# Jen Gong-Gershowitz

Jen Gong-Gershowitz is a Democratic member of the Illinois House for district 17.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Illinois House, district 17
- Serving since: 2019-01-09
- Current term: IL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cf97f459-e1cd-474b-8306-3c55d7c009b0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cf97f459-e1cd-474b-8306-3c55d7c009b0 (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

25% of Gong-Gershowitz’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Illinois, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats.

## What Gong-Gershowitz says (IL 2025–26 session)

54 classified statements: 54 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Gong-Gershowitz | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.8% | 2.5% | 267 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 5.6% | 10.4% | 459 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 35.2% | 39.2% | 455 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.6% | 2.9% | 129 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 16.7% | 14.4% | 291 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 37% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State House Democrats 11%); Immigration 11% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Science, Technology, Communications 11% (State House Democrats 2.5%); Transportation and Public Works 11% (State House Democrats 5.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.66 (standard error 0.03), from 190 donors and 1,149 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 45% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (IL 2025–26 session)

1,468 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (Illinois House 92.6%). Party unity 100% (96.7%). 0 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (IL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 35 bills: 34 reached committee, 23 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 107. 71.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Illinois House 44.4%; rank 5 of 116).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 1036: CONGRATS-MICHAEL KRELOFF (introduced, 2026-10-21) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR1036/
- HR 777: CONGRATS-ILC GLENVIEW (passed one chamber, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR777/
- HB 5511: DIGITAL AGE ASSURANCE (became law, 2026-07-31) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5511/
- HB 5461: WAGES-TERMINATION PAYMENTS (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5461/
- HB 5487: LAW FIRM OWNERSHIP (became law, 2026-08-07) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5487/
- HB 5000: HEALTH FACILITIES PLANNING (became law, 2026-08-07) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5000/
- HB 5044: CHATBOT PROVIDER-LIABILITY (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5044/
- HB 4896: CIV PRO-TENANTS IN COMMON (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB4896/
- HB 4649: FINANCIALLY EXPLOITED ADULT (became law, 2026-07-30) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB4649/
- HB 4557: DIGITAL FORGERIES IN POLITICS (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB4557/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $177.5K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 25% 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.

- 2026-07-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/JenGGforRep gonggershowitz/status/2076808374201749962
- 2026-06-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JenGGforRep gonggershowitz/status/2072012346235437140
- 2026-04-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/JenGGforRep gonggershowitz/status/2039439198722105347
- 2026-01-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/JenGGforRep gonggershowitz/status/2016533427793646073
- 2026-01-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JenGGforRep gonggershowitz/status/2013284196974842154
- 2026-01-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JenGGforRep gonggershowitz/status/2007141707180323240
- 2025-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/JenGGforRep gonggershowitz/status/1981024157706973632
- 2025-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/JenGGforRep gonggershowitz/status/1979282637043962263
- 2025-10-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/JenGGforRep gonggershowitz/status/1974489693350723611
- 2025-10-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/JenGGforRep gonggershowitz/status/1974217903084855411

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=103&MemberID=3141
- Campaign site: https://www.gonggershowitz.com/ https://www.jenggforrep.com/
- X: https://x.com/JenGGforRep
- X: https://x.com/gonggershowitz
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gonggershowitz/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jenggforrep
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jengonggershowitz/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-gong-gershowitz-05a11b12/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cf97f459-e1cd-474b-8306-3c55d7c009b0