# Marty McLaughlin

Marty McLaughlin is a Republican member of the Illinois House for district 52.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Illinois House, district 52
- Serving since: 2021-01-13
- Current term: IL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/eb9a9c6e-1173-4c03-848e-167eb2762673

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/eb9a9c6e-1173-4c03-848e-167eb2762673 (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

34% of McLaughlin’s statements criticize a policy, 3.6 times the State House Republican average of 9.3%.

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

272 classified statements: 272 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | McLaughlin | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.7% | 2.9% | 209 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 33.8% | 9.3% | 27 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 55.1% | 31.9% | 75 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.8% | 1.8% | 277 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 4.8% | 12.7% | 565 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 2.2% | 1.4% | 180 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 35% (State House Republicans 12%); Taxation 23% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Education 17% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State House Republicans 18%); Immigration 9.3% (State House Republicans 4.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.29 (standard error 0.01), from 134 donors and 767 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 39% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IL 2025–26 session)

1,468 roll calls. Attendance 87% (Illinois House 92.6%). Party unity 96.5% (96.7%). 44 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (IL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 28 bills: 26 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 88. 21.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Illinois House 44.4%; rank 103 of 116).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5805: TOLL HWY-TOLL RATE DISPLAY (introduced, 2026-07-23) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5805/
- HB 5797: TAXPAYER INVEST PROTECTION ACT (introduced, 2026-06-15) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5797/
- HR 922: FSHD AWARENESS DAY (passed one chamber, 2026-05-31) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR922/
- HR 832: CONDEMNS-CTU-CIVIC ACTION DAY (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR832/
- HB 5747: INC TX-CHILD WAIVER (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5747/
- HB 4350: INC TX-SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT (in committee, 2026-01-14) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB4350/
- HB 4190: INC TX-SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB4190/
- HB 4162: HOUSE SPEAKER PORTRAIT (in committee, 2025-10-15) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB4162/
- HR 465: MEMORIAL-CHARLIE KIRK (passed one chamber, 2025-10-14) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HR465/
- HB 4063: SPORTS WAGERING-IL COLLEGES (in committee, 2025-05-21) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB4063/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $384.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 95% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/MartyForIL/status/2114817736463245458
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/MartyForIL/status/2113794346990629127
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/MartyForIL/status/2112345631251411141
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MartyForIL/status/2111855659977199918
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/MartyForIL/status/2110866487942529133
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MartyForIL/status/2108610436698419680
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MartyForIL/status/2106926011933929711
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MartyForIL/status/2105706672656425412
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/MartyForIL/status/2105757526029476242
- 2026-09-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/MartyForIL/status/2104979378589307318

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=103&MemberID=3185
- Campaign site: https://repmclaughlin.com/ https://martyforillinois.com/
- X: https://x.com/MartyForIL
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepMcLaughlin/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MartinMcLaughlinBH/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/martyforillinois/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MartinMcLaughlinforIllinois
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-mclaughlin-4031847/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/eb9a9c6e-1173-4c03-848e-167eb2762673