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Illinois Senate
Illinois General Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
None
History
New session started
January 11, 2017
Leadership
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
Seats59
Layout of Illinois
Political groups
Majority
  •   Democratic: 37

Minority

Other

  •   Conservative: 1
Length of term
4 years (with one two-year term each decade)
AuthorityIllinois Constitution Article IV
Salary$67,874/year + per diem
Elections
Last election
November 8, 2016
Next election
November 6, 2018
RedistrictingLegislative Control
Meeting place
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.

Party summary

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus) 		Total
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color" | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color" | style="background-color:Template:Conservative Party (United States)/meta/color" |
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 62.7% 35.6% 1.7%

Leadership

Majority

Minority

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 Chris Nybo Republican Elmhurst 2014 Ɨ 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 Pamela Althoff Republican McHenry 2003 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

Main article: Political party strength in Illinois

References

  1. ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). archive.org. October 7, 2012.
  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 (February 13, 2007). "The Ever-'Present' Obama". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  5. ^ Burnett, Sara (February 14, 2013). "Illinois Senate votes to legalize gay marriage". Associated Press. Retrieved September 26, 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 October 2, 2017.
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