Illinois Senate

Illinois Senate
Illinois Senate
	Illinois General Assembly
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
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 8, 2016
Next election	November 6, 2018
Redistricting	Legislative 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

	Democratic	Republican	Conservative		Vacant
End of previous legislature	39	20	0	59	0

Begin	37	22	0	59	0
April 19, 2018^[6]	37	21	1	59	0
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:
Majority Caucus Chair: Mattie Hunter
Majority Caucus Whips:

Minority

Minority Leader: Bill Brady
Deputy Minority Leader: Dave Syverson
Assistant Minority Leaders:
Minority Caucus Chair: Pamela Althoff
Minority Caucus Whips:
- Karen McConnaughay
- Chris Nybo

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

References

↑ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). archive.org. October 7, 2012.
↑ Illinois Constitution Article IV, Section 2(a) http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lrb/con4.htm
↑ Illinois Constitution Article IV, Section 2(b) http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lrb/con4.htm
↑ Gonzales, Nathan (13 February 2007). "The Ever-'Present' Obama". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
↑ Burnett, Sara (14 February 2013). "Illinois Senate votes to legalize gay marriage". Associated Press. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
↑ Sam McCann (District 50) switched parties from Republican to the Conservative Party, which McCann created for the purpose of running for governor.
↑ Thomas, Whitney Freund (April 1998). "Florence Fifer Bohrer: A Woman Before Her Time". Illinois History: A Magazine for Young People. 51 (3): 59–60.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ "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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[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 (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.

[Statue-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.

[ILRU_2016-9] 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.

Members of the Illinois State Senate
99th General Assembly (2015–2016) President: John Cullerton (D) Majority Leader: James Clayborne Jr. (D) Minority Leader: Christine Radogno (R)
Antonio Munoz (D) Omar Aquino (D) Mattie Hunter (D) Kimberly A. Lightford (D) Patricia Van Pelt (D) John Cullerton (D) Heather Steans (D) Ira Silverstein (D) Daniel Biss (D) John G. Mulroe (D) Martin Sandoval (D) Steven M. Landek (D) Kwame Raoul (D) Emil Jones III (D) Napoleon Harris (D) Jacqueline Y. Collins (D) Elgie Sims (D) Bill Cunningham (D) Michael Hastings (D) Iris Martinez (D) Michael Connelly (R) Cristina Castro (D) Tom Cullerton (D) Chris Nybo (R) Jim Oberweis (R) Dan McConchie (R) Tom Rooney (R) Laura Murphy (D) Julie Morrison (D) Terry Link (D) Melinda Bush (D) Craig Wilcox (R) Karen McConnaughay (R) Steve Stadelman (D) Dave Syverson (R) Neil Anderson (R) Chuck Weaver (R) Sue Rezin (R) Don Harmon (D) Toi Hutchinson (D) John Curran (R) Linda Holmes (D) Pat McGuire (D) Bill Brady (R) Tim Bivins (R) Dave Koehler (D) Jil Tracy (R) Andy Manar (D) Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant (D) Sam McCann (C) Chapin Rose (R) Scott Bennett (D) Jason Barickman (R) Kyle McCarter (R) Dale Righter (R) William R. Haine (D) James Clayborne Jr. (D) Paul Schimpf (R) Dale Fowler (R)
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