SB 3484 · IL HOUSE
VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION
Motion: Third Reading
Photo: cdn.ilga.govIL · Officeholder
Patrick Windhorst
RState Representative · District 117
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: Illinois House District 117
Biography
Patrick Windhorst is a Republican Illinois state representative who has served in the House since 2019, currently representing District 117, and is seeking re-election on November 3, 2026.[1][2] An attorney, he lives in Metropolis, Illinois.[1]
Patrick Windhorst graduated from Massac County High School and earned an A.A. from Shawnee Community College in 1995, a B.S. in journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1997, and a J.D. from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 2000.[1] His career experience includes working as an attorney with the Massac County State's Attorney's Office and with Denton & Keuler.[1]
Windhorst's tenure in the Illinois House began in 2019, and Ballotpedia lists him as winning general elections for District 118 in 2018 and 2020 and for District 117 in 2022 and 2024.[1] He assumed office for District 117 on January 11, 2023, and advanced from the Republican primary on March 17, 2026.[1]
- 1.Patrick Windhorst · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Illinois House District 117
Patrick Windhorst is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Illinois House District 117 as R. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
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
Jobs & cost of living5 with · 0 against5 votes
Most contested
- No
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
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
May 28, 2026 · Passed 89–20 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Climate & energy3 with · 0 against3 votes
Most contested
- No
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 ↗
- No
Health & care2 with · 0 against2 votes
Most contested
- No
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 ↗
- Yes
SUICIDE PREVENTION INFORMATION
May 27, 2026 · Passed 106–5 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Rights & public safety2 with · 0 against2 votes
Most contested
- No
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 ↗
- Yes
May 27, 2026 · Passed 102–3 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Education & families1 with · 0 against1 vote
Most contested
- No
Apr 15, 2026 · Passed 76–32 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- No
Housing & rent1 with · 0 against1 vote
Most contested
- No
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 ↗
- No
Transportation1 with · 0 against1 vote
Most contested
- Yes
May 31, 2026 · Passed 84–16 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
- Yes
Where they stood out
Voted with most of their party on all 11 party-divided votes on file.
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
With most of their party · Passed 75–40 · Yes 74–No 39 · Democrats 74–0, Republicans 0–39
Apr 9, 2025Official record ↗
- No
With most of their party · Passed 74–37 · Yes 72–No 36 · Democrats 72–0, Republicans 0–36
Apr 15, 2026Official record ↗
- No
With most of their party · Passed 73–35 · Yes 71–No 34 · Democrats 71–0, Republicans 0–34
May 29, 2026Official record ↗
- No
With most of their party · Passed 76–32 · Yes 74–No 31 · Democrats 69–0, Republicans 5–31
Apr 15, 2026Official record ↗
- No
With most of their party · Passed 77–30 · Yes 75–No 29 · Democrats 69–1, Republicans 6–28
May 29, 2026Official record ↗
- No
With most of their party · Passed 79–27 · Yes 77–No 26 · Democrats 71–0, Republicans 6–26
May 27, 2026Official record ↗
- No
With most of their party · Passed 73–26 · Yes 71–No 25 · Democrats 63–0, Republicans 8–25
May 22, 2026Official record ↗
- No
With most of their party · Passed 87–26 · Yes 85–No 26 · Democrats 74–0, Republicans 11–26
Apr 10, 2025Official 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.
YesVOTED
HB 2955 · IL HOUSE
EPA-PFAS WASTEWATER
Motion: Concurrence
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.
AI summary — read the bill text ↗
HB 2955 · IL HOUSE
EPA-PFAS WASTEWATER
Motion: Concurrence, Amendment 4
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.
AI summary — read the bill text ↗
SB 2696 · IL HOUSE
QUICK-TAKE-HOFFMAN ESTATES
Motion: Third Reading
SB 3565 · IL HOUSE
PUB AID-TOWNSHIPS
Motion: Third Reading
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.
AI summary — read the bill text ↗
SB 3403 · IL HOUSE
PEN CD-BD OF INVESTMENT AUDIT
Motion: Third Reading
SB 3510 · IL HOUSE
CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN
Motion: Third Reading
HB 4909 · IL HOUSE
PEN CD-IMRF-EMPLOYEE
Motion: Concurrence, Amendment 2
SB 3107 · IL HOUSE
QUICK-TAKE OAK PARK
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.
AI summary — read the bill text ↗
SB 2771 · IL HOUSE
SUICIDE PREVENTION INFORMATION
Motion: Third Reading
Showing 10 of 16 votes in this collection. Coverage may be incomplete; each entry links to the official record.