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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.
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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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