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RState Senator · District 41
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: Illinois Senate District 41
John Curran, a Republican, was sworn in to represent Illinois's 41st Senate District in July 2017, according to the General Assembly biography.[1]
He was a DuPage County Board member from 2008 to 2017 and its vice chairman, and previously spent 19 years as an Assistant State's Attorney in the Cook County State's Attorney's Office.[1] Curran earned a law degree from Northern Illinois University College of Law and a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and works as an attorney at a private law firm in Oak Brook.[1] He lives in Downers Grove, the biography says.[1]
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-19. Not yet independently fact-checked.
John Curran is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Illinois Senate District 41 as R. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
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
Most contested
On the version voted May 22, 2026: 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.
Apr 29, 2026 · Passed 47–7 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
On the version voted May 29, 2026: 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.
Apr 14, 2026 · Passed 48–7 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
SUICIDE PREVENTION INFORMATION
Apr 16, 2026 · Passed 55–2 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
May 31, 2026 · Passed 48–7 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank
With most of their party · Passed 47–7 · Yes 46–No 7 · Democrats 37–0, Republicans 9–7
Apr 29, 2026Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 48–7 · Yes 47–No 7 · Democrats 38–0, Republicans 9–7
May 31, 2026Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 48–7 · Yes 47–No 7 · Democrats 35–0, Republicans 12–7
Apr 14, 2026Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 51–3 · Yes 50–No 3 · Democrats 36–0, Republicans 14–3
Apr 16, 2026Official record ↗
SUICIDE PREVENTION INFORMATION
With most of their party · Passed 55–2 · Yes 54–No 2 · Democrats 37–0, Republicans 17–2
Apr 16, 2026Official record ↗
Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.
Motion: Concurrence, Amendment 1
On the version voted May 22, 2026: 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.
Motion: Concurrence, Amendment 1
Motion: Third Reading
On the version voted May 22, 2026: 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.
Motion: Third Reading
As introduced, allows the Village of Oak Park to use quick-take eminent domain for two years to acquire specified properties on Madison Street and Humphrey Avenue in Cook County for a public building and facility.
Motion: Third Reading
Motion: Third Reading
On the version voted May 29, 2026: 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.
Showing 6 of 6 votes in this collection. Coverage may be incomplete; each entry links to the official record.