| 74th Illinois General Assembly | |||||
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| Meeting place | Springfield, Illinois | ||||
| Term | 1965 – 1966 | ||||
| Election | 1964 | ||||
| Illinois Senate | |||||
| President | Samuel H. Shapiro, Democrat | ||||
| President pro tempore | W. Russell Arrington, Republican | ||||
| Illinois House of Representatives | |||||
| Speaker | John P. Touhy, Democrat | ||||
The 74th Illinois General Assembly convened on January 6, 1965, and adjourned sine die on June 30, 1965. [1]
The 74th General Assembly set a record for the number of bills introduced, at 3,590. [1] Of these, 2,211 were passed by both houses and sent to the governor. [1] Governor Otto Kerner Jr. vetoed 267 in their entirety and 13 in part. [1]
Notable laws enacted by the 74th General Assembly include the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act, which provided sweeping protection from civil liability for government workers. [2] The legislature also enacted a measure to curb the use of billboards on Illinois highways, which was amended several times thereafter, [3] and the state's first Good Samaritan law making physicians who render assistance in emergencies immune from civil liability. [4]
Notable failed legislation in the 74th General Assembly included a measure to abolish capital punishment in Illinois, which passed the House by a 97–69 vote. [5] Had it been enacted, Illinois would have joined Iowa, New York, West Virginia, and Vermont in ending capital punishment that year. [6] Instead, the Illinois death penalty remained on the books until 2011. [7]
Following the 1964 election, the Illinois Senate contained 58 members, one from each senate district. Under the Illinois Constitution of 1870, Senators served overlapping 4-year terms. Thus, the 29 senators representing even-numbered districts were elected in 1964, the remainder having been elected in 1962. [1]
| Position | Image | Name | Party | District |
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| Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate |  | Samuel H. Shapiro | Democratic | — |
| President Pro Tempore | W. Russell Arrington | Republican | 4 | |
The Senate of the 74th General Assembly consisted of 33 Republicans and 25 Democrats. [1] The number of Democrats soon fell to 24, however, when Theodore Swinarski of the 14th District was unseated due to a failure to meet residency requirements. [8]
| Affiliation | Members |
|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 25 |
| Republican Party | 33 |
| Total | 58 |
| District | Counties represented [9] | Senator | Party | First year | Committees [10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook | Arthur J. Bidwill | Republican | 1935 [11] [12] | Member: Appropriations; Committee On Committees; Executive; (chair); Insurance; Municipalities; Public Utilities and Railroads (vice-chair) |
| 2 | Cook | Arthur W. Sprague | Republican | 1957 [13] | Member: Committee On Committees; Education; Executive; Judiciary (chair); Municipalities; Reapportionment; Revenue (vice-chair) |
| 3 | Cook | John A. Graham | Republican | 1957 [11] | Member: Elections (chair); Industrial Affairs; Municipalities; Public Utilities and Railroads; Revenue; Senate Affairs (vice-chair) |
| 4 | Cook | W. Russell Arrington | Republican | 1955 [14] | Member: Executive; (vice-chair); Industrial Affairs; Insurance; Judiciary; Reapportionment; Revenue; Rules (chair) |
| 5 | Cook | Nathan J. Kinnally | Democratic | 1963 [15] | Member: Education; Elections; Insurance; Judiciary; Municipalities; Rules |
| 6 | Cook | Frank M. Ozinga | Republican | 1957 [15] | Member: Appropriations; Banks, Savings and Loan Associations (vice-chair); Committee On Committees; Elections; Highways and Traffic Regulations; License and Miscellany (chair); Public Utilities and Railroads; Senate Affairs |
| 7 | Cook | Anthony J. DeTolve | Democratic | 1959 [14] | Member: Committee On Committees; Insurance; Judiciary; Municipalities; Revenue |
| 8 | Cook | Arthur R. Gottschalk | Republican | 1961 [15] | Member: Elections; Executive; Industrial Affairs (chair); Public Utilities and Railroads; Public Welfare |
| 9 | Cook | Morgan M. Finley | Democratic | 1959 [14] | Member: Appropriations; Banks, Savings and Loan Associations; Elections; Executive; Highways and Traffic Regulations; Reapportionment; Revenue; Senate Affairs |
| 10 | Cook | Thomas G. Lyons | Democratic | 1965 [15] | Member: Aeronautics and Military Affairs; Committee On Committees; Education; Industrial Affairs; Judiciary; Municipalities; Revenue |
| 11 | Cook | Fred J. Smith | Democratic | 1955 [13] | Member: License and Miscellany; Public Utilities and Railroads; Public Welfare |
| 12 | Cook | John J. Lanigan | Republican | 1965 [15] | Member: Aeronautics and Military Affairs (vice-chair); Conservation; Elections; License and Miscellany; Pensions and Personnel; Public Welfare |
| 13 | Cook | Daniel Dougherty | Democratic | 1955 [14] | Member: Appropriations; Education; Elections; Executive; Industrial Affairs; Municipalities; Reapportionment |
| 14 | Cook | Theodore Swinarski | Democratic | 1965 [13] | |
| 15 | Cook | A. L. Cronin | Democratic | 1955 [14] | Member: Agriculture; Appropriations; Executive; Judiciary; Public Utilities and Railroads |
| 16 | Livingston, Woodford | William C. Harris | Republican | 1961 [15] | Member: Appropriations; Banks, Savings and Loan Associations; Committee On Committees (chair); Industrial Affairs; Public Utilities and Railroads; Revenue; Senate Affairs |
| 17 | Cook | Arthur Swanson | Republican | 1963 [13] | Member: Aeronautics and Military Affairs; Highways and Traffic Regulations; License and Miscellany; Municipalities (chair); Public Welfare |
| 18 | Marshall, Peoria, Stark | Hudson R. Sours | Republican | 1961 [13] | Member: Industrial Affairs (vice-chair); Judiciary; Pensions and Personnel; Reapportionment; Revenue (chair) |
| 19 | Cook | Robert F. Hatch | Republican | 1963 [15] | Member: Elections; Judiciary; Municipalities; Reapportionment (chair); Revenue |
| 20 | Iroquois, Kankakee | Samuel E. Martin | Republican | 1961 [15] | Member: Agriculture; Appropriations; Banks, Savings and Loan Associations; Highways and Traffic Regulations (chair); Public Utilities and Railroads; Revenue |
| 21 | Cook | Thomas A. McGloon | Democratic | 1959 [15] | Member: Appropriations; Committee On Committees; Executive; Insurance; Judiciary; Public Utilities and Railroads |
| 22 | Edgar, Vermilion | Tom Merritt | Republican | 1965 [15] | Member: Agriculture; Conservation; Highways and Traffic Regulations; Insurance; Municipalities; Pensions and Personnel (vice-chair) |
| 23 | Cook | Frank J. Kocarek | Democratic | 1951 [15] | Member: Banks, Savings and Loan Associations; Conservation; Highways and Traffic Regulations; Industrial Affairs; Insurance; Municipalities; Pensions and Personnel; Revenue; Senate Affairs |
| 24 | Champaign, Moultrie, Piatt | Everett R. Peters | Republican | 1941 [15] | Member: Appropriations (chair); Banks, Savings and Loan Associations; Committee On Committees (vice-chair); Education; Executive; |
| 25 | Cook | Joseph L. DeLaCour | Democratic | 1963 [14] | Member: Aeronautics and Military Affairs; Insurance; Municipalities; Public Utilities and Railroads; Senate Affairs |
| 26 | Ford, McLean |  David Davis | Republican | 1951 [14] | Member: Agriculture; Banks, Savings and Loan Associations; Education (chair); Insurance; Judiciary; Reapportionment (vice-chair); Rules |
| 27 | Cook | Robert E. Cherry | Democratic | 1955 [14] | Member: Appropriations; Education; Executive; Judiciary; Rules |
| 28 | De Witt, Logan, Macon | Robert W. McCarthy | Democratic | 1961 [15] | Member: Committee On Committees; Elections; Executive; Judiciary; Revenue |
| 29 | Cook | Walter Hoffelder | Republican | 1963 [15] | Member: Enrolling and Engrossing (chair); Highways and Traffic Regulations; Industrial Affairs; License and Miscellany (vice-chair); Municipalities |
| 30 | Mason, Menard, Tazewell | Egbert B. Groen | Republican | 1953 [15] | Member: Banks, Savings and Loan Associations; Executive; Insurance (chair); Judiciary; Pensions and Personnel; Revenue |
| 31 | Cook | Bernard S. Neistein | Democratic | 1959 [15] | Member: Appropriations; Executive; Pensions and Personnel; Revenue |
| 32 | Hancock, McDonough | Clifford B. Latherow | Republican | 1965 [15] | Member: Agriculture; Conservation; Elections (vice-chair); Pensions and Personnel; Public Welfare |
| 33 | Cook | Thad L. Kusibab | Democratic | 1959 [15] | Member: Banks, Savings and Loan Associations; Conservation; Elections; Insurance; Pensions and Personnel; Public Utilities and Railroads |
| 34 | Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas | Paul Graham | Republican | 1961 [15] | Member: Agriculture (vice-chair); Conservation (vice-chair); Executive; Highways and Traffic Regulations; License and Miscellany; Public Utilities and Railroads |
| 35 | De Kalb, Lee, Whiteside | Dennis J. Collins | Republican | 1943 [14] | Member: Agriculture (chair); Appropriations; Education; Executive; Insurance (vice-chair); Judiciary |
| 36 | Adams, Calhoun, Pike, Scott | Thomas Awerkamp | Democratic | 1965 [14] | Member: Aeronautics and Military Affairs; Agriculture; Conservation; Education; Highways and Traffic Regulations; Public Welfare |
| 37 | Bureau, Henry | Joseph R. Peterson | Republican | 1957 [15] | Member: Assignment of Bills (vice-chair); Elections; Executive; Industrial Affairs; Judiciary; Reapportionment; Revenue; Rules (vice-chair) |
| 38 | Bond, Macoupin, Montgomery | William D. Lyons | Democratic | 1961 [15] | Member: Banks, Savings and Loan Associations; Highways and Traffic Regulations; Industrial Affairs; License and Miscellany; Municipalities; Public Welfare |
| 39 | LaSalle, Putnam | Fred J. Hart | Republican | 1951 [15] | Member: Appropriations (vice-chair); Banks, Savings and Loan Associations; Committee On Committees; Conservation; Contingent Expense (chair); Executive; Highways and Traffic Regulations; Senate Affairs |
| 40 | Christian, Fayette, Shelby | Stuart J. Traynor | Democratic | 1965 [13] | Member: Agriculture; Assignment of Bills; Committee On Committees; Education; Elections; Insurance; Pensions and Personnel; Senate Affairs |
| 41 | Du Page, Will |  Harris W. Fawell | Republican | 1963 [14] | Member: Aeronautics and Military Affairs; Education; Insurance; Judiciary; Municipalities; Public Welfare (chair) |
| 42 | Clay, Clinton, Effingham, Marion | James Donnewald | Democratic | 1965 [14] | Member: Aeronautics and Military Affairs; Agriculture; Conservation; Contingent Expense |
| 43 | Brown, Fulton, Schuyler | Robert A. Welch | Democratic | 1959 [13] | Member: Agriculture; Banks, Savings and Loan Associations; Highways and Traffic Regulations; Public Utilities and Railroads |
| 44 | Jackson, Monroe, Randolph | John G. Gilbert | Republican | 1961 [15] | Member: Banks, Savings and Loan Associations (chair); Conservation; Education; Highways and Traffic Regulations; Judiciary; Reapportionment |
| 45 | Cass, [Jo Daviess County, Illinois | Brian Stewart | Republican | 2018 [14] | Member: Appropriations; Banks, Savings and Loan Associations; Committee On Committees; Executive; Insurance; Judiciary; Public Utilities and Railroads (chair); Rules |
| 46 | Edwards, Jefferson, Wabash, Wayne | Paul W. Broyles | Republican | 1945 [14] | Member: Aeronautics and Military Affairs; Appropriations; Banks, Savings and Loan Associations; Committee On Committees; Education (vice-chair); Elections; Executive; Senate Affairs (chair) |
| 47 | Greene, Jersey, Madison |  Paul Simon | Democratic | 1963 [13] | Member: Committee On Committees; Conservation; Education; Public Welfare; Reapportionment |
| 48 | Crawford, Jasper, Lawrence, Richland | Philip B. Benefiel | Democratic | 1965 [14] | Member: Agriculture; Conservation; Enrolling and Engrossing; Judiciary |
| 49 | Perry, St. Clair, Washington |  Alan J. Dixon | Democratic | 1963 [14] | Member: Appropriations; Elections; Executive; Judiciary; Reapportionment; Revenue; Rules |
| 50 | Alexander, Pulaski, Union, Williamson | William L. Grindle | Democratic | 1957 [15] | Member: Banks, Savings and Loan Associations; Highways and Traffic Regulations; Industrial Affairs; License and Miscellany; Public Welfare |
| 51 | Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Saline | Gordon E. Kerr | Republican | 1959 [15] | Member: Agriculture; Appropriations; Committee On Committees; Conservation (chair); Contingent Expense (vice-chair); Elections; License and Miscellany; Senate Affairs |
| 52 | Boone, Lake, McHenry | Robert E. Coulson | Republican | 1963 [14] | Member: Aeronautics and Military Affairs; Assignment of Bills (chair); Education; Pensions and Personnel; Revenue |
| 53 | Henderson, Mercer, Rock Island | Donald D. Carpentier | Republican | 1939 [14] | Member: Aeronautics and Military Affairs; Highways and Traffic Regulations (vice-chair); Insurance; License and Miscellany; Senate Affairs |
| 54 | Ogle, Winnebago | Bertil T. Rosander | Republican | 1965 [13] | Member: Agriculture; Conservation; Highways and Traffic Regulations; Municipalities; Public Welfare (vice-chair) |
| 55 | Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, White | Paul A. Ziegler | Democratic | 1957 [13] | Member: Appropriations; Banks, Savings and Loan Associations; Executive; Highways and Traffic Regulations; License and Miscellany; Revenue |
| 56 | Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson | Everett Laughlin | Republican | 1961 [15] | Member: Education; Insurance; Judiciary (vice-chair); Pensions and Personnel (chair); Public Welfare; Revenue; Rules |
| 57 | Knox, Warren | Richard R. Larson | Republican | 1957 [15] | Member: Aeronautics and Military Affairs (chair); Appropriations; Committee On Committees; Education; Elections; Executive; Municipalities (vice-chair) |
| 58 | Grundy, Kane, Kendall | Robert Mitchler | Republican | 1965 [15] | Member: Agriculture; Conservation; Enrolling and Engrossing (vice-chair); Industrial Affairs; Public Utilities and Railroads; Public Welfare |
Under the Illinois Constitution of 1870, the state representatives were elected by cumulative voting, with each voter distributing three votes among the available candidates. The Illinois House of Representatives as elected in 1964 thus contained 177 members, representing three for each of the state's 59 House districts.
However, in a nationally unprecedented event, [16] in 1964 all members of the Illinois State House were elected at-large statewide, as a result of the legislature's failure to agree on a redistricting plan the previous year. The resulting ballot was 33 inches (84 cm) long. [17] Because of the length of the ballot, the election was remembered as the "bedsheet ballot" election. [17]
Both parties ran slates of 118 candidates. [18] The House had previously had a Republican majority, but in 1964 every Democratic candidate was elected, giving Democrats a two-thirds majority in the House. Representative Zeke Giorgi attributed the Democratic victory to the effect of the Democratic landslide in the presidential election. As a result, the election saw a very large number of Republican incumbents lose their seats. The election swept in 49 new Democratic representatives, [19] launching the careers of several Democratic politicians who later became prominent, including Adlai E. Stevenson III and Harold Washington. [17]
The members of the House represented a historically unusual proportion of Chicago-area representatives, because the at-large voting system eliminated the longstanding gerrymander in favor of downstate. [20] Consequently, Illinois' 1965 redistricting, which implemented the one person, one vote rule imposed by the United States Supreme Court in Reynolds v. Sims , had little effect on the subsequent balance of power in the House. [20]
| Position | image | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker of the House |  | John P. Touhy | Democratic |
| Majority Leader |  | Clyde L. Choate | Democratic |
| Majority Whip | Paul F. Elward | Democratic | |
| Minority Leader | Albert W. Hachmeister | Republican | |
| Minority Whip | John C. Parkhurst | Republican |
| Affiliation | Members |
|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 118 |
| Republican Party | 59 |
| Total | 177 |
| District | Counties represented | Representative | Party | First year | Committees [21] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — |  John W. Alsup | Democratic | 1959 [22] | Member: Elections (vice-chair); Revenue; Roads and Bridges |
| — | — |  Charles F. Armstrong | Democratic | 1957 [13] | Member: Education (vice-chair); Judiciary; Roads and Bridges |
| — | — |  Bert Baker | Democratic | 1955 [13] | Member: License and Miscellany (chair); Liquor Regulation; Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation |
| — | — | Tobias Barry | Democratic | 1961 [13] | Member: Banks and Savings and Loan Associations; Enrolling, Transcribing and Typing of Bills; Executive; Revenue; Rules |
| — | — | Francis J. Berry | Republican | 1965 [13] | Member: Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation; Municipalities; Waterways, Conservation, Fish and Game |
| — | — | W. Robert Blair | Republican | 1965 [13] | Member: Industry and Labor Relations; Municipalities; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation |
| — | — | William L. Blaser | Republican | 1965 [13] | Member: Executive; Industry and Labor Relations; Personnel and Pensions |
| — | — | Paul P. Boswell | Republican | 1965 [23] | Member: Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation; Personnel and Pensions; Public Aid, Health, Welfare and Safety; Reapportionment |
| — | — | Jack Bowers | Republican | 1965 [23] | Member: Judiciary; Military and Veteran Affairs; Municipalities |
| — | — |  Frank J. Broucek | Democratic | 1965 [23] | Member: Elections; Personnel and Pensions; Revenue |
| — | — |  George M. Burditt | Republican | 1965 [23] | Member: Elections; Executive; Reapportionment; Roads and Bridges |
| — | — |  Joseph R. Callahan | Democratic | 1965 [23] | Member: Agriculture; Industry and Labor Relations; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation |
| — | — | Peter M. Callan | Democratic | 1959 [23] | |
| — | — | Robert R. Canfield | Republican | 1965 [23] | Member: Insurance; Judiciary; Public Aid, Health, Welfare and Safety |
| — | — | James D. Carrigan | Democratic | 1947 [23] | Member: Liquor Regulation (chair); Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation; Reapportionment (vice-chair); Revenue |
| — | — | John W. Carroll | Republican | 1957 [23] | Member: Appropriations; Enrolling, Transcribing and Typing of Bills; Public Aid, Health, Welfare and Safety; Roads and Bridges |
| — | — | James Y. Carter | Democratic | 1955 [23] | Member: Banks and Savings and Loan Associations; Executive (vice-chair); Insurance |
| — | — | John E. Cassidy Jr. | Democratic | 1965 [23] | Member: Judiciary; Revenue; Waterways, Conservation, Fish and Game |
| — | — |  Eugenia S. Chapman | Democratic | 1965 [23] | Member: Education; Public Aid, Health, Welfare and Safety; Roads and Bridges |
| — | — | Clyde L. Choate | Democratic | 1947 [23] | |
| — | — |  Charles W. Clabaugh | Republican | 1939 [23] | Member: Appropriations; Contingent Expenses; Education; Waterways, Conservation, Fish and Game |
| — | — |  Terrel E. Clarke | Republican | 1957 [23] | Member: Executive; Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation; Revenue; Rules |
| — | — |  Otis G. Collins | Democratic | 1965 [23] | Member: Industry and Labor Relations; Personnel and Pensions; Public Aid, Health, Welfare and Safety |
| — | — |  Joseph T. Connelly | Democratic | 1965 [23] | Member: Education; Elections; Military and Veteran Affairs |
| — | — | John H. Conolly | Republican | 1963 [23] | Member: Industry and Labor Relations; Insurance; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation |
| — | — | Dan E. Costello | Democratic | 1965 [23] | Member: Enrolling, Transcribing and Typing of Bills; Industry and Labor Relations; Municipalities; Waterways, Conservation, Fish and Game |
| — | — | Kenneth W. Course | Democratic | 1957 [23] | Member: Banks and Savings and Loan Associations; Executive; License and Miscellany |
| — | — | Robert Craig | Democratic | 1955 [23] | Member: Agriculture; Education; Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation (vice-chair) |
| — | — | William J. Cunningham | Republican | 1965 [23] | Member: Industry and Labor Relations; Municipalities; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation |
| — | — | Edwin E. Dale | Republican | 1959 [23] | Member: Appropriations; Liquor Regulation; Waterways, Conservation, Fish and Game |
| — | — | John M. Daley | Democratic | 1959 [23] | Member: Insurance; Judiciary; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation (chair) |
| — | — | Corneal A. Davis | Democratic | 1943 [23] | Member: Executive; Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation; Public Aid, Health, Welfare and Safety (chair) |
| — | — | Frances L. Dawson | Republican | 1957 [23] | Member: Education; License and Miscellany; Personnel and Pensions |
| — | — | LaSalle J. DeMichaels | Democratic | 1961 [23] | Member: Contingent Expenses; Elections; Municipalities; Public Aid, Health, Welfare and Safety |
| — | — | Lawrence DiPrima | Democratic | 1963 [23] | Member: Elections; Executive; Military and Veteran Affairs |
| — | — | John P. Downes | Democratic | 1957 [24] | Member: Appropriations (vice-chair); Municipalities; Revenue |
| — | — | Frank X. Downey | Democratic | 1957 [24] | Member: Elections; License and Miscellany; Liquor Regulation |
| — | — |  Earl D. Eisenhower | Republican | 1965 [24] | Member: Agriculture; Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation |
| — | — | Paul F. Elward | Democratic | 1957 [24] | Member: Rules (vice-chair) |
| — | — | Andrew A. Euzzino | Democratic | 1943 [24] | Member: Insurance (chair); Judiciary; Municipalities |
| — | — | Joseph F. Fanta | Democratic | 1957 [24] | Member: Elections; Municipalities; Personnel and Pensions |
| — | — |  John G. Fary | Democratic | 1955 [24] | Member: Appropriations; Insurance (vice-chair); Liquor Regulation |
| — | — | Joseph Fennessey | Democratic | 1965 [24] | Member: Agriculture; Liquor Regulation; Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation |
| — | — | Wayne Fitzgerrell | Republican | 1957 [24] | Member: Agriculture; Appropriations; Revenue |
| — | — | William J. Frey | Democratic | 1965 [24] | Member: Agriculture; Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation |
| — | — | Benedict Garmisa | Democratic | 1965 [24] | Member: Appropriations; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation; Roads and Bridges |
| — | — | Herbert F. Geisler | Republican | 1965 [24] | Member: Judiciary; Public Aid, Health, Welfare and Safety; Roads and Bridges |
| — | — | William A. Giblin | Democratic | 1965 [24] | Member: Agriculture; Executive; Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation |
| — | — |  Zeke Giorgi | Democratic | 1965 [24] | Member: Industry and Labor Relations; License and Miscellany; Roads and Bridges |
| — | — |  Phillip C. Goldstick | Democratic | 1965 [24] | Member: Insurance; Judiciary; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation |
| — | — |  Dorah Grow | Democratic | 1965 [24] | Member: Appropriations; Education; Waterways, Conservation, Fish and Game |
| — | — | Albert W. Hachmeister | Republican | 1953 [24] | |
| — | — | Thomas J. Hanahan | Democratic | 1965 [24] | Member: Industry and Labor Relations; License and Miscellany; Roads and Bridges |
| — | — | Michael E. Hannigan | Democratic | 1933 [24] | Member: Banks and Savings and Loan Associations; Insurance; Liquor Regulation (vice-chair) |
| — | — | Lloyd Harris | Democratic | 1935 [24] | Member: Appropriations (chair); Municipalities; Personnel and Pensions; Rules |
| — | — | William E. Hartnett | Democratic | 1965 [24] | Member: Education; Judiciary; Roads and Bridges |
| — | — | John Jerome Hill | Democratic | 1959 [24] | Member: Executive; Industry and Labor Relations (vice-chair); Revenue |
| — | — | James D. Holloway | Democratic | 1959 [25] | Member: Agriculture; Banks and Savings and Loan Associations; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation (vice-chair) |
| — | — | G. William Horsley | Republican | 1947 [25] | Member: Appropriations; Education; Insurance; Rules |
| — | — | John J. Houlihan | Democratic | 1965 [25] | Member: Industry and Labor Relations; Military and Veteran Affairs; Municipalities |
| — | — | Ronald Alan Hurst | Republican | 1965 [25] | Member: Appropriations; License and Miscellany; Military and Veteran Affairs |
| — | — | Oral Jake Jacobs | Democratic | 1965 [25] | Member: Industry and Labor Relations; License and Miscellany; Personnel and Pensions |
| — | — |  Edward H. Jenison | Republican | 1965 [25] | Member: Appropriations; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation; Waterways, Conservation, Fish and Game |
| — | — | Alan R. Johnston | Republican | 1963 [25] | Member: Elections; Personnel and Pensions; Revenue |
| — | — | J. David Jones | Republican | 1965 [25] | Member: Industry and Labor Relations; Military and Veteran Affairs; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation |
| — | — | Leslie N. Jones | Republican | 1965 [25] | Member: Judiciary; Municipalities; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation; Reapportionment |
| — | — | Harold A. Katz | Democratic | 1965 [25] | Member: Judiciary; Personnel and Pensions; Public Aid, Health, Welfare and Safety |
| — | — |  John A. Kennedy | Democratic | 1965 [25] | Member: Appropriations; Military and Veteran Affairs; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation |
| — | — | Leland J. Kennedy | Democratic | 1945 [25] | Member: Industry and Labor Relations; License and Miscellany; Waterways, Conservation, Fish and Game (vice-chair) |
| — | — | James Kirie | Democratic | 1965 [25] | Member: Appropriations; Insurance; Public Aid, Health, Welfare and Safety |
| — | — | Carl L. Klein | Republican | 1965 [25] | Member: Banks and Savings and Loan Associations; Liquor Regulation; Waterways, Conservation, Fish and Game |
| — | — | John H. Kleine | Republican | 1965 [25] | Member: Insurance; Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation; Public Aid, Health, Welfare and Safety |
| — | — | Jack T. Knuepfer | Republican | 1965 [25] | Member: Executive; Industry and Labor Relations; Revenue |
| — | — | Clyde Lee | Democratic | 1939 [25] | Member: Agriculture (chair); Appropriations; Education |
| — | — | Noble W. Lee | Republican | 1941 [25] | Member: Judiciary; Municipalities; Personnel and Pensions; Rules |
| — | — | Ed Lehman | Republican | 1963 [25] | Member: License and Miscellany; Liquor Regulation; Waterways, Conservation, Fish and Game |
| — | — | Henry M. Lenard | Democratic | 1953 [25] | Member: Executive; License and Miscellany (vice-chair); Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation |
| — | — | John F. Leon | Democratic | 1959 [25] | Member: Agriculture; Banks and Savings and Loan Associations; Liquor Regulation |
| — | — | John W. Lewis Jr. | Republican | 1941 [25] | Member: Agriculture; License and Miscellany; Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation |
| — | — | Marvin S. Lieberman | Democratic | 1965 [25] | Member: Education; Judiciary; Military and Veteran Affairs |
| — | — | Francis J. Loughran | Democratic | 1955 [25] | Member: Judiciary; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation; Waterways, Conservation, Fish and Game |
| — | — | James P. Loukas | Democratic | 1957 [25] | Member: Appropriations; Executive; Revenue (vice-chair) |
| — | — | Allen T. Lucas | Democratic | 1955 [25] | Member: Executive; Insurance; Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation (chair); Rules |
| — | — | Frank Lyman | Democratic | 1959 [25] | Member: Banks and Savings and Loan Associations; Municipalities; Roads and Bridges (vice-chair) |
| — | — | Francis X. Mahoney | Democratic | 1965 [25] | Member: Insurance; Judiciary; License and Miscellany |
| — | — | Chester P. Majewski | Democratic | 1963 [25] | Member: Education; Insurance; Revenue |
| — | — | Robert E. Mann | Democratic | 1963 [25] | Member: Education; Judiciary; Roads and Bridges |
| — | — | C. L. McCormick | Republican | 1957 [26] | Member: Agriculture; License and Miscellany; Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation |
| — | — | Hope Baldwin McCormick | Republican | 1965 [26] | Member: Education; Elections; Public Aid, Health, Welfare and Safety |
| — | — | Dean McCully | Republican | 1951 [26] | Member: Agriculture; Banks and Savings and Loan Associations; Enrolling, Transcribing and Typing of Bills; Revenue |
| — | — | Michael H. McDermott | Democratic | 1955 [26] | Member: Banks and Savings and Loan Associations; Military and Veteran Affairs (chair); Municipalities |
| — | — | Bernard McDevitt | Republican | 1957 [26] | Member: Judiciary; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation; Waterways, Conservation, Fish and Game |
| — | — | Elmo McClain | Democratic | 1965 [26] | Member: Education; Industry and Labor Relations; Military and Veteran Affairs |
| — | — | James A. McLendon | Democratic | 1965 [26] | Member: Judiciary; Military and Veteran Affairs; Public Aid, Health, Welfare and Safety |
| — | — | Melvin McNairy | Democratic | 1965 [26] | Member: Elections; Public Aid, Health, Welfare and Safety; Waterways, Conservation, Fish and Game |
| — | — | John J. McNichols | Democratic | 1965 [26] | Member: Judiciary; Military and Veteran Affairs; Revenue |
| — | — | Robert F. McPartlin | Democratic | 1961 [26] | Member: Enrolling, Transcribing and Typing of Bills (vice-chair); Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation; Municipalities; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation |
| — | — | Mary K. Meany | Republican | 1965 [26] | Member: Education; Elections; Roads and Bridges |
| — | — | John Merlo | Democratic | 1963 [26] | Member: Banks and Savings and Loan Associations; Insurance; Revenue; Rules |
| — | — |  Abner J. Mikva | Democratic | 1957 [26] | Member: Executive; Judiciary (chair); Public Aid, Health, Welfare and Safety |
| — | — | Miles E. Mills | Democratic | 1941 | Member: Education; Personnel and Pensions (vice-chair); Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation |
| — | — | Don A. Moore | Republican | 1963 [26] | Member: Elections; License and Miscellany; Roads and Bridges |
| — | — | William A. Moore | Democratic | 1959 [26] | Member: Appropriations; Military and Veteran Affairs; Public Aid, Health, Welfare and Safety |
| — | — | James Moran | Democratic | 1965 [26] | Member: Judiciary; Public Aid, Health, Welfare and Safety; Waterways, Conservation, Fish and Game |
| — | — | Lewis V. Morgan | Republican | 1963 [26] | Member: Executive; Insurance; Judiciary |
| — | — |  John K. Morris | Democratic | 1947 [26] | Member: Appropriations; Education; Revenue (chair) |
| — | — | Clarence E. Neff | Republican | 1963 [26] | Member: Agriculture; Banks and Savings and Loan Associations; Executive |
| — | — | Leo B. Obernuefemann | Democratic | 1965 [26] | Member: Agriculture; Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation; Municipalities |
| — | — | Leo F. O'Brien | Democratic | 1965 [26] | Member: Banks and Savings and Loan Associations; Municipalities; Waterways, Conservation, Fish and Game |
| — | — | Daniel O'Neill | Democratic | 1965 [26] | Member: Education; Judiciary; Waterways, Conservation, Fish and Game |
| — | — | James H. Oughton | Republican | 1965 [26] | Member: Liquor Regulation; Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation; Waterways, Conservation, Fish and Game |
| — | — | Stanley A. Papierz | Republican | 1965 [26] | Member: Banks and Savings and Loan Associations; License and Miscellany; Municipalities |
| — | — | John C. Parkhurst | Republican | 1959 [26] | Member: Elections (chair); Insurance; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation; Reapportionment; Rules |
| — | — | Cecil A. Partee | Democratic | 1957 [26] | Member: Education; Elections; Public Aid, Health, Welfare and Safety |
| — | — | Marjorie Pebworth | Republican | 1965 [26] | Member: Banks and Savings and Loan Associations (chair); Executive; Public Aid, Health, Welfare and Safety; Reapportionment; Rules |
| — | — |  Bernard M. Peskin | Democratic | 1959 [26] | Member: Agriculture; Appropriations; Executive (chair); Reapportionment |
| — | — | Leo Pfeffer | Democratic | 1953 [26] | Member: Elections; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation; Reapportionment; Waterways, Conservation, Fish and Game |
| — | — | Daniel M. Pierce | Democratic | 1965 [26] | Member: Executive; Industry and Labor Relations (chair); Public Aid, Health, Welfare and Safety |
| — | — | William Pierce | Democratic | 1951 [26] | Member: Appropriations; Executive; Waterways, Conservation, Fish and Game |
| — | — | William E. Pollack | Republican | 1951 [26] | Member: Appropriations; Executive; Waterways, Conservation, Fish and Game |
| — | — | Lawrence X. Pusateri | Republican | 1965 [26] | Member: Banks and Savings and Loan Associations; Executive; Reapportionment; Roads and Bridges |
| — | — |  Thomas F. Railsback | Republican | 1963 [27] | Member: Education; Judiciary; Military and Veteran Affairs |
| — | — | Paul J. Randolph | Republican | 1945 [27] | Member: Banks and Savings and Loan Associations; Insurance; Revenue |
| — | — | Butch Ratcliffe | Democratic | 1947 [27] | Member: Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation; Waterways, Conservation, Fish and Game (chair) |
| — | — | Leland Rayson | Democratic | 1965 [27] | Member: Industry and Labor Relations; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation; Waterways, Conservation, Fish and Game |
| — | — | William A. Redmond | Democratic | 1959 [27] | Member: Judiciary (vice-chair); Municipalities; Roads and Bridges |
| — | — | Ben S. Rhodes | Republican | 1939 [27] | Member: Contingent Expenses; Elections; Liquor Regulation; Personnel and Pensions |
| — | — | Paul E. Rink | Democratic | 1957 [27] | Member: Agriculture; Judiciary; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation |
| — | — | Sam Romano | Democratic | 1955 [27] | Member: Elections; Municipalities; Personnel and Pensions (chair) |
| — | — | Matt Ropa | Democratic | 1959 [27] | Member: Banks and Savings and Loan Associations; Contingent Expenses; Executive; Insurance |
| — | — | Harris Rowe | Republican | 1961 [27] | Member: Elections; Executive; Insurance |
| — | — | Michael A. Ruddy | Republican | 1929 [28] | Member: Banks and Savings and Loan Associations; Liquor Regulation; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation |
| — | — | Joe W. Russell | Democratic | 1933 [27] | Member: Agriculture; Appropriations; Contingent Expenses (vice-chair); Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation |
| — | — | Omer Sanders | Democratic | 1965 [27] | Member: License and Miscellany; Military and Veteran Affairs; Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation |
| — | — | Esther Saperstein | Democratic | 1957 [27] | Member: Appropriations; Education; Public Aid, Health, Welfare and Safety (vice-chair) |
| — | — | Anthony Scariano | Democratic | 1957 [27] | Member: Appropriations; Education (chair); Revenue |
| — | — | Charles Ed Schaefer | Democratic | 1947 [27] | Member: Appropriations; Contingent Expenses (chair); Revenue; Waterways, Conservation, Fish and Game |
| — | — | Eugene F. Schlickman | Republican | 1965 [27] | Member: Insurance; Judiciary; Municipalities |
| — | — | William J. Schoeninger | Democratic | 1965 [27] | Member: Elections; Revenue; Waterways, Conservation, Fish and Game |
| — | — | Fred J. Schraeder | Democratic | 1965 [27] | Member: Industry and Labor Relations; Liquor Regulation; Personnel and Pensions |
| — | — | J. W. Scott | Democratic | 1957 [27] | Member: Appropriations; Municipalities (vice-chair); Revenue |
| — | — | Edward F. Sensor | Democratic | 1965 [27] | Member: Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation; Personnel and Pensions; Revenue |
| — | — | Edward J. Shaw | Democratic | 1955 [27] | Member: Banks and Savings and Loan Associations; License and Miscellany; Liquor Regulation |
| — | — | Arthur E. Simmons | Republican | 1957 [27] | Member: Industry and Labor Relations; Municipalities; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation |
| — | — |  George F. Sisler | Republican | 1965 [27] | Member: Banks and Savings and Loan Associations; Personnel and Pensions; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation |
| — | — | Howard R. Slater | Democratic | 1965 [27] | Member: Appropriations; Revenue; Roads and Bridges |
| — | — | Roy Curtis Small | Democratic | 1965 [27] | Member: Executive; Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation; Public Aid, Health, Welfare and Safety |
| — | — | Calvin L. Smith | Democratic | 1965 [27] | Member: Elections; Liquor Regulation; Personnel and Pensions |
| — | — | Frank J. Smith | Democratic | 1953 [27] | Member: Banks and Savings and Loan Associations; Executive; Insurance |
| — | — |  Ralph T. Smith | Republican | 1955 [27] | Member: Military and Veteran Affairs; Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation; Revenue |
| — | — | Carl W. Soderstrom | Republican | 1951 [27] | Member: Agriculture; Judiciary; Liquor Regulation |
| — | — | Harold D. Stedelin | Democratic | 1965 [29] | Member: Elections; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation; Waterways, Conservation, Fish and Game |
| — | — |  Adlai E. Stevenson III | Democratic | 1965 [29] | Member: Judiciary; Public Aid, Health, Welfare and Safety; Waterways, Conservation, Fish and Game |
| — | — | Joseph P. Stremlau | Democratic | 1949 [29] | Member: Appropriations; Liquor Regulation; Roads and Bridges (chair) |
| — | — | Nick Svalina | Democratic | 1957 [29] | Member: License and Miscellany; Military and Veteran Affairs (vice-chair); Municipalities |
| — | — | H. B. Tanner | Democratic | 1965 [29] | Member: Agriculture; License and Miscellany; Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation |
| — | — | Dan Teefey | Democratic | 1961 [29] | Member: Agriculture (vice-chair); Elections; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation |
| — | — | George Thiem | Republican | 1965 [29] | Member: Agriculture; Appropriations; Revenue |
| — | — | John P. Touhy | Democratic | 1949 [29] | Member: Reapportionment (chair); Rules (chair) |
| — | — | Joseph Tumpach | Democratic | 1965 [29] | Member: Elections; Personnel and Pensions; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation |
| — | — | John Vitek | Democratic | 1961 [29] | Member: Banks and Savings and Loan Associations; Executive; Roads and Bridges |
| — | — | James Von Boeckman | Democratic | 1965 [29] | Member: Industry and Labor Relations; License and Miscellany; Waterways, Conservation, Fish and Game |
| — | — | Richard A. Walsh | Republican | 1963 [29] | Member: Appropriations; Executive; Revenue |
| — | — | Robert V. Walsh | Democratic | 1963 [29] | Member: Agriculture; Liquor Regulation; Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation |
| — | — | William D. Walsh | Republican | 1961 [29] | Member: Education; Elections; Public Aid, Health, Welfare and Safety |
| — | — | Edward A. Warman | Democratic | 1965 [29] | Member: Elections; Municipalities; Waterways, Conservation, Fish and Game |
| — | — |  Harold Washington | Democratic | 1965 [29] | Member: Executive; Judiciary; Personnel and Pensions |
| — | — | Raymond J. Welsh Jr. | Democratic | 1957 [29] | Member: Banks and Savings and Loan Associations; Municipalities (chair); Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation |
| — | — | Peter J. Whalen | Democratic | 1957 [29] | Member: Banks and Savings and Loan Associations; License and Miscellany; Liquor Regulation |
| — | — | Chester R. Wiktorski Jr. | Democratic | 1957 [29] | Member: Appropriations; Education; Insurance |
| — | — | Carl H. Wittmond | Democratic | 1955 [29] | Member: Agriculture; Banks and Savings and Loan Associations (vice-chair); License and Miscellany |
| — | — | Edward W. Wolbank | Democratic | 1963 [29] | Member: Elections; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation; Roads and Bridges |
| — | — | Frank C. Wolf | Democratic | 1953 [29] | Member: Enrolling, Transcribing and Typing of Bills (chair); Executive; Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation; Public Utilities, Railroads and Aviation |
| — | — | Bernard B. Wolfe | Democratic | 1965 [29] | Member: Judiciary; Liquor Regulation; Personnel and Pensions |
| — | — | Robert M. Woodward | Republican | 1931 [30] [29] | Member: Judiciary; License and Miscellany; Military and Veteran Affairs |
| — | — | John Clinton Youle | Republican | 1965 [29] | Member: Banks and Savings and Loan Associations; Education; Reapportionment; Roads and Bridges |
| — | — | Nicholas Zagone | Democratic | 1959 [29] | Member: Education; Insurance; Judiciary |
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