# Kelly Cassidy

Kelly Cassidy is a Democratic member of the Illinois House for district 14.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Illinois House, district 14
- Serving since: 2011-05-16
- Current term: IL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e1652f78-fa2e-46de-8630-f3e1e69040a3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e1652f78-fa2e-46de-8630-f3e1e69040a3 (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

Cassidy sits at −0.90 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 85% of State House Democrats.

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

114 classified statements: 114 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 | Cassidy | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.9% | 2.5% | 332 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 5.3% | 10.4% | 471 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 35.1% | 39.2% | 458 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.9% | 2.9% | 532 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 14.0% | 14.4% | 339 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 28% (State House Democrats 15%); Commerce 15% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Health 13% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 10% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Transportation and Public Works 10% (State House Democrats 5.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.90 (standard error 0.04), from 204 donors and 1,421 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 15% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (IL 2025–26 session)

1,468 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (Illinois House 92.6%). Party unity 99.6% (96.7%). 2 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (IL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 60 bills: 60 reached committee, 29 passed one chamber, 21 passed both, 19 became law. Cosponsored 356. 61.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Illinois House 44.4%; rank 20 of 116).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SJR 65: CHICAGO CUBS DAY (passed both chambers, 2026-05-31) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SJR65/
- HR 697: EPSTEIN FILES-RELEASE (passed one chamber, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR697/
- HB 5383: DUI TREATMENT COURT ACT (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5383/
- SB 3798: MENTAL HEALTH 9-1-1 CALLS (became law, 2026-08-07) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3798/
- HB 5410: ARBITRATION CLAUSES-RIGHTS (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5410/
- HB 5468: MENTAL HEALTH 9-1-1 CALLS (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5468/
- HB 5411: RABIES VACCINES IN SHELTERS (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5411/
- HB 5521: BIOMETRIC SURVEILLANCE ACT (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5521/
- HB 5520: FINANCE-988 TRUST FUND (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5520/
- SB 3506: CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS (became law, 2026-08-18) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3506/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $165.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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.

- 2026-07-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/repkellycassidy ILRepCassidy/status/2078334978706772292
- 2026-06-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/repkellycassidy ILRepCassidy/status/2070711966994145547
- 2026-06-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/repkellycassidy ILRepCassidy/status/2067625240054648977
- 2026-06-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/repkellycassidy ILRepCassidy/status/2065465828594930132
- 2026-05-30 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repkellycassidy ILRepCassidy/status/2060738382636917126
- 2026-05-30 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repkellycassidy ILRepCassidy/status/2060738385346461808
- 2026-02-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repkellycassidy ILRepCassidy/status/2019207479473983516
- 2026-02-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/repkellycassidy ILRepCassidy/status/2019207482191851941
- 2026-02-05 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repkellycassidy ILRepCassidy/status/2019207483839926273
- 2026-02-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/repkellycassidy ILRepCassidy/status/2018665961621246322

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=103&MemberID=3057
- Campaign site: https://www.citizensforcassidy.com/ https://www.repcassidy.com/
- X: https://x.com/repkellycassidy
- X: https://x.com/ILRepCassidy
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repcassidy/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kelly.cassidy
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kmcchicago
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repcassidy/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rep.kellycassidy122
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-cassidy-77a76820

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e1652f78-fa2e-46de-8630-f3e1e69040a3