Sonya Marie Harper
Democratic · IL · Illinois State Representative, 6th District
Sonya Marie Harper has represented Illinois' 6th House District since October 2015. Her background includes community and food-access work with Grow Greater Englewood, journalism, community gardening, neighborhood organizing, and service on a local school council.
Campaign Finance Information — 6TH REPRESENTATIVE
Campaign Finance Information · 6TH REPRESENTATIVE · November 3, 2026
Data last updated July 27, 2026
- Raised
- $38,353
- Spent
- $53,188
- Cash on hand
- -$2,156
- Debts
- $0
Spent can be higher than Raised because campaigns can also use money not counted in Raised, like funds from earlier years or loans.
Direct contributions by size
- $1,000-$4,999$10,500
- $500-$999$2,500
- $250-$499$750
- $100-$249$200
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections · 2026 cycle · elections.il.gov
Track record
Environment and Public Health
· 3 records
Harper sponsored HB 1526, enacted as Public Act 103-0284, creating grants for environmental, agricultural, natural-resource, and outdoor therapy programs.
July 28, 2023For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Harper sponsored HB 3418, enacted as Public Act 100-1133, authorizing local urban agricultural zones and tax, utility, and land-use incentives.
November 30, 2018For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Harper and neighborhood residents gathered more than 400 petition signatures and appeared at city council committee meetings to preserve the Wood Street community garden.
April 24, 2018For
Source: southsideweekly.com · researched July 12, 2026
Reduce Wealth Gap
· 3 records
Harper published an op-ed criticizing existing disparities in Illinois cannabis licensing and market participation.
April 20, 2026For
Source: repsonyaharper.com · researched July 12, 2026
Harper sponsored HB 1607, enacted as Public Act 104-0447, creating a state commission to evaluate and advise on efforts to eliminate food deserts.
December 12, 2025For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Harper sponsored HB 3418, enacted as Public Act 100-1133, authorizing local urban agricultural zones and tax, utility, and land-use incentives.
November 30, 2018For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Healthcare Affordability
· 1 record
Harper sponsored HB 1526, enacted as Public Act 103-0284, creating grants for environmental, agricultural, natural-resource, and outdoor therapy programs.
July 28, 2023For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Public Safety and Crime Control
· 3 records
Restore Justice Illinois endorsed Harper in the 2022 primary and cited her yes vote on the SAFE-T Act's criminal-justice reforms.
June 14, 2022For
Source: restorejusticeillinois.org · researched July 12, 2026
Harper sponsored HB 3097, enacted as Public Act 102-0455, adding instruction on traffic-stop procedures and appropriate motorist interactions to driver education.
August 20, 2021For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Harper filed HB 4353 to repeal municipal and county authority for automated stop- and speed-camera enforcement; the bill later ended at sine die.
December 3, 2015Against
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Housing Affordability
· 1 record
Harper co-sponsored SB 1780, enacted as Public Act 101-0565, establishing protections and sale procedures for heirs property held by multiple cotenants.
August 23, 2019For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Social Programs and Welfare
· 2 records
Harper sponsored HB 1607, enacted as Public Act 104-0447, creating a state commission to evaluate and advise on efforts to eliminate food deserts.
December 12, 2025For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Harper and neighborhood residents gathered more than 400 petition signatures and appeared at city council committee meetings to preserve the Wood Street community garden.
April 24, 2018For
Source: southsideweekly.com · researched July 12, 2026
Civil Rights
· 1 record
Harper co-sponsored SB 1780, enacted as Public Act 101-0565, establishing protections and sale procedures for heirs property held by multiple cotenants.
August 23, 2019For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Corporate Accountability
· 1 record
Harper published an op-ed criticizing existing disparities in Illinois cannabis licensing and market participation.
April 20, 2026For
Source: repsonyaharper.com · researched July 12, 2026
General
· 2 records
Harper voted yea on SB 2510, legislation appropriating $55.2 billion for Illinois' fiscal-year 2026 state budget.
May 31, 2025
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 12, 2026
Harper submitted a signed House-journal correction stating that she intended to vote yes on the motion to override the veto of SB 250.
November 30, 2016
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Elections
- 6TH REPRESENTATIVE · November 3, 2026 · State House District 6; Illinois · incumbent
Profile last researched July 12, 2026.