Jaime Andrade

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 Democrats voted. How topics are assigned

• ›Climate & energy3 with · 0 against3 votes

  Most contested

  • Yes

    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 The Act is repealed December 31, 2044.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 DemocratsOfficial record ↗

  All climate & energy votes
• ›Education & families1 with · 0 against1 vote

  Most contested

  • Yes

    EDUC-SCH SOCIAL WORK SCHLRSHP

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

  All education & families votes
• ›Health & care1 with · 0 against1 vote

  Most contested

  • Yes

    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 DemocratsOfficial record ↗

  All health & care votes
• ›Housing & rent1 with · 0 against1 vote

  Most contested

  • Yes

    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 DemocratsOfficial record ↗

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

  Most contested

  • Yes

    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 DemocratsOfficial 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 DemocratsOfficial record ↗

  All transportation votes

Where they stood out

Voted against most of their party on 0 of 6 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

• Yes

  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 ↗

• Yes

  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 ↗

• Yes

  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 ↗

• Yes

  PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT

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

  Apr 10, 2025Official record ↗

• Yes

  VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION

  With most of their party · Passed 84–16 · Yes 82–No 15 · Democrats 56–7, Republicans 26–8

  May 31, 2026Official record ↗