# David Friess

David Friess is a Republican member of the Illinois House for district 115.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Illinois House, district 115
- Serving since: 2023-01-11
- Current term: IL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/abda0ae5-9ecb-4363-9a6a-487f1cf8899e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/abda0ae5-9ecb-4363-9a6a-487f1cf8899e (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

13% of the 40 bills Friess sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Illinois House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.30 (standard error 0.01), from 55 donors and 809 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 41% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IL 2025–26 session)

1,468 roll calls. Attendance 93.1% (Illinois House 92.6%). Party unity 97.3% (96.7%). 42 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (IL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 40 bills: 40 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 86. 12.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Illinois House 44.4%; rank 109 of 116).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5787: PROTECTIVE ORDERS-SERVICE (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5787/
- HB 5730: DNR-SPARTA-SELL AMMO (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5730/
- HB 5613: OMA&FOIA-NGO (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5613/
- HB 5247: WORLD SHOOT&RECREATION COMPLEX (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5247/
- HB 4907: CRIM PRO-PRETRIAL RELEASE (in committee, 2026-09-23) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB4907/
- HB 4347: VEH CD-DISABLED VET PLATES (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB4347/
- HB 4251: HIGHER ED-FED GOVT SHUTDOWN (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB4251/
- HB 4146: $DCEO-LEVEE CONSTRUCTION (in committee, 2025-10-15) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB4146/
- HR 418: CONGRATS-ANDREA SMITH (passed one chamber, 2025-10-14) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR418/
- HB 4051: CHILD LABOR-TRAPSHOOTING (in committee, 2025-05-09) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB4051/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $26.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=103&MemberID=3192
- Campaign site: https://repfriess.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/electfriess/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepFriess/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@davidfriess9852
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-friess-0ab745103

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/abda0ae5-9ecb-4363-9a6a-487f1cf8899e