William E. Brady is an American politician who was a Republican member of the Illinois Senate from May 2002 until his resignation in December 2020.
Kwame Raoul is an American lawyer and politician who has been the 42nd Attorney General of Illinois since 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Kirk W. Dillard is an American politician and the current Chairman of the Regional Transportation Authority Board of Directors. Previously,he served as a Republican member of the Illinois State Senate,representing the 24th District from 1993 until his resignation in August 2014.
Matt Murphy was a Republican former member of the Illinois Senate,representing the 27th district from 2007 until his resignation in September 2016. The 27th district includes parts of Arlington Heights,Barrington,Buffalo Grove,Inverness,Palatine,Wheeling,Prospect Heights and South Barrington.
Pamela J. Althoff is a Republican politician from Illinois. She has held several elected positions,including serving in the Illinois Senate,representing the 32nd District from her appointment in March 2003 through September 2018.
David Koehler is a Democratic politician from Illinois,and has been the Illinois State Senator from 46th Legislative District since December 2006. The district includes parts of Peoria,Tazewell,Woodford,and McLean Counties.
John M. Sullivan is an American politician and the former Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture. Prior to this,he served as a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate for the 47th district of Illinois from 2003 to 2017.
William "Sam" McCann Jr. is an American politician who was a member of the Illinois Senate from 2011 to 2019. He was first elected in 2010 as a Republican in the 49th district,defeating incumbent Democrat Deanna Demuzio,and was later elected to the redrawn 50th district in central Illinois.
For the American former MLB pitcher and pitching coach,see Wayne Rosenthal.
The 2014 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 4,2014,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Illinois,concurrently with the election to Illinois's Class II U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Tom Cullerton is an American politician. Cullerton was a member of the Illinois Senate representing the 23rd district from 2013 until resigning in 2022. Shortly after,he pleaded guilty to 1 count of embezzlement. During his tenure,the 23rd district spanned northern DuPage County and included all or parts of Addison,Bloomingdale,Bartlett,Carol Stream,Glendale Heights,Hanover Park,Itasca,Roselle,Villa Park,West Chicago,Wayne,Wood Dale and Medinah. Prior to his service in the Illinois Senate he was the Village President of Villa Park from 2009 to 2013 and served one term as a village trustee from 2005 to 2009.
Andy Manar is a former Democratic member of the Illinois Senate. He represented the 48th district,including part or all of Christian,Macon,Macoupin,Madison,Montgomery,and Sangamon counties. Andy Manar is known for being the chief advocate for SB 1947,which made dramatic reforms to Illinois’education funding formula. Prior to his service in the Illinois Senate,he was chairman of the Macoupin County Board from 2003 to 2012.
Michael E. Hastings is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate from the 19th Legislative District. The district includes all or parts of Lockport,New Lenox,Mokena,Orland Park,Tinley Park,Frankfort,Frankfort Square,Homer Glen,Joliet,Richton Park,Matteson,Olympia Fields,Country Club Hills,Hazel Crest,and Oak Forest.
Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer,is a member of the Illinois House of Representatives who has served in the Illinois House of Representatives since his appointment in December 2012. He represents the 100th district which includes all or parts of Adams County,Brown County,Calhoun County,Greene County,Jersey County,Macoupin County,Madison County,Morgan County,Pike County,and Scott County.
A special election for Illinois Comptroller took place on November 8,2016. After comptroller Judy Baar Topinka died shortly after her reelection in 2014,Republican Governor Bruce Rauner appointed Leslie Munger,a former business executive and unsuccessful 2014 nominee for the Illinois House of Representatives,to fill her seat at the beginning of his term in 2015. Per Illinois state law,a special election was held to elect a comptroller to finish Topinka's term. Munger ran as the Republican nominee against Democratic Chicago City Clerk Susana Mendoza. State Senator Daniel Biss ran for the Democratic nomination,but dropped out in November 2015.
The 2018 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the governor of Illinois,concurrently with the 2018 Illinois general election and other midterm elections. Incumbent Republican governor Bruce Rauner ran for re-election to a second term in office,but was defeated by Democratic nominee J. B. Pritzker. This was one of eight Republican-held governorships up for election in a state that Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election.
Sara Wojcicki Jimenez,was a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 99th district since her appointment in 2015. The 99th district includes Auburn,Berlin,Chatham,Curran,Divernon,Leland Grove,New Berlin,Thayer and the majority of the state's capitol Springfield.
Patricia Van Pelt Watkins is an American politician who served in the Illinois Senate,representing the 5th district,from 2013 to 2023. The 5th district is located on the West Side of Chicago. Prior to her service as a member of the Illinois Senate she was a community activist and ran for Mayor of Chicago.
The 2018 elections for the Illinois Senate took place on November 6,2018,to elect senators from 39 of the state's 59 Senate districts to serve in the 101st General Assembly,with seats apportioned among the states based on the 2010 United States census. Under the Illinois Constitution of 1970,senators are divided into three groups,each group having a two-year term at a different part of the decade between censuses,with the rest of the decade being taken up by two four-year terms. The Democratic Party has held a majority in the Senate since 2003,and gained a net of 3 seats.
Winston John "Win" Stoller is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate from the 37th district. The 37th district,located in North and Central Illinois,includes all or parts of Lee,Bureau,Henry,DeKalb,Ogle,Rock Island,Whiteside,Stark,Peoria,Woodford and Marshall counties.
