Recent Experience
- Candidate for Illinois State Senate - District 35Candidate2026View Position
- Illinois State Senate - District 35Incumbent2023 – 2027View Position
- Illinois State Senate - District 352019 – 2023View Position
Other Candidates for Illinois State Senate - District 35

Sarah Mertens
Democratic
About Illinois State Senate - District 35
State Senators are members of the state's upper chamber, as part of the state's bicameral legislature. State senators are responsible for voting on: bills related to public policy matters, levels for state spending, raises or decreases in taxes, and whether to uphold or override gubernatorial vetoes.
- Term length
- 2023 – 2027
- Next election
- November 3, 2026
Learn more
District information
Where constituents live
Approximate residential density across the district. Aggregated and anonymized — no individual locations.
FewerMore
Nearby Officials

Steve Maroon
Cumberland County Sheriff
FH
Floyd Holkenbrink
Cumberland County Board - Western District
SC
Steven C. Sherwood
Cumberland County Coroner

Beverly Howard
Cumberland County Clerk and Recorder
JT
J. Todd Layton
Cumberland County Board - Central District
JM
Jenny Maynard
Cumberland County Treasurer
