102nd Illinois General Assembly

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102nd Illinois General Assembly
101st 103rd
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Overview
Meeting place Springfield, Illinois
Term2021 – 2023
Election 2020
Website Official site
Illinois Senate
President Don Harmon, Democrat
Illinois House of Representatives
Speaker Emanuel Welch, Democrat

The 102nd Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois House and Illinois Senate, convened on January 13, 2021, [1] and adjourned sine die on January 10, 2023. Over that period, it was in session for a total of 112 days. [2]

Contents

The membership of the 102nd General Assembly was decided by the 2020 elections. The election resulted in the Democratic supermajority gaining one seat in the Senate and losing one seat to the Republican party in the House of Representatives.

Legislation

The 102nd General Assembly passed a total of 1,116 bills into law. [3]

Senate

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Map of 2020 Illinois Senate election results.

Of the Senate's 59 members, 22 were up for election in the 2020 Illinois Senate election. One seat in the Senate changed hands from the Republican to the Democratic party, and one seat changed hands from the Democratic party to the Republican party in the House.

Senate leadership

At the start of the session, the Senate reelected Don Harmon as president of the Senate, a position which he held since January 19, 2020, after he was unanimously elected to replace resigning president John J. Cullerton. The Senate Democrats reelected Kimberly Lightford as the majority leader, and the Senate Republicans elected Dan McConchie as the minority leader. [4]

PositionNamePartyDistrict
President of the Senate Don Harmon Democratic 39
Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford Democratic4
Minority Leader Dan McConchie Republican 26

Party composition

The Senate of the 102nd General Assembly consisted of 18 Republicans and 41 Democrats. [5]

AffiliationMembers
Democratic Party 41
Republican Party 18
Total59

State senators

House

Party composition

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Map of 2020 Illinois House election results.

The House of the 102nd General Assembly consisted of 45 Republicans and 73 Democrats. [6] The party composition reflects the results of the 2020 election.

AffiliationMembers
Democratic Party 73
Republican Party 45
Total118

House leadership

PositionNamePartyDistrict
Speaker of the House Emanuel Welch Democratic 7
Majority Leader Greg Harris Democratic13
Minority Leader Jim Durkin Republican 82

State representatives

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References

  1. ""Constitution of the State of Illinois Article IV Section 5a"" . Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  2. "House Journal" (PDF). July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  3. "102nd General Assembly Summary" . Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  4. "102nd State General Assembly Roster" (PDF). Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  5. "Illinois State Senators: 102nd General Assembly". Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  6. "Illinois State Representatives: 102nd General Assembly". Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved July 17, 2023.