Rep. Sorensen, Eric

Democrat · Illinois-17 · House of Representatives

Eric Sorensen is an American politician and meteorologist serving as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 17th congressional district since 2023. His district covers a large swath of western and central Illinois, centered around Moline, Rock Island, and the Illinois side of the Quad Cities. It also includes parts of Peoria and Rockford. A member of the Democratic Party, Sorensen is the first openly gay member of Congress from Illinois.

Voting record

Participation: shows up to vote 98% of the time.
Bipartisanship: votes with the opposing party's majority 33.7% of the time.
Alignment with the district's political lean: 43.2%.
Bills sponsored: 21; passed into law: 0.

Recent votes by Rep. Sorensen, Eric

Voted Nay on Suspends federal diesel fuel tax through 2026 — Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025
Voted Not Voting on House backs zero traffic deaths by 2050 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8774) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8771) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8752) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea on Requires court order for mail surveillance — Supporting America’s Children and Families Act
Voted Yea on Removes judges' power to appoint U.S. attorneys — D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act
Voted Yea on Remote health monitoring for pregnant Medicaid patients — Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act
Voted Yea on Grants to help foreign-trained health workers — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
Voted Yea on Study health career training grant outcomes — Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Voted Nay on Tightens banking sanctions on Russia — CHIPS and Science Act of 2022
Voted Yea on Increase Medicare and Medicaid payments to rural hospitals — Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Voted Yea on Speaker reserves procedural placeholder for House — Secure the Border Act of 2023
Voted Yea on Exempts active military pay from federal income tax — National Defense Authorization Act FY2024
Voted Not Voting on Procedural placeholder reserved for Speaker — Lower Drug Costs Now Act
Voted Nay on Increases airport passenger fees through 2030 — Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
Voted Nay on Speaker reserves bill number for future legislation — Parents Bill of Rights Act
Voted Yea on Designates Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist group — Clean Energy for America Act

Other Illinois representatives

Find your representatives · See the bills up for a vote now