Paul Jacobs

Republican · House District 118

Influence: 23 / 100
Low Influence #145 overall · #95 in House

At a Glance

Paul Jacobs ranks #145 overall in the Illinois General Assembly, and collaborate with 165 different legislators.

Where Paul Jacobs's Influence Comes From

26%
Moneyball
Bill effectiveness, network size, institutional power
26%
Bridge Influence
Connects different legislative blocs
0%
Swing Votes
Vote pivotality on close roll calls
36%
Sponsor Pull
ML-predicted effect of sponsorship on bill success

Campaign finance

This is SBE campaign receipts, not Moneyball. Moneyball scores legislative effectiveness. These figures are donations to matched candidate committees in the disclosure window.

2025-01-01 – 2026-09-13. Linked via Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs

$102,313.89 Total received
56 Receipts
1 Committees

Committees

Committee Party Status Match
Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs 34315 Republican Active Office + district + name (95%)

Top donors

Donor Occupation Employer Receipts Total
Paul Jacobs Representative State of Illinois 1 $25,000.00
Illinois Optometric Association — — 3 $16,150.00
Realtor Political Action Committee — — 1 $10,000.00
Illinois Farm Bureau Activator Political Involvement — — 7 $7,001.81
Hal Pearlman Retired Unemployed/Retired 1 $5,000.00
David & Katherine Asbery Physicain Self Employed 2 $4,000.00
Ameren Illinois PAC — — 2 $4,000.00
AMEREN ILLINOIS — — 2 $3,000.00
Citizens For Patrick Windhorst — — 2 $2,825.00
E.T. Simonds Construction Company — — 1 $2,500.00
Lomalex Business Enterprises Series EQ LP — — 1 $2,300.00
ISAPAC — — 2 $2,000.00
Dent-IL-Pac — — 1 $1,500.00
Illinois State Medical Society — — 1 $1,500.00
Illinois Citizens for Life, PAC — — 1 $1,087.08
Accel Entertainment Gaming LLC — — 1 $1,000.00
David Gould Retired Retired 1 $1,000.00
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois — — 1 $1,000.00
Dan Parrish Property Manager Self Employeed 1 $1,000.00
Illinois Lawyers PAC — — 1 $1,000.00
Illinois Merchants Political Action Committee Team — — 1 $1,000.00
McGuire Woods — — 1 $1,000.00
Illinois Liberty PAC — — 1 $750.00
Illinois Action Committee — — 1 $500.00
Charlotte Nielsen — — 1 $500.00

Recent receipts

Date Contributor Committee Amount
2026-08-31 Accel Entertainment Gaming LLC Bolingbrook, IL Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs $1,000.00
2026-08-31 David Gould Retired · Retired Anna, IL Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs $1,000.00
2026-08-28 Dent-IL-Pac Springfield, IL Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs $1,500.00
2026-08-28 David & Katherine Asbery Physicain · Self Employed Mt. Vernon, IL Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs $2,000.00
2026-08-28 Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois Springfield, IL Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs $1,000.00
2026-07-22 Dan Parrish Property Manager · Self Employeed Carbondale, IL Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs $1,000.00
2026-07-22 Illinois State Medical Society Chicago, IL Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs $1,500.00
2026-06-10 Ameren Illinois PAC Springfield, IL Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs $3,000.00
2026-04-21 Lomalex Business Enterprises Series EQ LP Carbondale, IL Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs $2,300.00
2026-03-09 Illinois Action Committee Springfield, IL Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs $500.00
2026-03-09 Professional Eyecare Center Macomb, IL Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs $250.00
2026-03-09 Mike Eberhart West Frankfort, IL Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs $250.00
2026-03-09 Illinois Citizens for Life, PAC St Charles, IL Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs $1,087.08
2026-03-04 Illinois Farm Bureau Activator Political Involvement Bloomington, IL Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs $2,450.00
2026-03-04 Illinois Farm Bureau Activator Political Involvement Bloomington, IL Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs $1,421.81
2026-03-04 Illinois Farm Bureau Activator Political Involvement Bloomington, IL Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs $50.00
2026-03-04 Illinois Farm Bureau Activator Political Involvement Bloomington, IL Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs $700.00
2026-03-04 Illinois Farm Bureau Activator Political Involvement Bloomington, IL Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs $980.00
2026-03-04 Illinois Farm Bureau Activator Political Involvement Bloomington, IL Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs $700.00
2026-03-04 Illinois Farm Bureau Activator Political Involvement Bloomington, IL Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs $700.00
2026-02-24 Eubanks & Daugherty LLC Harrisburg, IL Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs $250.00
2026-02-24 Illinois Lawyers PAC Springfield, IL Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs $1,000.00
2026-02-24 Charlotte Nielsen Graslake, IL Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs $500.00
2026-02-24 Spencer Family Eye Care LLC Benton, IL Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs $250.00
2026-02-24 Precision Eyecare Centers Fairfield, IL Committee to Elect Dr Paul Jacobs $250.00

Legislative Effectiveness (Moneyball)

0 Laws Passed
0% Effectiveness Rate
1.3 Avg Co-sponsors / Law
6% Cross-Party Bills
165 Unique Collaborators
25.6 Moneyball Score
Network Hub Wide Tent

Value Assessment

ML model predicts legislative effectiveness from network position, demographics, and topic profile, then compares to actual performance. View full recruitment rankings →

0% Predicted Effectiveness
0% Actual Effectiveness
+0% Residual
Fairly Valued Value Pctl: 65

Notable Bills

Highest probability bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Paul Jacobs.

Bill Description Predicted Dest. P(Advance) Forecast Stage Status
HB1341 CD CORR-TAMMS REPURPOSE Stuck 45% 1% Low Crossed Chambers OPEN
HB1335 STATUTES-BORN ALIVE INFANT Stuck 15% 1% Low In Committee OPEN
HB1333 REPEAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACT Stuck 14% 2% Low In Committee OPEN
HB1339 PROP TX-SENIOR HOMESTEAD Stuck 14% 1% Low In Committee OPEN
HB4492 PROP TX-SENIOR HOMESTEAD Stuck 14% — In Committee OPEN
HB1345 REPEAL ILLINOIS TRUST ACT Stuck 13% 2% Low In Committee OPEN
HB1336 PARENTAL NOTICE OF ABORTION Stuck 13% 2% Low In Committee OPEN
HB1340 ULTRASOUND OPPORTUNITY ACT Stuck 13% 2% Low In Committee OPEN
HB1337 PROP TX-PERSON W/DISABILITY Stuck 5% — In Committee OPEN
HB1343 FIREARM OWNERS ID ACT-REPEAL Stuck 4% 2% Low In Committee OPEN

Voting Bloc

Member of Opposition Republican Caucus (40 members, 0% cohesion).