About
Underwood, Lauren Ashley A Representative from Illinois; born in Mayfield Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, October 4, 1986; graduated Neuqua Valley High School, Naperville, Ill., 2004; B.S.N., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., 2008; M.S.N./M.P.H., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md., 2009; nurse; professor; senior advisor, United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2014-2017; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixteenth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2019-present).
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Performance & Participation
Votes CastTop 25%
100% — Voted in 642 of 645 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 18%
Vote IndependenceBottom 25%
0.2% — Voted against their own party majority 1 of 605 times.
Avg 2.1% · Most independent: 23.7% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedTop 25%
695 — Attracted 695 cosponsors across 36 bills.
Avg 299 · Most: 1,868 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
25 — Attracted 25 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 1,291 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenMiddle 50%
250 — 250 bills cosponsored.
Avg 304 · Most: 1,768 · Least: 3
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
31 — 31 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 59 · Most: 803 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.69 · Most: +0.94 · Least: +0.33
Press Release ToneiMiddle 50%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.37 · Most: +0.90 · Least: +0.03
CULLINAN PROPERTIES ANNOUNCES ITS ROCK RUN COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT IN JOLIET HAS OVER 500,000 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE IN EXECUTED DEALS OPEN OR OPENING IN 2027
Globe Newswire · Sep 11, 2026
Chicago-area nurses holding one-day strike against Prime Healthcare
Headtopics · Sep 3, 2026
Legis1 Background: Some House Democrats Warm to DHS Head Mullin
Legis1 · Jun 28, 2026
Congress Faces DHS Funding Crisis Again, ICE and CBP Exempt
Legis1 · Jun 2, 2026
Cruise Ship Recent Hantavirus Outbreak Exposes U.S. Preparedness Gaps
Legis1 · May 22, 2026