/2108960626814947477
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorRezin SueRezin/status/2108288484784095531
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorRezin SueRezin/status/2107841992528949645
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorRezin SueRezin/status/2107103940512768153
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorRezin SueRezin/status/2105716334260899850
- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorRezin SueRezin/status/2102844342138175823
- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorRezin SueRezin/status/2102844346978775453
- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorRezin SueRezin/status/2102844350115778752
- 2026-09-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorRezin SueRezin/status/2100581079849525515

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=103&MemberID=3048
- Campaign site: https://senatorrezin.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenatorRezin
- X: https://x.com/SueRezin
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/statesenatorsuerezin/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sue_rezin38/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SueRezinforCongress
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/state-senator-sue-rezin-75ba7b2b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a1ac69ba-49db-4529-926f-999e73ef9654