94th Illinois General Assembly | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Meeting place | Illinois State Capitol, Springfield | ||||
Term | 2005 – 2007 | ||||
Election | 2004 | ||||
Website | Official site | ||||
Illinois Senate | |||||
President | Emil Jones, Democrat | ||||
Illinois House of Representatives | |||||
Speaker | Michael J. Madigan, Democrat |
The 94th Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, existed from January 12, 2005 [1] to January 9, 2007 [2] during the first two years of Rod Blagojevich's second term as governor. The General Assembly met at the Illinois State Capitol.
During the 94th General Assembly, the Senate was in session for 119 legislative days, [2] and the House was in session for 143 legislative days. [3] There were no special sessions.
All 118 members of the House, and 23 of the 59 members of the Senate, [1] were elected in the 2004 election. The apportionment of seats was based on the 2000 census. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
The 94th General Assembly was followed by the 95th General Assembly in January 2007.
The 94th General Assembly enacted a total of 1,113 bills into law. [4]
Early in the session, the General Assembly passed an amendment to the Illinois Human Rights Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. [5] The governor signed the amendment into law on January 21, 2005. [5]
Prompted by a series of high-profile dog bite incidents, in 2006 the legislature passed three measures imposing penalties on the owners of dangerous dogs or those involved in dog fighting. [6] Among these was the first law in the country to prohibit certain felons, including those convicted of forcible felonies, from owning dogs that have not been spayed or neutered. [7] The governor signed all three measures into law on May 31, 2006. [6]
The Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act (720 ILCS648) was signed into law on November 16, 2005, and took effect on January 15, 2006. [8] The MPCA required that people present identification in order to purchase cold medication that contains pseudoephedrine (Sudafed, Tylenol Cold and Claritin D), which could be used to produce methamphetamine. [9]
In 2006, the legislature passed an amendment to the Illinois Minimum Wage Law that allowed employees to receive punitive damages when they sue an employer for unpaid wages. [10] This change was brought on by a 2005 Illinois Court of Appeals ruling that punitive damages were only available in cases brought by the state Department of Labor. [10] The same bill also amended the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act to restore a penalty of 1% per day for employers who fail to pay wages due after receiving a demand from the Department of Labor. [11] The bill was signed into law on July 14, 2006. [11]
Under the 1970 Illinois Constitution, the Illinois Senate has 59 members, who serve overlapping two- and four-year terms. Thirty votes are required for a majority, and 36 votes (or 60%) are required to override a veto or propose a constitutional amendment.
Of the 23 members elected in the 2004 election, 20 were elected to four-year terms, and three were elected to two-year terms. [1]
Three new members joined the chamber at the outset: two by election and one (Kwame Raoul) by appointment to fill the seat of Barack Obama, who had been elected to the US Senate. [12] Five members who had previously been appointed were elected in 2006 for the first time. [12] The remaining 51 members were returning incumbents, either re-elected or continuing the second half of a four-year term. [12]
Position | Name | Party | District |
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President of the Senate | Emil Jones | Democratic | 14 |
Majority Leader | Debbie Halvorson | Democratic | 57 |
Minority Leader | Frank Watson | Republican | 51 |
The Senate of the 94th General Assembly consisted of 31 Democrats, 27 Republicans, and one Independent. [13] One seat changed from Democratic to Republican hands in the 2004 Illinois Senate election, reducing the Democratic majority in the preceding 93rd Senate by one.
The independent Senator, James T. Meeks of Chicago, caucused with the Democrats. [1] He had been elected in 2002 on the Honesty and Integrity Party ticket. [1]
Affiliation | Members |
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Democratic Party | 31 |
Republican Party | 27 |
Independent | 1 |
Total | 59 |
District | Counties represented [14] | Senator | Party | First year | Committees |
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1 | Cook | Antonio Munoz | Democratic | 1999 [15] | Chair: Transportation Member: Appropriations III; Environment & Energy; Licensed Activities; Revenue; Senate Task Force on Illinois Alcoholic Beverage Laws |
2 | Cook | Miguel del Valle | Democratic | 1987 [16] | Chair: Senate Education Funding Reform Member: Education; Executive; Higher Education; Labor |
William Delgado | Democratic | 2006 [17] | |||
3 | Cook | Mattie Hunter | Democratic | 2003 [18] | Chair: Appropriations III Member: Health & Human Services; Housing & Community Affairs; Pensions & Investments; State Government |
4 | Cook | Kimberly A. Lightford | Democratic | 1998 [19] | Chair: Education Member: Appropriations I; Financial Institutions; Higher Education; Labor |
5 | Cook | Rickey R. Hendon | Democratic | 1993 [20] | Chair: Executive Appointments Member: Environment & Energy; Executive; Housing & Community Affairs; Labor; Rules |
6 | Cook | John J. Cullerton | Democratic | 1991 [21] | Chair: Judiciary Member: Executive; Financial Institutions; Insurance; Rules |
7 | Cook | Carol Ronen | Democratic | 1993 [22] | Chair: Health & Human Services Member: Education; Higher Education; Labor |
8 | Cook | Ira I. Silverstein | Democratic | 1999 [23] | Chair: Executive; Senate Task Force on Illinois Alcoholic Beverage Laws Member: Commerce & Economic Development; Judiciary; Licensed Activities |
9 | Cook | Jeffrey M. Schoenberg | Democratic | 2003 [24] | Chair: Appropriations II Member: Appropriations I; Appropriations III; Financial Institutions; Health & Human Services |
10 | Cook | James A. DeLeo | Democratic | 1993 [25] | Member: Executive; Executive Appointments; Local Government |
11 | Cook | Louis S. Viverito | Democratic | 1995 [26] | Chair: Rules Member: Appropriations II; Executive; Executive Appointments; Mobile Home Task Force |
12 | Cook | Martin A. Sandoval | Democratic | 2003 [27] | Chair: Commerce & Economic Development Member: Appropriations I; Environment & Energy; Local Government |
13 | Cook | Kwame Raoul | Democratic | 2004 [28] | Member: Commerce & Economic Development; Health & Human Services; Higher Education; Judiciary; Pensions & Investments |
14 | Cook | Emil Jones Jr. | Democratic | 1973 [29] | Member: Executive |
15 | Cook | James T. Meeks | Independent | 2003 [30] | Chair: Housing & Community Affairs Member: Appropriations I; Commerce & Economic Development; Education; Higher Education; Senate Education Funding Reform |
16 | Cook | Jacqueline Y. Collins | Democratic | 2003 [31] | Chair: Financial Institutions Member: Appropriations I; Housing & Community Affairs; Revenue |
17 | Cook | Donne E. Trotter | Democratic | 1993 [32] | Chair: Appropriations I Member: Appropriations II; Appropriations III; Commerce & Economic Development; Environment & Energy; Revenue |
18 | Cook | Edward D. Maloney | Democratic | 2003 [33] | Chair: Higher Education Member: Appropriations I; Labor; Local Government |
19 | Cook, Will | M. Maggie Crotty | Democratic | 2003 [34] | Chair: Local Government; Mobile Home Task Force Member: Health & Human Services; Licensed Activities; State Government |
20 | Cook | Iris Y. Martinez | Democratic | 2003 [35] | Chair: Pensions & Investments Member: Health & Human Services; Housing & Community Affairs; Insurance |
21 | Cook, DuPage | Dan Cronin | Republican | 1993 [36] | Chair: Senate Education Funding Reform Member: Commerce & Economic Development; Education; Labor |
22 | Cook, Kane | Steven J. Rauschenberger | Republican | 1992 [37] | Member: Appropriations I; Appropriations II; Appropriations III; Environment & Energy; Housing & Community Affairs |
23 | DuPage | Carole Pankau | Republican | 2005 [38] | Member: Appropriations III; Health & Human Services; Labor; Revenue |
24 | DuPage, Will | Kirk W. Dillard | Republican | 1993 [39] | Chair: Judiciary Member: Environment & Energy; Executive Appointments; Licensed Activities |
25 | Kane, Kendall, La Salle | Chris Lauzen | Republican | 1993 [40] | Member: Appropriations I; Appropriations II; Appropriations III; Revenue |
26 | Cook, Lake, McHenry | William E. Peterson | Republican | 1983 [41] | Member: Insurance; Licensed Activities; State Government |
27 | Cook, Lake | Wendell E. Jones | Republican | 1998 [42] | Member: Appropriations I; Housing & Community Affairs; Labor; Revenue |
28 | Cook, DuPage, Kane | Kathleen L. Wojcik | Republican | 1983 [43] | |
John J. Millner | Republican | 2005 [44] | Member: Licensed Activities; Pensions & Investments; State Government | ||
29 | Cook, Lake | Susan Garrett | Democratic | 2003 [45] | Chair: State Government Member: Appropriations III; Education; Health & Human Services; Transportation |
30 | Cook, Lake | Terry Link | Democratic | 1997 [46] | Member: Appropriations II; Financial Institutions; Local Government; Revenue |
31 | Lake | Adeline Jay Geo-Karis | Republican | 1973 [47] | Chair: Executive Appointments Member: Pensions & Investments |
32 | McHenry | Pamela J. Althoff | Republican | 2003 [48] | Member: Appropriations III; Commerce & Economic Development; Housing & Community Affairs; Local Government; State Government |
33 | Cook | Dave Sullivan | Republican | 1998 [49] | |
Cheryl Axley Appointed September 17, 2005. [50] | Republican | 2005 [50] | Member: Financial Institutions; Local Government; Transportation | ||
34 | Winnebago | Dave Syverson | Republican | 1993 [51] | Member: Appropriations I; Appropriations II; Commerce & Economic Development; Health & Human Services |
35 | Boone, De Kalb, Ogle, Winnebago | J. Bradley Burzynski | Republican | 1993 [52] | Member: Appropriations II; Education; Executive; Higher Education; Senate Education Funding Reform |
36 | Carroll, Henry, Mercer, Rock Island, Whiteside | Denny Jacobs | Democratic | 1986 [53] | |
Mike Jacobs | Democratic | 2005 [54] | Member: Environment & Energy; Executive Appointments; Insurance; Pensions & Investments; Revenue | ||
37 | Bureau, Henry, Knox, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Woodford | Dale E. Risinger | Republican | 2003 [55] | Member: Environment & Energy; Local Government; Transportation |
38 | Bureau, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, La Salle, Putnam, Will | Gary G. Dahl | Republican | 2005 [56] | Member: Agriculture & Conservation; Commerce & Economic Development; Local Government |
39 | Cook, DuPage | Don Harmon | Democratic | 2003 [57] | Chair: Revenue Member: Appropriations II; Environment & Energy; Judiciary; Pensions & Investments |
40 | Cook, Iroquois, Kankakee, Will | Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson | Democratic | 1997 [58] | Member: Agriculture & Conservation; Senate Task Force on Illinois Alcoholic Beverage Laws; Transportation |
41 | Cook, DuPage, Will | Christine Radogno | Republican | 1997 [59] | Member: Appropriations I; Appropriations II; Appropriations III; Health & Human Services; Mobile Home Task Force; Transportation |
42 | Kane, Kendall, Will | Edward Petka Resigned December 4, 2006. [60] | Republican | 1987 [61] | Member: Executive; Executive Appointments; Judiciary; Rules |
Phyllis Petka Sworn in December 4, 2006. [60] | Republican | 2006 [60] | Member: Executive Appointments; Insurance; Pensions & Investments [60] | ||
43 | Will | Lawrence M. Walsh | Democratic | 1997 [62] | |
Arthur J. Wilhelmi Appointed January 17, 2005. [63] | Democratic | 2005 [64] | Member: Agriculture & Conservation; Appropriations II; Appropriations III; Housing & Community Affairs; Local Government | ||
44 | Christian, De Witt, Logan, Macon, McLean, Sangamon, Tazewell | Bill Brady | Republican | 2002 [65] | Member: Insurance; Pensions & Investments; Revenue |
45 | Carroll, Henry, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, Winnebago | Todd Sieben | Republican | 1987 [66] | Member: Executive; Financial Institutions; Insurance; Senate Education Funding Reform |
46 | Fulton, Peoria, Tazewell | David Koehler | Democratic | 2006 [67] | |
46 | Fulton, Peoria, Tazewell | George P. Shadid | Democratic | 1993 [68] | Member: Executive; Executive Appointments; Insurance; Transportation |
47 | Adams, Brown, Cass, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Mason, McDonough, Mercer, Pike, Schuyler, Scott, Warren | John M. Sullivan | Democratic | 2003 [69] | Chair: Agriculture & Conservation Member: Appropriations II; Higher Education; Transportation |
48 | DuPage, Kane, Kendall | Peter J. Roskam | Republican | 2000 [70] | Member: Environment & Energy; Executive; Insurance; Judiciary; Rules; Senate Task Force on Illinois Alcoholic Beverage Laws |
Randy Hultgren | Republican | 2007 [71] | |||
49 | Calhoun, Christian, Fayette, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Shelby | Deanna Demuzio | Democratic | 2004 [72] | Chair: Joint Task Force -- Rural Healthcare; Licensed Activities Member: Agriculture & Conservation; Commerce & Economic Development; Education; State Government |
50 | Logan, Menard, Sangamon | Larry K. Bomke | Republican | 1995 [73] | Member: Financial Institutions; State Government; Transportation |
51 | Bond, Champaign, Clinton, De Witt, Effingham, Fayette, Macon, Madison, McLean, Piatt, Shelby, St. Clair | Frank C. Watson | Republican | 1983 [74] | Member: Executive |
52 | Champaign, Vermilion | Richard J. Winkel Jr. | Republican | 2003 [75] | Member: Agriculture & Conservation; Education; Higher Education; Judiciary |
53 | Champaign, Ford, Iroquois, Livingston, Marshall, McLean, Tazewell, Woodford | Dan Rutherford | Republican | 2003 [76] | Member: Environment & Energy; Financial Institutions; Joint Task Force -- Rural Healthcare |
54 | Bond, Clay, Clinton, Edwards, Effingham, Hamilton, Jasper, Jefferson, Marion, Richland, Wayne, White | John O. Jones | Republican | 2003 [77] | Member: Agriculture & Conservation; Housing & Community Affairs; Licensed Activities |
55 | Champaign, Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Lawrence, Piatt, Shelby, Wabash | Dale A. Righter | Republican | 2003 [78] | Member: Health & Human Services; Higher Education; Joint Task Force -- Rural Healthcare; Labor; Pensions & Investments |
56 | Jersey, Madison, St. Clair | William R. Haine | Democratic | 2002 [79] | Chair: Insurance Member: Appropriations I; Environment & Energy; Judiciary; Licensed Activities; Senate Education Funding Reform |
57 | St. Clair | James F. Clayborne Jr. | Democratic | 1995 [80] | Chair: Environment & Energy Member: Appropriations II; Appropriations III; Insurance; Joint Task Force -- Rural Healthcare; Judiciary; Mobile Home Task Force; Pensions & Investments |
58 | Clinton, Jackson, Monroe, Perry, Randolph, St. Clair, Washington | David Luechtefeld | Republican | 1995 [81] | Member: Agriculture & Conservation; Education; Executive Appointments; Higher Education; Senate Task Force on Illinois Alcoholic Beverage Laws |
59 | Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union, White, Williamson | Gary Forby | Democratic | 2003 [82] | Chair: Labor Member: Agriculture & Conservation; Appropriations III; Education; State Government; Transportation |
The Illinois House has 118 members who are elected every two years. The composition of the 94th House reflects the results of the 2004 election, in which three seats changed from Democratic to Republican, and two seats changed from Republican to Democratic, resulting in a reduced 65–53 Democratic majority. [83] Seven new members joined the chamber, and nine who had previously been appointed to fill vacancies were elected for the first time. [84] 102 House incumbents were re-elected. [84]
Position | Name | Party | District |
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Speaker of the House | Michael J. Madigan | Democratic | 22 |
Majority Leader | Barbara Flynn Currie | Democratic | 25 |
Minority Leader | Tom Cross | Republican | 84 |
The 94th House consisted of 65 Democrats and 53 Republicans. [85]
Affiliation | Members |
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Democratic Party | 65 |
Republican Party | 53 |
Total | 118 |
District | Counties represented [14] | Representative | Party | First year | Committees |
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1 | Cook | Susana A Mendoza | Democratic | 2001 [86] | Chair: International Trade & Commerce Member: Consumer Protection; Registration & Regulation; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
2 | Cook | Edward J. Acevedo | Democratic | 1997 [87] | Chair: Pension Fund Management Procurement Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Executive; Financial Institutions; International Trade & Commerce; Registration & Regulation; Telecommunications |
3 | Cook | William Delgado | Democratic | 1999 [88] | Chair: Fee-For-Service Initiatives; Human Services Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Registration & Regulation |
Luis Arroyo | Democratic | 2007 [89] | Member: Judiciary II - Criminal Law | ||
4 | Cook | Cynthia Soto | Democratic | 2001 [90] | Chair: Child Support Enforcement Member: Appropriations-General Service; Appropriations-Higher Education; Labor; Mass Transit; Pension Fund Management Procurement; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
5 | Cook | Kenneth Dunkin | Democratic | 2002 [91] | Chair: Tourism & Conventions Member: Appropriations-Public Safety; Child Support Enforcement; Financial Institutions; Insurance; Mass Transit; Telecommunications |
6 | Cook | Patricia Bailey | Democratic | 2002 [92] | |
Esther Golar | Democratic | 2006 [93] | Member: Appropriations-General Service; Child Support Enforcement; Developmental Disabilities & Mental Illness; Health Care Availability Access; Judiciary II - Criminal Law; Tourism & Conventions; Veterans Affairs | ||
7 | Cook | Karen A. Yarbrough | Democratic | 2001 [94] | Chair: Housing & Urban Development Member: Appropriations-Public Safety; Computer Technology; Environmental Health; Insurance; Pension Fund Management Procurement |
8 | Cook | Calvin L. Giles | Democratic | 1993 [95] | Chair: Elementary & Secondary Education Member: Financial Institutions; Telecommunications; Tourism & Conventions |
9 | Cook | Arthur L. Turner | Democratic | 1981 [96] | Member: Rules |
10 | Cook | Annazette Collins | Democratic | 2001 [97] | Chair: Public Utilities Member: Appropriations-Public Safety; Human Services; Judiciary II - Criminal Law; State Government Administration |
11 | Cook | John A. Fritchey | Democratic | 1996 [98] | Chair: Judiciary I - Civil Law Member: Financial Institutions; Registration & Regulation; Telecommunications; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
12 | Cook | Sara Feigenholtz | Democratic | 1995 [99] | Chair: Special Committee; Appropriations-Human Services; Fee-For-Service Initiatives Member: Adoption Reform; Environmental Health; Insurance; Tourism & Conventions |
13 | Cook | Larry McKeon | Democratic | 1997 [100] | Chair: Labor Member: Aging; Executive; Housing & Urban Development |
Greg Harris | Democratic | 2006 [101] | |||
14 | Cook | Harry Osterman | Democratic | 2000 [102] | Chair: Local Government Member: Appropriations-Human Services; Elementary & Secondary Education; Financial Institutions; Mass Transit |
15 | Cook | John D'Amico | Democratic | 2004 [103] | Member: Aging; Appropriations-Public Safety; Elections & Campaign Reform; Electric Utility Oversight; Labor; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
16 | Cook | Lou Lang | Democratic | 1987 [104] | Chair: Gaming Member: Special Committee on Adoption Reform; Insurance; Judiciary I - Civil Law |
17 | Cook | Elizabeth Coulson | Republican | 1997 [105] | Member: Aging; Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Appropriations-Human Services; Fee-For-Service Initiatives; Financial Institutions; Human Services; Registration & Regulation |
18 | Cook | Julie Hamos | Democratic | 1999 [106] | Chair: Mass Transit Member: Environment & Energy; Fee-For-Service Initiatives; Housing & Urban Development; Judiciary I - Civil Law; Telecommunications |
19 | Cook | Joseph M. Lyons | Democratic | 1996 [107] | Member: Aging; Executive; Financial Institutions; Telecommunications; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
20 | Cook | Michael P. McAuliffe | Republican | 1997 [108] | Chair: Veterans Affairs Member: Appropriations-Public Safety; Fee-For-Service Initiatives; Financial Institutions; Registration & Regulation; Telecommunications; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
21 | Cook | Robert S. Molaro | Democratic | 2003 [109] | Chair: Judiciary II - Criminal Law Member: Appropriations-Public Safety; Executive; Gaming; Mass Transit; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
22 | Cook | Michael J. Madigan | Democratic | 1971 [110] | Member: Electric Utility Oversight; Executive |
23 | Cook | Daniel J. Burke | Democratic | 1991 [111] | Chair: Executive Member: Financial Institutions; Pension Fund Management Procurement; Personnel & Pensions; Registration & Regulation |
24 | Cook | Michelle Chavez | Democratic | Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Health Care Availability Access; Higher Education; Human Services; Mass Transit; State Government Administration | |
25 | Cook | Barbara Flynn Currie | Democratic | 1979 [112] | Chair: Fee-For-Service Initiatives; Rules Member: Revenue |
26 | Cook | Lovana Jones | Democratic | 1987 [113] | Chair: Appropriations-Public Safety Member: Executive; Financial Institutions; Judiciary II-Criminal Law; Public Utilities [114] |
Elga L. Jefferies | Democratic | 2006 [115] | Member: Appropriations-Public Safety; Judiciary II - Criminal Law; Public Utilities | ||
27 | Cook | Monique D. Davis | Democratic | 1987 [116] | Chair: Appropriations-General Service Member: Appropriations-Higher Education; Elementary & Secondary Education; Financial Institutions; Public Utilities; Registration & Regulation |
28 | Cook | Robert Rita | Democratic | 2003 [117] | Member: Consumer Protection; Environment & Energy; Gaming; Human Services; Insurance |
29 | Cook | David E. Miller | Democratic | 2001 [118] | Chair: Appropriations-Higher Education; Pension Fund Management Procurement Member: Elementary & Secondary Education; Higher Education; Mass Transit; Registration & Regulation; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
30 | Cook | William Davis | Democratic | 2003 [119] | Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Appropriations-Higher Education; Child Support Enforcement; International Trade & Commerce; Labor |
31 | Cook | Mary E. Flowers | Democratic | 1985 [120] | Chair: Health Care Availability Access Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Fee-For-Service Initiatives; Human Services; International Trade & Commerce |
32 | Cook | Milton Patterson | Democratic | 2005 [121] | Member: Appropriations-Public Safety; Computer Technology; Electric Utility Oversight; Housing & Urban Development |
33 | Cook | Marlow H. Colvin | Democratic | 2001 [122] | Chair: Consumer Protection Member: Appropriations-Public Safety; Elementary & Secondary Education; Insurance; Labor; Pension Fund Management Procurement; Personnel & Pensions; Telecommunications |
34 | Cook | Constance A. Howard | Democratic | 1995 [123] | Chair: Computer Technology Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Health Care Availability Access; Higher Education; Human Services; Judiciary II - Criminal Law; Labor |
35 | Cook | Kevin Joyce | Democratic | 2003 [124] | Chair: Aging Member: Appropriations-Higher Education; Elementary & Secondary Education; Environment & Energy; Registration & Regulation; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
36 | Cook | James D. Brosnahan | Democratic | 1997 [125] | Chair: Telecommunications Member: Fee-For-Service Initiatives; Higher Education; Judiciary I - Civil Law; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
37 | Cook, Will | Kevin A. McCarthy | Democratic | 1997 [126] | Chair: Higher Education Member: Environmental Health; Financial Institutions; Telecommunications; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
38 | Cook | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 2002 [127] | Member: Appropriations-Human Services; Housing & Urban Development; International Trade & Commerce; Local Government; Mass Transit |
39 | Cook | Maria Antonia Berrios | Democratic | 2003 [128] | Member: Executive; Gaming; Insurance; International Trade & Commerce |
40 | Cook | Richard T. Bradley | Democratic | 1997 [129] | Chair: Personnel & Pensions Member: Environment & Energy; Executive; Financial Institutions; Insurance; Registration & Regulation; Telecommunications |
41 | DuPage | Bob Biggins | Republican | 1993 [130] | Member: Appropriations-General Service; Executive; Fee-For-Service Initiatives; Housing & Urban Development; Labor; Public Utilities; Revenue |
42 | Cook, DuPage | Sandra M. Pihos | Republican | 2003 [131] | Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Elementary & Secondary Education; Housing & Urban Development; Mass Transit; Telecommunications; Tourism & Conventions |
43 | Cook, Kane | Ruth Munson | Republican | 2002 [132] | Member: Appropriations-Human Services; Computer Technology; Elementary & Secondary Education; Financial Institutions; Insurance; Pension Fund Management Procurement; Registration & Regulation |
44 | Cook | Terry R. Parke | Republican | 1985 [133] | Member: Consumer Protection; Environment & Energy; Environmental Health; Insurance; Labor; Pension Fund Management Procurement; Telecommunications |
45 | DuPage | Roger Jenisch | Republican | 2005 [134] | Member: Financial Institutions; Human Services; Insurance; Mass Transit; Revenue; Tourism & Conventions |
46 | DuPage | Lee A. Daniels | Republican | 1975 [135] | Chair: Developmental Disabilities & Mental Illness; Fee-For-Service Initiatives |
Dennis M. Reboletti | Republican | 2007 [136] | |||
47 | DuPage | Patricia R. Bellock | Republican | 1999 [137] | Member: Aging; Developmental Disabilities & Mental Illness; Financial Institutions; Human Services; International Trade & Commerce; Registration & Regulation |
48 | DuPage, Will | James H. Meyer | Republican | 1993 [138] | Member: Environment & Energy; Environmental Health; Executive; Fee-For-Service Initiatives; Telecommunications; Veterans Affairs |
49 | Kane | Timothy L. Schmitz | Republican | 1999 [139] | Member: Appropriations-Public Safety; Child Support Enforcement; Housing & Urban Development; Labor; Telecommunications |
50 | Kane, Kendall, La Salle | Patricia Reid Lindner | Republican | 1993 [140] | Member: Special Committee on Adoption Reform; Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Child Support Enforcement; Judiciary II - Criminal Law |
51 | Lake | Ed Sullivan Jr. | Republican | 2003 [141] | Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Electric Utility Oversight; Gaming; Mass Transit; Registration & Regulation; Revenue |
52 | Cook, Lake, McHenry | Mark H. Beaubien Jr. | Republican | 1996 [142] | Member: Electric Utility Oversight; Gaming; Labor; Pension Fund Management Procurement; Revenue |
53 | Cook, Lake | Sidney H. Mathias | Republican | 1999 [143] | Member: Special Committee on Adoption Reform; Health Care Availability Access; Judiciary I - Civil Law; Local Government; Mass Transit; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
54 | Cook | Suzanne Bassi | Republican | 1999 [144] | Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Elementary & Secondary Education; Housing & Urban Development; Mass Transit; Tourism & Conventions |
55 | Cook, DuPage, Kane | John J. Millner | Republican | 2005 [145] | Member: State Government; Licensed Activities; Pensions and Investments; Legislative Printing Unit [145] |
Harry R. Ramey Jr. | Republican | 2005 [146] | Member: Appropriations-Public Safety; Computer Technology; Consumer Protection; State Government Administration; Transportation & Motor Vehicles | ||
56 | Cook, DuPage | Paul D. Froehlich | Republican | 2003 [147] | Member: Aging; Electric Utility Oversight; Housing & Urban Development; Judiciary II - Criminal Law; Registration & Regulation; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
57 | Cook | Elaine Nekritz | Democratic | 2003 [148] | Member: Appropriations-Higher Education; Environment & Energy; Housing & Urban Development; Judiciary I - Civil Law; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
58 | Lake | Karen May | Democratic | 2001 [149] | Chair: Environmental Health Member: Environment & Energy; Health Care Availability Access; Mass Transit; Telecommunications |
59 | Cook, Lake | Kathleen A. Ryg | Democratic | 2003 [150] | Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Developmental Disabilities & Mental Illness; Environmental Health; Fee-For-Service Initiatives; Housing & Urban Development; Local Government; Mass Transit |
60 | Lake | Eddie Washington | Democratic | 2003 [151] | Member: Appropriations-Human Services; Appropriations-Public Safety; Consumer Protection; Labor; Mass Transit; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
61 | Lake | JoAnn D. Osmond | Republican | 2003 [152] | Member: Appropriations-Public Safety; Health Care Availability Access; Insurance; Judiciary I - Civil Law; Telecommunications |
62 | Lake | Robert W. Churchill | Republican | 1983 [153] | Member: Developmental Disabilities & Mental Illness; Environmental Health; Mass Transit |
63 | McHenry | Jack D. Franks | Democratic | 1999 [154] | Chair: State Government Administration Member: Aging; Electric Utility Oversight; International Trade & Commerce |
64 | McHenry | Michael Tryon | Republican | 2005 [155] | Member: Consumer Protection; Environment & Energy; Environmental Health; Local Government; Mass Transit; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
65 | Cook | Rosemary Mulligan | Republican | 1993 [156] | Member: Appropriations-Human Services; Elementary & Secondary Education; Fee-For-Service Initiatives; Health Care Availability Access; Registration & Regulation |
66 | Cook | Carolyn H. Krause | Republican | 1993 [157] | Member: Electric Utility Oversight; Fee-For-Service Initiatives; Health Care Availability Access; International Trade & Commerce; Revenue |
67 | Winnebago | Charles E. Jefferson | Democratic | 2001 [158] | Chair: Elections & Campaign Reform Member: Aging; Labor; Public Utilities |
68 | Winnebago | Dave Winters | Republican | 1995 [159] | Member: Child Support Enforcement; Environment & Energy; Labor; Pension Fund Management Procurement; Telecommunications |
69 | Boone, De Kalb, Winnebago | Ronald A. Wait | Republican | 1983 [160] | Member: Aging; Appropriations-Public Safety; Elections & Campaign Reform; Judiciary I - Civil Law; Judiciary II - Criminal Law; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
70 | De Kalb, Ogle | Robert W. Pritchard | Republican | 2003 [161] | Member: Agriculture & Conservation; Appropriations-Higher Education; Computer Technology; Elementary & Secondary Education; Higher Education; Registration & Regulation |
71 | Carroll, Henry, Rock Island, Whiteside | Mike Boland | Democratic | 1995 [162] | Chair: Financial Institutions Member: Agriculture & Conservation; Appropriations-Public Safety; Labor; Telecommunications |
72 | Mercer, Rock Island | Patrick J Verschoore | Democratic | 2003 [163] | Member: Agriculture & Conservation; Appropriations-Human Services; Electric Utility Oversight; Environment & Energy; Gaming; Veterans Affairs |
73 | Bureau, Marshall, Peoria, Woodford | David R. Leitch | Republican | 1986 [164] | Member: Appropriations-Human Services; Environment & Energy; Fee-For-Service Initiatives; Housing & Urban Development; Public Utilities |
74 | Bureau, Henry, Knox, Stark | Donald L. Moffitt | Republican | 1993 [165] | Member: Agriculture & Conservation; Appropriations-Public Safety; Elementary & Secondary Education; Local Government; Veterans Affairs |
75 | Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, La Salle, Will | Careen M Gordon | Democratic | 2003 [166] | Member: Aging; Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Consumer Protection; Judiciary I - Civil Law; Judiciary II - Criminal Law |
76 | Bureau, La Salle, Putnam | Frank J. Mautino | Democratic | 1991 [167] | Chair: Insurance Member: Environment & Energy; Financial Institutions; Judiciary II - Criminal Law; Registration & Regulation |
77 | Cook, DuPage | Angelo Saviano | Republican | 1993 [168] | Chair: Registration & Regulation Member: Aging; Appropriations-Public Safety; Executive; Public Utilities |
78 | Cook | Deborah L. Graham | Democratic | 2003 [169] | Member: Appropriations-General Service; Appropriations-Human Services; Housing & Urban Development; Labor; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
79 | Iroquois, Kankakee, Will | Lisa M. Dugan | Democratic | 2003 [170] | Member: Agriculture & Conservation; Elementary & Secondary Education; Health Care Availability Access; International Trade & Commerce; State Government Administration; Veterans Affairs |
80 | Cook, Will | George Scully Jr. | Democratic | 1997 [171] | Chair: Electric Utility Oversight Member: Appropriations-Higher Education; Consumer Protection; Gaming |
81 | Cook, DuPage, Will | Renee Kosel | Republican | 1997 [172] | Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Environment & Energy; Executive; Gaming; Registration & Regulation |
82 | Will | Eileen Lyons Resigned January 5, 2006. [173] | Republican | 1995 [174] | |
Jim Durkin Sworn in January 6, 2006. [173] | Republican | 1995 [175] | Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Elections & Campaign Reform; Fee-For-Service Initiatives; International Trade & Commerce; Judiciary II - Criminal Law | ||
83 | Kane | Linda Chapa LaVia | Democratic | 2003 [176] | Member: Special Committee on Adoption Reform; Consumer Protection; Developmental Disabilities & Mental Illness; Elementary & Secondary Education; International Trade & Commerce; Veterans Affairs |
84 | Kendall, Will | Tom Cross | Republican | 1993 [177] | |
85 | Will | Brent Hassert | Republican | 1993 [178] | Member: Executive; Gaming; Mass Transit; Public Utilities; Rules |
86 | Will | Jack McGuire | Democratic | 1991 [179] | Member: Aging; Agriculture & Conservation; Revenue; Tourism & Conventions |
87 | Christian, De Witt, Logan, Macon, McLean, Sangamon, Tazewell | Bill Mitchell | Republican | 1999 [180] | Member: Aging; Electric Utility Oversight; Financial Institutions; Insurance; State Government Administration |
88 | McLean | Dan Brady | Republican | 2001 [181] | Member: Appropriations-Higher Education; Child Support Enforcement; Consumer Protection; Higher Education; Insurance |
89 | Carroll, Jo Daviess, Ogle, Winnebago, Stephenson | Jim Sacia | Republican | 2003 [182] | Member: Agriculture & Conservation; International Trade & Commerce; Judiciary I - Civil Law; Judiciary II - Criminal Law; Veterans Affairs |
90 | Henry, Lee, Ogle, Whiteside | Jerry L. Mitchell | Republican | 1995 [183] | Member: Aging; Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Elementary & Secondary Education; Tourism & Conventions |
91 | Fulton, Peoria, Tazewell | Michael K. Smith | Democratic | 1995 [184] | Chair: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Member: Elementary & Secondary Education; Environment & Energy; Financial Institutions; Revenue |
92 | Peoria | Aaron Schock | Republican | 2005 [185] | Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Appropriations-Human Services; Environment & Energy; Financial Institutions; Pension Fund Management Procurement; Veterans Affairs |
93 | Adams, Brown, Cass, Hancock, Pike, Schuyler, Scott | Art Tenhouse | Republican | 1989 [186] | Member: Environment and Energy; Consumer Protection; Electric Utility Oversight; Labor; Transportation and Motor Vehicles [187] |
Jil Tracy | Republican | 2006 [188] | Member: Aging; Consumer Protection; Environment & Energy; Transportation & Motor Vehicles | ||
94 | Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Mason, McDonough, Mercer, Warren | Richard P. Myers | Republican | 1995 [189] | Member: Agriculture & Conservation; Appropriations-Higher Education; Elections & Campaign Reform; Electric Utility Oversight; International Trade & Commerce; State Government Administration |
95 | DuPage, Kane | Randall M. Hultgren | Republican | 1999 [190] | Member: Developmental Disabilities & Mental Illness; Financial Institutions; International Trade & Commerce; Judiciary I - Civil Law; Labor; Telecommunications |
Mike Fortner | Republican | 2007 [191] | |||
96 | DuPage, Kendall | Joe Dunn | Republican | 2003 [192] | Member: Financial Institutions; Human Services; Insurance; Labor; Mass Transit; Telecommunications |
97 | Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Morgan, Pike | Jim Watson | Republican | 2001 [193] | Member: Aging; Appropriations-General Service; Elementary & Secondary Education; Financial Institutions; Local Government; Public Utilities |
98 | Christian, Fayette, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery, Shelby | Gary Hannig | Democratic | 1979 [194] | Chair: Appropriations-Public Safety Member: Computer Technology; Revenue; Rules |
99 | Sangamon | Raymond Poe | Republican | 1995 [195] | Member: Appropriations-Higher Education; Higher Education; Housing & Urban Development; Personnel & Pensions; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
100 | Logan, Menard, Sangamon | Rich Brauer | Republican | 2003 [196] | Member: Appropriations-General Service; Appropriations-Higher Education; Environmental Health; Financial Institutions; Personnel & Pensions; Registration & Regulation; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
101 | Champaign, De Witt, Macon, McLean, Piatt | Robert F. Flider | Democratic | 2003 [197] | Member: Agriculture & Conservation; Elections & Campaign Reform; Elementary & Secondary Education; Local Government; Veterans Affairs |
102 | Bond, Clinton, Effingham, Fayette, Madison, Shelby, St. Clair | Ron Stephens | Republican | 1985 [198] | Member: Appropriations-Public Safety; Electric Utility Oversight; Gaming; State Government Administration; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
103 | Champaign | Naomi D. Jakobsson | Democratic | 2003 [199] | Member: Special Committee on Adoption Reform; Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Appropriations-Higher Education; Higher Education; Human Services |
104 | Champaign, Vermilion | William B. Black | Republican | 1986 [200] | Member: Higher Education; Rules; Telecommunications; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
105 | Champaign, Ford, Iroquois, Livingston, McLean | Shane Cultra | Republican | 2003 [201] | Member: Agriculture & Conservation; Environment & Energy; Financial Institutions; Human Services; Judiciary II - Criminal Law; Labor |
106 | Livingston, Marshall, McLean, Tazewell, Woodford | Keith P. Sommer | Republican | 1999 [202] | Member: Special Committee on Adoption Reform; Agriculture & Conservation; Health Care Availability Access; International Trade & Commerce; Local Government; Veterans Affairs |
107 | Bond, Clinton, Jefferson, Marion | Kurt M. Granberg | Democratic | 1987 [203] | Chair: Agriculture & Conservation Member: Electric Utility Oversight; Registration & Regulation |
108 | Clay, Edwards, Effingham, Hamilton, Jasper, Richland, Wayne, White | David Reis | Republican | 2005 [204] | Member: Agriculture & Conservation; Elementary & Secondary Education; Financial Institutions; International Trade & Commerce; Judiciary II - Criminal Law; Registration & Regulation |
109 | Clark, Crawford, Cumberland, Edgar, Effingham, Lawrence, Shelby, Wabash | Roger L. Eddy | Republican | 2003 [205] | Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Appropriations-Higher Education; Elementary & Secondary Education; Higher Education; Labor |
110 | Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Piatt | Chapin Rose | Republican | 2003 [206] | Member: Appropriations-Higher Education; Environment & Energy; Financial Institutions; Insurance; Judiciary I - Civil Law |
111 | Jersey, Madison | Daniel V. Beiser | Democratic | 2004 [207] | Member: Aging; Appropriations-Higher Education; Elections & Campaign Reform; Elementary & Secondary Education; Higher Education; Local Government; Transportation & Motor Vehicles |
112 | Madison, St. Clair | Jay C. Hoffman | Democratic | 1991 [208] | Chair: Transportation & Motor Vehicles Member: Judiciary I - Civil Law; Labor |
113 | St. Clair | Thomas Holbrook | Democratic | 1995 [209] | Chair: Environment & Energy Member: Financial Institutions; Public Utilities; Registration & Regulation; Revenue |
114 | St. Clair | Wyvetter H. Younge | Democratic | 1975 [210] | Member: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Child Support Enforcement; Environmental Health; Housing & Urban Development; Local Government; Revenue |
115 | Clinton, Jackson, Perry, Washington | Mike Bost | Republican | 1995 [211] | Member: Consumer Protection; Higher Education; Telecommunications; Transportation & Motor Vehicles; Veterans Affairs |
116 | Monroe, Perry, Randolph, St. Clair | Dan Reitz | Democratic | 1997 [212] | Chair: Revenue Member: Aging; Agriculture & Conservation; Environment & Energy; Financial Institutions; Registration & Regulation |
117 | Franklin, Hamilton, Williamson | John E. Bradley | Democratic | 2003 [213] | Member: Aging; Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; International Trade & Commerce; Judiciary I - Civil Law; Judiciary II - Criminal Law; State Government Administration |
118 | Alexander, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union, White | Brandon W. Phelps | Democratic | 2003 [214] | Member: Agriculture & Conservation; Electric Utility Oversight; Environment & Energy; Registration & Regulation; Veterans Affairs |
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Legislator convicted of fraud
WHEREAS, Representative Joe Dunn has served faithfully as a State Representative of the 96th District since 2003, representing DuPage and Will Counties for residents in Naperville, Aurora, and Warrenville