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Illinois Senate
Illinois General Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type

Upper house
Term limits
None
History
New session started
January 11, 2017
Leadership
President of the Senate

John Cullerton (D)
Since Jan 14, 2009
Majority Leader

James Clayborne (D)
Since Nov 20, 2008
Minority Leader

Bill Brady (R)
Since July 1, 2017
Structure
Seats 59
Layout of Illinois
Political groups

Majority

  •   Democratic: 37

Minority



  •   Republican: 21

Other



  •   Conservative: 1

Length of term
4 years (with one two-year term each decade)
Authority
Illinois Constitution Article IV
Salary $67,874/year + per diem
Elections
Last election
November 6, 2018
Next election
November 3, 2020
Redistricting Legislative Control
Meeting place
Illinois State Senate.jpg
State Senate Chamber
Illinois State Capitol
Springfield, Illinois
Website
Illinois State Senate

The Illinois Senate is the upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the state of Illinois in the United States. The body was created by the first state constitution adopted in 1818. The Illinois Senate is made up of 59 senators elected from individual legislative districts determined by population; redistricted every 10 years, based on the 2010 U.S. census each senator represents approximately 217,468 people.[1] Under the Illinois Constitution of 1970, senators are divided into three groups, each group having a two-year term at a different part of the decade between censuses, with the rest of the decade being taken up by two four-year terms.[2] This ensures that the Senate reflects changes made when the General Assembly redistricts itself after each census.


Depending on the election year, roughly one-third, two-thirds, or all Senate seats may be contested. In contrast, the Illinois House of Representatives is made up of 118 members with its entire membership elected to two-year terms. House districts are formed by dividing each Senate district in half,[3] with each senator having two "associated" representatives.


The Illinois Senate convenes at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. Its first official working day is the second Wednesday of January each year. Its primary duties are to pass bills into law, approve the state budget, confirm appointments to state departments and agencies, act on federal constitutional amendments and propose constitutional amendments for Illinois. It also has the power to override gubernatorial vetoes through a three-fifths majority vote. The Illinois Senate tries impeachments made by the House of Representatives, and can convict impeached officers by a two-thirds vote.


Voting in the Illinois Senate is done by members pushing one of three buttons. Unlike most states, the Illinois Senate allows members to vote yes, no, or present. It takes 30 affirmative votes to pass legislation during final action.[4][5] The number of negative votes does not matter. Therefore, voting present has the same effect on the tally as voting no.




Contents






  • 1 Party summary


  • 2 Leadership


    • 2.1 Majority


    • 2.2 Minority




  • 3 Officers


  • 4 Members


  • 5 Past composition of the Senate


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Party summary



















































Affiliation
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)

Total






Democratic

Republican

Conservative
Vacant

End of previous legislature
39
20
0
59
0


Begin
37
22
0
59
0

April 19, 2018[6]
21
1
Latest voting share

7001627000000000000♠62.7%

7001356000000000000♠35.6%

7000170000000000000♠1.7%



Leadership



Majority




  • President of the Senate: John Cullerton

  • Majority Leader: James Clayborne, Jr.

  • President Pro Tempore: Don Harmon

  • Assistant Majority Leaders:

    • William Haine

    • Kimberly A. Lightford

    • Terry Link

    • Iris Martinez

    • Antonio Munoz



  • Majority Caucus Chair: Mattie Hunter

  • Majority Caucus Whips:

    • Jacqueline Collins

    • David Koehler

    • Martin Sandoval





Minority



  • Minority Leader: Bill Brady

  • Deputy Minority Leader: Dave Syverson

  • Assistant Minority Leaders:

    • Jason Barickman

    • Michael Connelly

    • Sue Rezin

    • Chapin Rose



  • Minority Caucus Chair: Dale Righter

  • Minority Caucus Whips:

    • Jim Oberweis

    • Jill Tracy





Officers



  • Secretary of the Senate: Tim Anderson

  • Assistant Secretary of the Senate: Scott Kaiser

  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Joe Dominguez

  • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Dirk R. Eilers



Members


In 1924, Florence Fifer Bohrer became the body's first female member and Adelbert H. Roberts became its first African American member.[7][8] In 1977, Earlean Collins became the first African American woman to serve in the Illinois Senate.[9]Barack Obama, later the President of the United States, served in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004.[10]



































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































District Senator Party Residence Assumed
Office
Next
Election
1

Antonio Munoz
Democratic

Chicago
1999
2020
2

Omar Aquino
Democratic

Chicago
2016 Ɨ
2018
3

Mattie Hunter
Democratic

Chicago
2003
2018
4

Kimberly A. Lightford
Democratic

Chicago
1998 Ɨ
2020
5

Patricia Van Pelt
Democratic

Chicago
2013
2018
6

John Cullerton
Democratic

Chicago
1991 Ɨ
2018
7

Heather Steans
Democratic

Chicago
2008 Ɨ
2020
8

Ira Silverstein
Democratic

Chicago
1999
2018
9

Daniel Biss
Democratic

Evanston
2013
2018
10

John G. Mulroe
Democratic

Chicago
2010 Ɨ
2020
11

Martin Sandoval
Democratic

Chicago
2003
2018
12

Steven Landek
Democratic

Bridgeview
2011 Ɨ
2018
13

Kwame Raoul
Democratic

Chicago
2004 Ɨ
2020
14

Emil Jones III
Democratic

Chicago
2009
2018
15

Napoleon Harris
Democratic

Harvey
2013
2018
16

Jacqueline Y. Collins
Democratic

Chicago
2003
2020
17

Elgie Sims
Democratic

Chicago
2018 Ɨ
2018
18

William Cunningham
Democratic

Chicago
2013
2018
19

Michael Hastings
Democratic

Tinley Park
2013
2020
20

Iris Martinez
Democratic

Chicago
2003
2018
21

Michael Connelly
Republican

Lisle
2013
2018
22

Cristina Castro
Democratic

Elgin
2017
2020
23

Tom Cullerton
Democratic

Villa Park
2013
2018
24

Yadav Nathwani
Republican

Glen Ellyn
2018
2018
25

Jim Oberweis
Republican

Sugar Grove
2013
2020
26

Dan McConchie
Republican

Hawthorn Woods
2016 Ɨ
2018
27

Tom Rooney
Republican

Rolling Meadows
2016 Ɨ
2018
28

Laura Murphy
Democratic

Des Plaines
2015 Ɨ
2020
29

Julie Morrison
Democratic

Deerfield
2013
2018
30

Terry Link
Democratic

Waukegan
1997
2018
31

Melinda Bush
Democratic

Grayslake
2013
2020
32

Craig Wilcox
Republican

McHenry
2018 Ɨ
2018
33

Karen McConnaughay
Republican

St. Charles
2013
2018
34

Steve Stadelman
Democratic

Rockford
2013
2020
35

Dave Syverson
Republican

Rockford
1993
2018
36

Neil Anderson
Republican

Rock Island
2015
2018
37

Chuck Weaver
Republican

Peoria
2015 Ɨ
2020
38

Sue Rezin
Republican

Morris
2010 Ɨ
2018
39

Don Harmon
Democratic

Oak Park
2003
2018
40

Toi Hutchinson
Democratic

Olympia Fields
2009 Ɨ
2020
41

John Curran
Republican

Woodridge
2017 Ɨ
2018
42

Linda Holmes
Democratic

Aurora
2007
2018
43

Pat McGuire
Democratic

Joliet
2012 Ɨ
2020
44

Bill Brady
Republican

Bloomington
2002 Ɨ
2018
45

Tim Bivins
Republican

Dixon
2008 Ɨ
2018
46

David Koehler
Democratic

Peoria
2006
2020
47

Jil Tracy
Republican

Quincy
2017
2018
48

Andy Manar
Democratic

Bunker Hill
2013
2018
49

Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
Democratic

Shorewood
2013
2020
50

Sam McCann
Conservative

Carlinville
2011
2018
51

Chapin Rose
Republican

Mahomet
2013
2018
52

Scott M. Bennett
Democratic

Champaign
2015 Ɨ
2020
53

Jason Barickman
Republican

Bloomington
2013
2018
54

Kyle McCarter
Republican

Lebanon
2009 Ɨ
2018
55

Dale Righter
Republican

Mattoon
2003
2020
56

William R. Haine
Democratic

Alton
2002 Ɨ
2018
57

James Clayborne, Jr.
Democratic

Belleville
1995 Ɨ
2018
58

Paul Schimpf
Republican

Waterloo
2017
2020
59

Dale Fowler
Republican

Harrisburg
2017
2018

Ɨ Appointed before elected



Past composition of the Senate




References





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  2. ^ Illinois Constitution Article IV, Section 2(a) http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lrb/con4.htm


  3. ^ Illinois Constitution Article IV, Section 2(b) http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lrb/con4.htm


  4. ^ Gonzales, Nathan (13 February 2007). "The Ever-'Present' Obama". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved 26 September 2014.


  5. ^ Burnett, Sara (14 February 2013). "Illinois Senate votes to legalize gay marriage". Associated Press. Retrieved 26 September 2014.


  6. ^ Sam McCann (District 50) switched parties from Republican to the Conservative Party, which McCann created for the purpose of running for governor.


  7. ^ Thomas, Whitney Freund (April 1998). "Florence Fifer Bohrer: A Woman Before Her Time". Illinois History: A Magazine for Young People. 51 (3): 59–60.


  8. ^ Gherardini, Caroline, ed. (February 1984). "Honors". Illinois Issues. Vol. 9 no. 2. Springfield, Illinois: Sangamon State University. p. 41. ISSN 0738-9663. Retrieved August 21, 2017.


  9. ^ Musser, Ashley; Dutton, Julie (February 11, 2016). "Illinois Women in Congress and General Assembly" (PDF). Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Legislative Research Unit. Retrieved August 21, 2017.


  10. ^ "Illinois General Assembly - Senator Biography". www.ilga.gov. Retrieved 2017-10-02.




External links




  • Illinois General Assembly – Senate official government website


  • Illinois Senate Republicans official party website


  • Illinois Senate Democrats official party website


  • Legislature of Illinois at Project Vote Smart


  • Illinois campaign financing at FollowTheMoney.org


  • Illinois Senate at Ballotpedia











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