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Darin LaHood
U.S. Representative, Illinois
503 Cannon House Office Building
Summary
Darin McKay LaHood is an American attorney and politician who has served as a U.S. representative from Illinois since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, LaHood has represented the 16th district since 2023, and previously represented the 18th district from 2015 to 2023, a district which was once represented by House Minority Leader Robert H. Michel. The son of Republican Ray LaHood, who represented this district from 1995 until 2009, previously served in the Illinois Senate from the 37th legislative district from 2011 to 2015, before being elected to Congress in a special election following the resignation of Aaron Schock.
Source: Wikipedia · as of Aug 21, 2026
Scorecard
The record at a glanceA quick read on how Rep. LaHood votes and legislates this Congress. Every figure links to its full record below.
Views on the Issues
See where Rep. LaHood stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 141 →HR 10075
HR 10075 · Introduced Aug 10, 2026
Aug 10, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HR 4689
HR 4689 · Introduced Jul 23, 2025 · Armed Forces and National Security
Dec 19, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HR 7432
HR 7432 · Introduced Feb 9, 2026 · Families
May 20, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HRES 1171
HRES 1171 · Introduced Apr 14, 2026 · Social Welfare
Apr 14, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
HR 9518
HR 9518 · Introduced Jun 29, 2026
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Rep. LaHood's 645 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 428were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
97.9%
Votes with the Republican majority
On party-split votes
2.1%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
6%
Missed votes
Chamber median 2.2% · above median
Placement on the House's left–right spectrum
More liberalMore conservative
Based on how often Rep. LaHood sided with the Republican majority on party-split votes, ranked against all representatives. This is a vote-agreement placement, not an academic ideology score.
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House (roll-call votes) · as of Sep 9, 2025
Legislative Activity
What Rep. LaHood has put their name on in the 119th Congress, and across their career. Most bills — from every member — never become law; the enacted count is context, not a grade.
37
Sponsored this Congress
141 all-time
0
Became law this Congress
0% of those sponsored
1,092
Cosponsored, all-time
Signed on to others' bills
141
Bills sponsored, all-time
Source: Congress.gov · as of Aug 21, 2026
Landmark Legislation
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns. For Rep. LaHood's individual votes, view their full record on Congress.gov.
Inflation Reduction Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 5376Largest climate investment in U.S. history; allowed Medicare to negotiate drug prices; reduced the federal deficit.
D: 50 yeaR: 0 yeaFinal: 51–50
CHIPS Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 4346Invested $52 billion in domestic semiconductor manufacturing to reduce dependence on foreign chip supply chains.
D: 47 yeaR: 17 yeaFinal: 64–33