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Mike Simmons-Gessesse is a Democrat State Senate representative for Illinois district 7 and holds an OppScore of -2.85. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.
Mike Simmons is the Democratic Illinois State Senator for the 7th District on Chicago's North Side, appointed in 2021 and re-elected unopposed in 2022 and 2024. The first openly gay and Ethiopian-American member of the Illinois Senate, he focuses on equity legislation including reproductive rights, racial justice measures, and immigrant protections.
We hold little public record for Mike Simmons-Gessesse so far, so most of this score is inferred from their stated party and general positions rather than from documented votes. It will change as a record appears, or when they complete the OppScore self assessment.
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