Mattie Hunter
Democratic · IL · Illinois State Senator, 3rd District
Mattie Hunter has represented Illinois' 3rd Senate District since 2003 and serves as an assistant majority leader. Her background includes government and sociology education, work as a certified drug and alcohol counselor and prevention specialist, and leadership on state health and human-services task forces.
Campaign Finance Information — 3RD SENATE
Campaign Finance Information · 3RD SENATE · November 3, 2026
Data last updated July 27, 2026
- Cash on hand
- $250,921
- Debts
- $0
Top disclosed occupations of direct donors
- CEO$14,625
- Physician$4,000
- Healthcare Consultant$3,875
- Hospital Management$3,875
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- House Member$3,500
Direct contributions by size
- $5,000+$20,000
- $1,000-$4,999$109,625
- $500-$999$14,100
- $250-$499$8,550
- $100-$249$1,380
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections · 2026 cycle · elections.il.gov
Track record
Environment and Public Health
· 1 record
Hunter passed HB 3409 through the Senate, advancing a ban on specified PFAS and other harmful chemicals in cosmetic products.
May 20, 2026For
Source: senatorhunter.com · researched July 12, 2026
Reduce Wealth Gap
· 1 record
Hunter sponsored SB 1301, which became Public Act 104-0092 and allows public fund managers to consider financial institutions' Community Reinvestment Act ratings.
August 1, 2025For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Healthcare Affordability
· 2 records
Hunter issued a statement supporting FY2027 budget investments in safety-net hospitals, direct-support professionals, and mental-health services after Senate passage.
June 1, 2026For
Source: senatorhunter.com · researched July 12, 2026
Hunter was the lead Senate sponsor of the Equity in Health Care Act, which became law as Public Act 102-0650.
May 27, 2022For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Public Safety and Crime Control
· 2 records
Hunter voted for HB 1836, legislation establishing automatic sealing for certain criminal-conviction records.
October 29, 2025For
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 12, 2026
Hunter accepted appointment to the Task Force on Missing and Murdered Chicago Women, which studies violence affecting Chicago women and girls.
May 30, 2023For
Source: senatorhunter.com · researched July 12, 2026
Social Programs and Welfare
· 4 records
Hunter issued a statement supporting FY2027 budget investments in safety-net hospitals, direct-support professionals, and mental-health services after Senate passage.
June 1, 2026For
Source: senatorhunter.com · researched July 12, 2026
Hunter co-sponsored HB 261, enacted as Public Act 100-0332, allowing school districts to provide housing assistance to homeless students' families when it costs less than transportation to the school of origin.
August 25, 2017For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Hunter sponsored SB 1255, enacted as Public Act 99-0285, establishing a summer internship program for foster youth through the Department of Children and Family Services.
August 5, 2015For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Hunter sponsored SB 1784, enacted as Public Act 97-0048, which changed state public-aid, Medicaid, and health-program statutes.
June 28, 2011For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Public Education Quality
· 2 records
Hunter co-sponsored HB 261, enacted as Public Act 100-0332, allowing school districts to provide housing assistance to homeless students' families when it costs less than transportation to the school of origin.
August 25, 2017For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Hunter served as Senate sponsor of HB 1540, enacted as Public Act 94-0189, which addressed physical-education requirements and support exceptions for students receiving special-education services.
July 12, 2005For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Civil Rights
· 1 record
Hunter was the lead Senate sponsor of the CROWN Act, which expanded the Illinois Human Rights Act's definition of race to include hair texture and protective hairstyles and became Public Act 102-0036.
June 25, 2021For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Corporate Accountability
· 2 records
Hunter passed HB 3409 through the Senate, advancing a ban on specified PFAS and other harmful chemicals in cosmetic products.
May 20, 2026For
Source: senatorhunter.com · researched July 12, 2026
Hunter sponsored SB 1301, which became Public Act 104-0092 and allows public fund managers to consider financial institutions' Community Reinvestment Act ratings.
August 1, 2025For
Source: ilga.gov · researched July 12, 2026
Public Infrastructure
· 1 record
Hunter voted for SB 2111, legislation establishing the Northern Illinois Transit Authority and appropriating public-transit funds.
October 31, 2025For
Source: justfacts.votesmart.org · researched July 12, 2026
General
· 1 record
Planned Parenthood Illinois Action endorsed Hunter in the 2026 Illinois primary election.
February 18, 2026
Source: plannedparenthoodaction.org · researched July 12, 2026
Elections
- 3RD SENATE · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 3; Illinois · incumbent
Profile last researched July 12, 2026.