# Maura Hirschauer

Maura Hirschauer is a Democratic member of the Illinois House for district 49.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Illinois House, district 49
- Serving since: 2021-01-13
- Current term: IL 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ef519ea9-e143-44e0-95b2-49d37c4ea3c8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ef519ea9-e143-44e0-95b2-49d37c4ea3c8 (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

Hirschauer reported $582.0K in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

795 classified statements: 795 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 | Hirschauer | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 2.3% | 10.4% | 589 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 52.7% | 39.2% | 185 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.9% | 2.9% | 530 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 11.9% | 14.4% | 385 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.1% | 1.0% | 319 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 22% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 9.8% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 9.6% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.3% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Economics and Public Finance 7.9% (State House Democrats 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.65 (standard error 0.03), from 51 donors and 877 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 47% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (IL 2025–26 session)

1,468 roll calls. Attendance 94.0% (Illinois House 92.6%). Party unity 100% (96.7%). 4 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (IL 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 60 bills: 60 reached committee, 20 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 278. 48.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Illinois House 44.4%; rank 51 of 116).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 5756: ALGORITHMIC PRICING DISCLOSURE (in committee, 2026-05-15) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5756/
- HB 5741: $DEC-EARLY CHOICES (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5741/
- SB 3926: VETERAN SUICIDE PREVENTION (became law, 2026-07-15) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/SB3926/
- HB 5557: INS CD-MENTAL HEALTH COVERAGE (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5557/
- HB 5363: SCH CD-ACT NOW (in committee, 2026-05-13) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5363/
- HB 5209: FOID-MENTAL HEALTH (in committee, 2026-05-31) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5209/
- HB 5362: $ISBE-ACT NOW GRANTS (in committee, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5362/
- HB 5364: DHFS-INSPECTOR GENERAL (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5364/
- HB 5313: MEDICAID-READMISSION DATA (passed one chamber, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5313/
- HB 5308: CRIM PRO-COMMITMENT-TREATMENT (in committee, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/il/bills/104th/HB5308/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $582.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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.

- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMaura/status/2106022932078010590
- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMaura/status/2103122546363073012
- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMaura/status/2103122560669942249
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMaura/status/2102352337729622030
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMaura/status/2102352341332574687
- 2026-09-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMaura/status/2100661080729039344
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMaura/status/2097686595981680873
- 2026-08-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepMaura/status/2094077949376958744
- 2026-08-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepMaura/status/2093760865933648342
- 2026-08-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepMaura/status/2092628343191384395

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=103&MemberID=3184
- Campaign site: https://www.votemaura.com/ https://www.maurahirschauer.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepMaura
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepMaura/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/votemaura
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCljpDnTO-R3_SKcP893U-8g

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ef519ea9-e143-44e0-95b2-49d37c4ea3c8