Darin LaHood

U.S. Representative · IL-16 · Republican

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 9, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.87· expected 1.41

Meets expectations

Rank 170 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

How far LaHood’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

30 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 29 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

How LaHood’s ratings compare with every representative

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is LaHood.

94/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 38 missed of 674

Voted on 636 of 674 roll calls; missed 38. Lower than 85% of House members.

15%100%

98/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 123 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 445 votes that split the parties. Lower than 56% of House members.

45%100%

14/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +2

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 76% of House members.

0%70%

+0.46

Republican middle 80%: 0.32 to 0.71

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

3 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in LaHood’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 7432 Fostering the Future ActModifies foster care and child welfare policies and programs. AI-readFamilies · Passed a chamber May 20, 2026Substantive2.6k words Passed a chamber
H.R. 167 Community Reclamation Partnerships Act of 2025Creates partnerships for community-led environmental reclamation projects. AI-readEnvironmental Protection · Passed a chamber May 14, 2025Substantive1.5k words Passed a chamber
H.R. 1152 Electronic Filing and Payment Fairness ActModifies electronic filing and payment requirements for federal taxes. AI-readTaxation · Passed a chamber Apr 1, 2025Substantive281 words Passed a chamber

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.