Dave Severin
Republican · IL · Illinois State Representative, District 116
Dave Severin has represented Illinois House District 116 since 2017. He is a small-business owner and served for more than 29 years on the Benton grade school board.
Where Dave Severin stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record),
Opposes
Reduce Wealth Gap (1 record), Labor Rights (1 record), Immigration (1 record),
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (1 support · 2 oppose), Government Spending Reduction (2 support · 3 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 2 oppose
Introduced a bill to repeal the 2021 Climate and Equitable Jobs Act energy law. It did not pass.
July 22, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: ilga.gov
Voted no on the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, a major law that set deadlines to close fossil fuel power plants. It passed 83-33.
September 9, 2021Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: ilga.gov
Sponsored in the House a law letting the state petroleum board support cleanup and restoration of old oil field sites.
August 18, 2017Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: ilga.gov
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 1 oppose
Voted no on raising the state minimum wage in steps to $15 an hour. The House passed it 69-47.
February 14, 2019Opposes Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: ilga.gov
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 oppose
Voted no on raising the state minimum wage in steps to $15 an hour. The House passed it 69-47.
February 14, 2019Opposes Labor Rights
Source: ilga.gov
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Sponsored a law requiring a state report listing extra charges on home electric bills beyond delivery and supply.
July 9, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: ilga.gov
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 oppose
Voted no on the Illinois TRUST Act, which limits local police from holding people only for federal immigration agents. It passed 62-49.
May 29, 2017Opposes Immigration
Source: ilga.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support · 3 oppose
Voted no on the state budget for the 2027 fiscal year, about $55.9 billion. It passed 76-39.
May 31, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: ilga.gov
Voted no on the state budget for the 2026 fiscal year. It passed 75-41.
May 31, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: ilga.gov
Voted yes on the 2019 Rebuild Illinois construction spending plan for roads, schools and state buildings. It passed 95-18.
June 1, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: ilga.gov
Voted yes to override Gov. Rauner's veto of the 2017 state budget. The override passed 74-37.
July 6, 2017Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: ilga.gov
Voted yes on the 2017 state budget, passed during the two-year budget standoff. It passed 81-34.
July 2, 2017Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: ilga.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Introduced a bill bringing back the death penalty for murdering a police officer on duty. It did not pass.
February 17, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: ilga.gov
Voted no on the SAFE-T Act, the criminal justice law that ended cash bail and changed police rules. It passed 60-50.
January 13, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: ilga.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Sponsored a law adding veterans with PTSD or depression to the prison program where inmates train service dogs.
August 25, 2017Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: ilga.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 2 oppose
Introduced a bill to repeal parts of the 2023 Protect Illinois Communities Act gun law, starting with its longer firearm restraining orders. It did not pass.
January 30, 2023Opposes Gun Control
Source: ilga.gov
Voted no on the Protect Illinois Communities Act, which banned the sale of many semiautomatic rifles and large magazines. It passed 68-41.
January 10, 2023Opposes Gun Control
Source: ilga.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 3 oppose
Voted no on repealing the law that required parents to be told before a minor's abortion. The repeal passed 62-51.
October 27, 2021Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: ilga.gov
Voted no on the Reproductive Health Act, which made abortion a fundamental right under state law. It passed 64-50.
May 28, 2019Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: ilga.gov
Voted no on a bill letting state Medicaid and state worker health plans pay for abortions. It passed 62-55.
April 25, 2017Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: ilga.gov
Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 3 support
Introduced a bill cutting the state income tax rate for individuals from 4.95% to 4.85%. It did not pass.
January 9, 2025Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: ilga.gov
Voted no on overriding Gov. Rauner's veto of the 2017 income tax increase. The override passed 71-42.
July 6, 2017Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: ilga.gov
Voted no on a bill raising the state income tax rate to 4.95% for people and 7% for corporations. It passed 72-45.
July 2, 2017Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: ilga.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support
Voted yes on the 2019 bill that doubled the state gas tax to pay for roads and bridges. It passed 83-29.
June 1, 2019Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: ilga.gov
Voted yes on the 2019 bill that allowed new casinos, legalized sports betting and added taxes to help pay for construction projects. It passed 87-27.
June 1, 2019Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: ilga.gov
Voted yes on the 2019 Rebuild Illinois construction spending plan for roads, schools and state buildings. It passed 95-18.
June 1, 2019Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: ilga.gov
Track record — General
General · 18 records
Voted no on the 2026 tax package, which added taxes on social media companies, cryptocurrency and fantasy sports. It passed 73-41.
May 31, 2026
Source: ilga.gov
Voted no on a proposed state constitutional amendment about how legislative district maps are drawn. It passed the House 74-38.
April 22, 2026
Source: ilga.gov
Voted no on the 2025 transit law that replaced the Regional Transportation Authority with a new Northern Illinois Transit Authority. It passed 72-32.
October 30, 2025
Source: ilga.gov
Voted no on a 2025 energy law that set new rules for electric utility planning and energy storage. It passed 70-37.
October 29, 2025
Source: ilga.gov
Voted no on the 2025 tax package that changed business deductions, tobacco taxes and grocery taxes, among other things. It passed 71-43.
May 31, 2025
Source: ilga.gov
Voted no on medical aid in dying, which lets terminally ill adults ask a doctor for life-ending medicine. It passed 63-42.
May 29, 2025
Source: ilga.gov
Sponsored in the House a law letting two school districts, including Bethel School District 82, borrow above normal limits if voters approve.
August 9, 2024
Source: ilga.gov
Sponsored a law giving experienced cosmetology teachers credit toward a barber teacher license.
July 19, 2024
Source: ilga.gov
Voted no on creating a new state Department of Early Childhood to run child care and preschool programs. It passed 93-18.
May 9, 2024
Source: ilga.gov
Sponsored a law naming the Eastern Milksnake the official state snake of Illinois.
June 17, 2022
Source: ilga.gov
Voted no on the 2021 map that redrew Illinois House and Senate districts. It passed 71-45.
May 28, 2021
Source: ilga.gov
Sponsored in the House a law moving property tax assessment of certain water treatment facilities to the state Department of Revenue.
August 2, 2019
Source: ilga.gov
Voted no on the law that made recreational marijuana legal for adults 21 and older. The House agreed 66-47.
May 31, 2019
Source: ilga.gov
Sponsored a law letting hunters wear blaze pink clothing as well as blaze orange for safety.
August 19, 2018
Source: ilga.gov
Sponsored in the House a law extending a City of Marion tax increment financing district and a state task force studying these districts.
August 13, 2018
Source: ilga.gov
Sponsored in the House a law naming May 17 as awareness day for DIPG, an aggressive childhood brain cancer.
July 20, 2018
Source: ilga.gov
Voted no on the 2017 law that created a new school funding formula based on each district's needs. It passed 73-34.
August 28, 2017
Source: ilga.gov
Sponsored a law naming cycling the official state exercise of Illinois.
August 25, 2017
Source: ilga.gov
Past race Dave Severin ran in:
- State Representative District 116 · November 3, 2026 · State House District 116; Illinois · incumbent