Blaine Wilhour

Votes by issue

Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Republicans voted. How topics are assigned

• ›Climate & energy3 with · 0 against3 votes

  Most contested

  • No

    EPA-PFAS WASTEWATER

    As introduced, creates a PFAS Wastewater Citizen Protection Committee to deliver a PFAS Action Plan within a year, update it annually and report, with technical help from the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center. The Act is repealed December 31, 2044.

    Apr 9, 2025 · Passed 75–40 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  All climate & energy votes
• ›Jobs & cost of living3 with · 0 against3 votes

  Most contested

  • No

    PUB AID-TOWNSHIPS

    Allows townships to use public aid funds to run food banks, food pantries and in-kind aid programs for people who are poor, homeless or in immediate need, regardless of General Assistance eligibility.

    May 29, 2026 · Passed 73–35 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • No

    STATE PERMITTED INVESTMENTS

    Allows the State Treasurer to invest State money in pooled investment trusts registered as open-end investment companies whose voting trustees are officers or employees of a national labor federation.

    May 22, 2026 · Passed 73–26 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • No

    PEN CD-BD OF INVESTMENT AUDIT

    May 28, 2026 · Passed 89–20 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  All jobs & cost of living votes
• ›Health & care1 with · 1 against2 votes

  Most contested

  • No

    PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT

    Requires health professionals and institutions to report specified sexual and violent misconduct to the state professional regulation department, requires law enforcement to report investigations, arrests and charges and prosecutors convictions of licensees, and creates a Sexual Assault Survivors Fund.

    Apr 10, 2025 · Passed 87–26 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  • No

    SUICIDE PREVENTION INFORMATION

    May 27, 2026 · Passed 106–5 · against most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  All health & care votes
• ›Education & families1 with · 0 against1 vote

  Most contested

  • No

    EDUC-SCH SOCIAL WORK SCHLRSHP

    Apr 15, 2026 · Passed 76–32 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  All education & families votes
• ›Housing & rent1 with · 0 against1 vote

  Most contested

  • No

    AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS

    Changes the Affordable Housing Planning and Appeal Act to require non-exempt local governments to hold a public hearing before adopting affordable housing plans and to name specific lands and deadlines, and raises the exemption threshold from 10% to 25% affordable housing units.

    Apr 15, 2026 · Passed 74–37 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  All housing & rent votes
• ›Rights & public safety1 with · 0 against1 vote

  Most contested

  • No

    PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT

    Requires health professionals and institutions to report specified sexual and violent misconduct to the state professional regulation department, requires law enforcement to report investigations, arrests and charges and prosecutors convictions of licensees, and creates a Sexual Assault Survivors Fund.

    Apr 10, 2025 · Passed 87–26 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  All rights & public safety votes
• ›Transportation1 with · 0 against1 vote

  Most contested

  • Yes

    VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION

    May 31, 2026 · Passed 84–16 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗

  All transportation votes

Where they stood out

Voted with most of their party on all 10 party-divided votes on file.

How this is counted

Their votes on the most contested roll calls

The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank

• No

  EPA-PFAS WASTEWATER

  With most of their party · Passed 75–40 · Yes 74–No 39 · Democrats 74–0, Republicans 0–39

  Apr 9, 2025Official record ↗

• No

  AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS

  With most of their party · Passed 74–37 · Yes 72–No 36 · Democrats 72–0, Republicans 0–36

  Apr 15, 2026Official record ↗

• No

  PUB AID-TOWNSHIPS

  With most of their party · Passed 73–35 · Yes 71–No 34 · Democrats 71–0, Republicans 0–34

  May 29, 2026Official record ↗

• No

  EDUC-SCH SOCIAL WORK SCHLRSHP

  With most of their party · Passed 76–32 · Yes 74–No 31 · Democrats 69–0, Republicans 5–31

  Apr 15, 2026Official record ↗

• No

  QUICK-TAKE-HOFFMAN ESTATES

  With most of their party · Passed 77–30 · Yes 75–No 29 · Democrats 69–1, Republicans 6–28

  May 29, 2026Official record ↗

• No

  STATE PERMITTED INVESTMENTS

  With most of their party · Passed 73–26 · Yes 71–No 25 · Democrats 63–0, Republicans 8–25

  May 22, 2026Official record ↗

• No

  PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT

  With most of their party · Passed 87–26 · Yes 85–No 26 · Democrats 74–0, Republicans 11–26

  Apr 10, 2025Official record ↗

• No

  PEN CD-BD OF INVESTMENT AUDIT

  With most of their party · Passed 89–20 · Yes 87–No 19 · Democrats 72–0, Republicans 15–19

  May 28, 2026Official record ↗