# Don DeWitte

Don DeWitte is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate for district 33.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Illinois Senate, district 33
- Serving since: 2018-09-05
- Current term: IL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c4a1e37c-3c81-448c-9349-199a8fa5c2d3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c4a1e37c-3c81-448c-9349-199a8fa5c2d3 (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

DeWitte voted against the majority of Illinois Senate Republicans 65 times; party unity 71%, in the bottom 5% of the Illinois Senate (average 95.3%).

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

6 classified statements: 6 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 | DeWitte | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 273 of 355 |
| Policy criticism | 16.7% | 9.5% | 75 of 355 |
| Policy discussion | 50.0% | 37.3% | 92 of 355 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 355 |
| Credit claiming | 33.3% | 15.4% | 37 of 355 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 355 |

Most discussed policy areas: Transportation and Public Works 67% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%); Families 33% (State Senate Republicans 4.2%); Taxation 33% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.02 (standard error 0.01), from 107 donors and 1,028 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 8.6% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IL 2025–26 session)

1,502 roll calls. Attendance 97.4% (Illinois Senate 95.4%). Party unity 71% (95.3%). 65 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (IL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 48 bills: 48 reached committee, 18 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 125. 41.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Illinois Senate 42.1%; rank 33 of 59).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 4200: REAL HOUSING ACT (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB4200/
- SB 3873: INC TX-R AND D CREDIT (in committee, 2026-07-06) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3873/
- SB 3877: SCH CD-TEACHER SALARY-CONT ED (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3877/
- HB 5489: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-JUVENILES (became law, 2026-08-07) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5489/
- SB 3944: USE/OCC TX-SOLAR PANELS (in committee, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3944/
- SB 3780: INC TX-LGDF (in committee, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3780/
- SB 3728: IDOT-AIRPORT PROJECT REPORTS (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3728/
- SB 3791: INC TX-INNOVATION CREDIT (in committee, 2026-05-22) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3791/
- SB 3418: COMM MENTAL HEALTH BOARD-COMP (in committee, 2026-03-13) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3418/
- SB 3440: CIV PRO-AFFIDAVIT OF MERIT (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3440/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $78.5K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 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.

- 2025-05-29 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenDeWitte33/status/1927891447006572546
- 2025-03-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenDeWitte33/status/1902364260593770796
- 2025-02-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenDeWitte33/status/1892331484599497027
- 2025-02-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenDeWitte33/status/1889781736025788493
- 2025-01-31 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenDeWitte33/status/1885351808672866470
- 2025-01-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenDeWitte33/status/1876404975540355571

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=103&MemberID=3121
- Campaign site: https://senatordewitte.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenDeWitte33
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatordewitte
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donald-p-dewitte-6a410b9

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c4a1e37c-3c81-448c-9349-199a8fa5c2d3