Sam Yingling

Sam Yingling

Democratic Party

Prior offices

Avon Township Supervisor (Lake County)

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Illinois House of Representatives District 62

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Elections and appointments

Last election

June 28, 2022

Education

High school

Carmel Catholic High School

Bachelor's

DePaul University

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Profession

Licensed real estate broker

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Sam Yingling (Democratic Party) was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing District 62. He assumed office in 2013. He left office on January 11, 2023.

Yingling (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Illinois State Senate to represent District 31. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 28, 2022.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Yingling was assigned to the following committees:

• Counties & Townships Committee, Chairperson
• Energy & Environment Committee
• Ethics & Elections Committee
• Housing Committee
• International Relations, Tourism, and Trade Committee
• Revenue & Finance Committee

2021-2022

Yingling was assigned to the following committees:

• Counties & Townships Committee, Chair
• Elections & Campaign Finance Committee (decommissioned)
• Energy & Environment Committee
• Ethics & Elections Committee
• Housing Committee
• International Relations, Tourism, and Trade Committee
• Revenue & Finance Committee

2019-2020

Yingling was assigned to the following committees:

• Cities & Villages Committee
• Counties & Townships Committee, Chair
• Revenue & Finance Committee
• Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Yingling served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Yingling served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2022

See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Illinois State Senate District 31

Mary Edly-Allen defeated Adam Solano in the general election for Illinois State Senate District 31 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mary Edly-Allen (D)	56.8	36,702
		Adam Solano (R)	43.2	27,934

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 64,636
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 31

Mary Edly-Allen defeated Sam Yingling in the Democratic primary for Illinois State Senate District 31 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mary Edly-Allen	55.1	8,422
		Sam Yingling	44.9	6,858

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,280
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 31

Adam Solano advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 31 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adam Solano	100.0	10,825

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,825
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2020

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 62

Incumbent Sam Yingling defeated Jim Walsh in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 62 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sam Yingling (D)	56.9	27,215
	Submit photo	Jim Walsh (R)	43.1	20,619

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 47,834
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 62

Incumbent Sam Yingling advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 62 on March 17, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sam Yingling	100.0	9,762

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,762
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 62

Jim Walsh advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 62 on March 17, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Jim Walsh	100.0	2,992

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,992
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2018

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 62

Incumbent Sam Yingling defeated Ken Idstein in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 62 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sam Yingling (D)	56.5	19,614
		Ken Idstein (R)	43.5	15,082

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,696 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 62

Incumbent Sam Yingling advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 62 on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sam Yingling	100.0	6,586

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 62

Ken Idstein defeated Adam Solano in the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 62 on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ken Idstein	61.5	3,387
		Adam Solano	38.5	2,124

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 5,511
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2016

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives were held in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was November 30, 2015.

Incumbent Sam Yingling defeated Rod Drobinski in the Illinois House of Representatives District 62 general election.

Illinois House of Representatives, District 62 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sam Yingling Incumbent	52.45%	22,050
	Republican	Rod Drobinski	47.55%	19,993
Total Votes				42,043
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections

Incumbent Sam Yingling ran unopposed in the Illinois House of Representatives District 62 Democratic primary.

Illinois House of Representatives, District 62 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Sam Yingling Incumbent (unopposed)

Rod Drobinski ran unopposed in the Illinois House of Representatives District 62 Republican primary.

Illinois House of Representatives, District 62 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Rod Drobinski  (unopposed)

2014

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 18, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 2, 2013. Incumbent Sam Yingling ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Rod Drobinski ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Yingling then defeated Drobinski in the general election.

Illinois House of Representatives District 62, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sam Yingling Incumbent	52.1%	13,910
	Republican	Rod Drobinski	47.9%	12,789
Total Votes				26,699

2012

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2012

Yingling won election in the 2012 election for Illinois House of Representatives District 62. Yingling was unopposed in the March 20 Democratic primary and defeated incumbent Sandy Cole (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Illinois House of Representatives, District 62, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Sam Yingling	55.3%	20,994
	Republican	Sandy Cole Incumbent	44.7%	16,978
Total Votes				37,972

Campaign themes

2022

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2020

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2016

Yingling's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“	Freeze Property Taxes Sam has fought politicians who want to keep taxes high. he gave back a portion of his own pay to create a program providing grants to help local seniors and veterans pay their property taxes, and he will continue fighting to freeze our property taxes to give homeowners needed relief. Standing up for Seniors Sam is fighting against politicians' attack on our retirements. He knows that many of our seniors are living on fixed incomes and are struggling to keep up with the rising cost of living. That's why he stood up to politicians in Springfield and successfully defeated an effort that would have forced seniors to pay a new tax on their retirement income. Women's Health Care Sam is fighting against extreme politicians' attacks on women's health. He is standing up for women. He supports a woman's right to choose and is fighting to protect critical women's health services, like life-saving breast cancer screenings, from devastating cuts. He is cracking down on violence against women by fighting to give prosecutors more tools and time to put rapists behind bars and protecting funding for shelters serving victims of domestic violence.	”
—Sam Yingling

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Sam Yingling campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Illinois State Senate District 31	Lost primary	$372,197	$408,629
2020	Illinois House of Representatives District 62	Won general	$534,627	N/A**
2018	Illinois House of Representatives District 62	Won general	$1,580,617	N/A**
2016	Illinois House of Representatives, District 62	Won	$2,688,455	N/A**
2014	Illinois House of Representatives, District 62	Won	$1,037,600	N/A**
Grand total			$6,213,496	$408,629
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Endorsements

2012

In 2012, Yingling's endorsements included the following

• The Chicago Tribune

Noteworthy events

Tested positive for coronavirus on September 21, 2020

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On September 21, a spokesperson for Yingling announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus and began self-quarantining.

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2022

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2021

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In 2021, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 1. Illinois Environmental Council Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Illinois Humane Society Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to pets and wildlife. Illinois Realtors Legislators are scored on votes on bills affecting real estate and private property. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2020

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In 2020, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 8 to May 23. Illinois Environmental Council Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Illinois Parents of Adults with Developmental Disabilities Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that "help or hinder Illinois citizens with developmental disabilities access more included lives in their homes and communities." National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2019

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2018

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2017

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In 2017, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 31. There were also special sessions. The 1st special session was June 21-July 6. The 2nd special session was July 26-July 31. During the 3rd special session, the Senate met on August 13, and the House met on August 16. The 4th special session was on August 28-29. There was a veto session from October 24-November 9. Citizen Action Illinois Legislators are scored on votes on bills that the organization believes show "dedication to social and economic justice as well as protecting Illinois’ consumers." Illinois Environmental Council Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues. Illinois Parents of Adults with Developmental Disabilities Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that "help or hinder Illinois citizens with developmental disabilities access more included lives in their homes and communities."' Technology and Manufacturing Association Legislators are scored on their votes on manufacturing issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2016

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2015

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2014

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2013

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Preceded by -	Illinois House of Representatives District 62 2013-2023	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Avon Township Supervisor (Lake County)	Succeeded by -

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Current members of the Illinois State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Don Harmon

Majority Leader:Kimberly Lightford

Minority Leader:John Curran

Senators

District 1

Javier Cervantes (D)

District 2

Omar Aquino (D)

District 3

Mattie Hunter (D)

District 4

Kimberly Lightford (D)

District 5

Lakesia Collins (D)

District 6

Sara Feigenholtz (D)

District 7

Mike Simmons (D)

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Ram Villivalam (D)

District 9

Laura Fine (D)

District 10

Robert Martwick (D)

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Mike Porfirio (D)

District 12

Celina Villanueva (D)

District 13

Robert Peters (D)

District 14

Emil Jones (D)

District 15

Napoleon Harris (D)

District 16

Willie Preston (D)

District 17

Elgie Sims (D)

District 18

Bill Cunningham (D)

District 19

Michael Hastings (D)

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Graciela Guzman (D)

District 21

Laura Ellman (D)

District 22

Cristina Castro (D)

District 23

Suzanne Glowiak Hilton (D)

District 24

Seth Lewis (R)

District 25

Karina Villa (D)

District 26

Darby Hills (R)

District 27

Mark Walker (D)

District 28

Laura Murphy (D)

District 29

Julie Morrison (D)

District 30

Adriane Johnson (D)

District 31

Mary Edly-Allen (D)

District 32

Craig Wilcox (R)

District 33

Don DeWitte (R)

District 34

Steve Stadelman (D)

District 35

Dave Syverson (R)

District 36

Michael Halpin (D)

District 37

Li Arellano (R)

District 38

Sue Rezin (R)

District 39

Don Harmon (D)

District 40

Patrick Joyce (D)

District 41

John Curran (R)

District 42

Linda Holmes (D)

District 43

Rachel Ventura (D)

District 44

Sally Turner (R)

District 45

Andrew Chesney (R)

District 46

David Koehler (D)

District 47

Neil Anderson (R)

District 48

Doris Turner (D)

District 49

Meg Loughran Cappel (D)

District 50

Jil Tracy (R)

District 51

Chapin Rose (R)

District 52

Paul Faraci (D)

District 53

Chris Balkema (R)

District 54

Steve McClure (R)

District 55

Jason Plummer (R)

District 56

Erica Harriss (R)

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Christopher Belt (D)

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Terri Bryant (R)

District 59

Dale Fowler (R)

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