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U.S. Representative · Illinois 16th District
Darin LaHood
RepublicanDistrict R+11119th CongressOn the ballot 2026
Typical swing score47#150 of 431 representatives across tracked bills
Contact Darin LaHood’s office
Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators datasetWashington, D.C. office503 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-1316
Signals to watch
What in this member’s district, record and ideology could move them, and in which direction. Their score is the same on every bill they haven’t committed to, so these are the things to watch.Could pull them toward Democrats · 2 signals
- StrongBacks 4 Democratic-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 4 of the 890 tracked bills that were introduced by Democrats: H.R. 2466, H.R. 5773, H.R. 6020, H.R. 8205.
- MediumHeritage Action 66 vs. House Republican avg 86Heritage Action (119th Congress, higher = more conservative) scored this member 66; the House Republican average is 86.5 (n=217). That is 20 points toward the Democrats.
Keeps them with Republicans · 0 signals
None of our measures place this member firmly with their party. On tracked bills, they have cosponsored SAVE Act.
Bill-specific inputsVotes on similar past bills and committee seats vary by bill, so they appear in the swing-v3 scores below rather than here.
Term and election
From the congress-legislators datasetOn the ballot 2026
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 – January 3, 2027
- Next election
- November 3, 2026
- Years in office
- 11.1 years
Committees
Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3- House Committee on Ways and MeansMajority · 6th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Work and WelfareChair
- Subcommittee on Trade
- House Permanent Select Committee on IntelligenceMajority · 4th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Central Intelligence AgencyVice Chairman
- Subcommittee on National Security Agency and CyberChairman
Voting ideology
first dimension, from VoteviewR median
D median
LaHood← More liberal (−1)More conservative (+1) →
Their score of +0.460 is 0.07 to the left of the House Republican median (+0.530).
Advocacy scorecards
Their rating vs. the House Republican average- 119th Congress66House Republican average: 86 (n=217)
Swing score by bill
swing-v2 · a bill marks a member as committed to it| Bill | Their role | Swing score · | |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 1An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.Summary on Congress.gov | No position yet | 47 | Middle |
| H.R. 2283Recognizing Community Organizations for Veteran Engagement and Recovery ActSummary on Congress.gov |