Illinois Senate

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox legislature 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. Under the Illinois Constitution of 1970, the Illinois Senate is made up of 59 senators elected from individual legislative districts determined by population and redistricted every 10 years; based on the 2020 U.S. census each senator represents approximately 213,347 people.<ref>State Populations from U.S Census 2020 U.S Census Website</ref> Senate districts 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. For example, group one elects senators for terms of four years, four years and two years, group two elects senators for terms of four years, two years and four years, and group three elects senators for terms of two years, four years and four years.<ref>Illinois Constitution Article IV, Section 2(a) http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lrb/con4.htm</ref> This ensures that the Senate reflects changes made when the General Assembly redistricts itself after each census.

Usually, depending on the election year, roughly one-third or two-thirds of Senate seats are contested. On rare occasions (usually after a census), all Senate seats are up for election. 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,<ref>Illinois Constitution Article IV, Section 2(b) http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lrb/con4.htm</ref> 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. The number of negative votes does not matter. Therefore, voting present has the same effect on the tally as voting no. Barack Obama began his political career in the Illinois Senate before going on to become President of the United States.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Party summary

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
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Democratic Republican Vacant
Template:Nowrap Template:Party shading/Democratic| 41 18 59 0
Template:Small Template:Party shading/Democratic| 40 19 59 0
Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Party shading/Democratic| 39 19 58 1
Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Party shading/Democratic| 40 19 59 0
Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Party shading/Democratic| 39 19 58 1
Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Party shading/Democratic| 40 19 59 0
Latest voting share Template:Party shading/Democratic|Template:Percentage Template:Percentage

Leadership

Template:As of, the 102nd General Assembly of the Illinois Senate consists of the following leadership:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name="Statue">Template:Cite magazine</ref> In 1977, Earlean Collins became the first African American woman to serve in the Illinois Senate.<ref name="ILRU 2016">Template:Cite web</ref> Barack Obama, later the first African-American President of the United States, served in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Template:As of, the 104th General Assembly of the Illinois Senate consists of the following members:<ref name="First Reading 12-22">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name="Bennett Senate Appointment">Template:Cite news</ref>

District Senator Party Residence Assumed
office		 Next
election
1 Template:Sortname ƗƗ Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Chicago November 18, 2022 2028
2 Template:Sortname Ɨ Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic July 1, 2016 2026
3 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic January 8, 2003
4 Template:Sortname Ɨ Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic November 20, 1998 2028
5 Template:Sortname Ɨ Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic August 16, 2023 2026
6 Template:Sortname Ɨ Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic January 21, 2020
7 Template:Sortname Ɨ Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic February 6, 2021 2028
8 Template:Sortname ƗƗ Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic January 5, 2019 2026
9 Template:Sortname ƗƗ Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Glenview January 6, 2019
10 Template:Sortname Ɨ Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Chicago June 28, 2019 2028
11 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Bridgeview January 11, 2023 2026
12 Template:Sortname Ɨ Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Chicago January 7, 2020
13 Template:Sortname Ɨ Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic January 6, 2019 2028
14 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic January 14, 2009 2026
15 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Harvey January 9, 2013
16 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Chicago January 11, 2023 2028
17 Template:Sortname Ɨ Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic January 26, 2018 2026
18 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic January 9, 2013
19 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Tinley Park 2028
20 Template:Sort name Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Chicago January 8, 2025 2026
21 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Lisle January 9, 2019
22 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Elgin January 11, 2017 2028
23 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Western Springs January 9, 2019 2026
24 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Bartlett January 11, 2023
25 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic West Chicago January 13, 2021 2028
26 Template:Sortname Ɨ Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Barrington Hills February 14, 2025 2026
27 Template:Sortname Ɨ Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Arlington Heights May 11, 2024
28 Template:Sortname Ɨ Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Des Plaines October 5, 2015 2028
29 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Deerfield January 9, 2013 2026
30 Template:Sortname Ɨ Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Buffalo Grove October 11, 2020
31 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Libertyville January 11, 2023 2028
32 Template:Sortname Ɨ Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican McHenry October 1, 2018 2026
33 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican St. Charles January 9, 2019
34 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Rockford January 9, 2013 2028
35 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Rockford January 13, 1993 2026
36 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Rock Island January 11, 2023
37 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Dixon January 8, 2025 2028
38 Template:Sortname Ɨ Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Morris December 11, 2010 2026
39 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Oak Park January 8, 2003
40 Template:Sortname Ɨ Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Kankakee November 8, 2019 2028
41 Template:Sortname Ɨ Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Woodridge July 23, 2017 2026
42 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Aurora January 10, 2007
43 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Joliet January 11, 2023 2028
44 Template:Sortname Ɨ Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Beason January 25, 2021 2026
45 Template:Sortname ƗƗ Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Freeport December 5, 2018
46 Template:Sortname ƗƗ Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Peoria December 3, 2006 2028
47 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Andalusia January 15, 2015 2026
48 Template:Sortname Ɨ Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Springfield February 6, 2021
49 Template:Sortname ƗƗ Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Shorewood December 10, 2020 2028
50 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Quincy January 11, 2017 2026
51 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Mahomet January 9, 2013
52 Template:Sortname Ɨ Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Champaign January 11, 2023 2028
53 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Channahon January 8, 2025 2026
54 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Springfield January 9, 2019
55 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Edwardsville 2028
56 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Glen Carbon January 11, 2023 2026
57 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic Cahokia Heights January 9, 2019
58 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Murphysboro January 13, 2021 2028
59 Template:Sortname Template:Party shading/Republican | Republican Harrisburg January 11, 2017 2026
  • Ɨ Legislator was appointed to the Illinois Senate prior to initial election.
  • ƗƗ Legislator was appointed to the Illinois Senate after being elected, but prior to inauguration day of the General Assembly to which they were elected.

Past composition of the Senate

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Future election terms by district

Template:Unreferenced section State senators will be elected in the legislative districts for terms of office as set forth below.

First group (Districts 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29, 32, 35, 38, 41, 44, 47, 50, 53, 56, 59)

2026 -4 Years

2030 - 2 Years

Second group (Districts 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42, 45, 48, 51, 54, 57)

2026 - 2 Years

2028 - 4 Years

Third group (Districts 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34, 37, 40, 43, 46, 49, 52, 55, 58)

2028-4 Years

Notes

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References

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