Napoleon Bill Harris III is an American politician and former professional football player who has been a member of the Illinois Senate representing the 15th district since 2013. The 15th district stretches from Blue Island in the north,Calumet City in the east,Homewood in the west,Steger in the south,and includes all or parts of Crete-Monee,Dolton,Flossmoor,Glenwood,Thornton,Dixmoor,Markham,Midlothian,Oak Forest,Harvey,Riverdale,and South Holland.
Mattie Hunter is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate,representing the 3rd district since 2003. She is the Senate secretary for the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus and the Senate majority caucus whip. Hunter is also the 20th Ward Democratic Committeewoman.
Kimberly Ann Lightford is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate,representing the 4th district since 1998. She is Senate Majority Leader and also serves on Labor,Education,Executive,Financial Institutions and Redistricting committees. She is also chair of the Senate Black Caucus and co-chair of the Illinois Commission of Intergovernmental Cooperation.
Jacqueline Y. Collins was born December 10,1949 in McComb,Mississippi and grew up in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. She is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate. She represented the 16th district from 2003 until 2023. Was elected to the Illinois Senate in 2003 and highlights her work on extending limitations for civil and criminal prosecution of sex crimes against children. Legislations allowing more Illinois senior citizens to qualify for the Homestead Exemption and a resolution in creating a commission to study and document racial and gender discrimination in hiring or contracting on state public construction projects
Susan Garrett is a former Democratic member of the Illinois Senate,who represented the 29th District from 2003 to 2013,and the 59th district of the Illinois House of Representatives for four years previously. The 29th district includes all or parts of Bannockburn,Deerfield,Des Plaines,Fort Sheridan,Glencoe,Glenview,Highland Park,Highwood,Knollwood,Lake Bluff,Lake Forest,Mount Prospect,Niles,Northbrook,Park Ridge,Prospect Heights and Riverwoods.
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.
Bill Cunningham is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate,representing the 18th District. The 18th district includes all or parts of Beverly,Mount Greenwood,Morgan Park and Auburn-Gresham in Chicago and the suburbs of Evergreen Park,Chicago Ridge,Oak Lawn,Worth,Palos Heights and Orland Park.
Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant is a Democrat who is currently serving as the Will County Executive,having been elected in 2020. She was a member of the Illinois Senate for the 49th district. The 49th district includes all or part of Bolingbrook,Crest Hill,Joliet,Oswego,Plainfield,Romeoville and Shorewood. Prior to her service as an Illinois State Senator,she served as the Will County Superintendent of Schools and as both and educator and administrator in public and private schools.
Steven Stadelman is an American politician and former television journalist who has been a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate since 2013,representing the 34th district. The district is based in Winnebago County and includes all or part of the municipalities of Rockford,Machesney Park,Loves Park and Cherry Valley.
Steven M. Landek was a member of the Illinois Senate representing the 12th district since his appointment in 2011. The 12th district includes all or parts of Bridgeview,Burbank,Bedford Park,McCook,Brookfield,Riverside,Berwyn,and Cicero. Prior to the 2011 redistricting he represented the 11th district. He is currently the Mayor of Bridgeview and the Lyons Township Democratic Committeeman.
Melinda Bush is a member of the Illinois Senate for the 31st district. The 31st district spans northern Lake County and includes all or parts of Zion,Round Lake,Round Lake Beach,Gages Lake,Winthrop Harbor,Old Mill Creek,Wadsworth,Lindenhurst,Antioch,Waukegan,Gurnee,Beach Park,Grayslake and Lake Villa.
Laura Fine is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate for the 9th district.
Laura M. Murphy is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate representing the 28th district since October 2015. The 28th district includes all or parts of Arlington Heights,Bartlett,Bloomingdale,Des Plaines,Elk Grove Village,Hanover Park,Hoffman Estates,Park Ridge,Roselle and Schaumburg.
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.
Cristina Castro is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate who took office in January 2017. Castro represents the 22nd district,which includes all or portions of Elgin,Barrington Hills,Carpentersville,East Dundee and South Elgin,Streamwood,Hoffman Estates,Hanover Park,Schaumburg,and Bartlett.
Celina Villanueva is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate representing the 12th district. She previously served in the Illinois House of Representatives for the 21st district from her appointment in July 2018 to her appointment to the Illinois Senate on January 7,2020.
Ram Villivalam is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate for the 8th district. The 8th Senate District consists of the Forest Glen,North Park and West Ridge neighborhoods in the City of Chicago and the nearby suburbs of Park Ridge,Morton Grove,Niles,Lincolnwood and Skokie,as of the decennial redistricting following the 2010 United States Census.
Laura Ellman is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate for the 21st district. The district,located in the Chicago metropolitan area includes all or parts of Bloomingdale,Carol Stream,Lisle,Naperville,Warrenville,West Chicago,Winfield,and Wheaton.
Ann Gillespie is a former Democratic member of the Illinois Senate for the 27th district. The district,located in the Chicago metropolitan area,includes parts of Arlington Heights,Hoffman Estates,Des Plaines,Mount Prospect,Rolling Meadows,Barrington,Inverness,Palatine,Prospect Heights and South Barrington.
Mary "Meg" Loughran Cappel is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate from the 49th district since December 10,2020. The 49th district,located in the Chicago area,includes all or parts of Aurora,Bolingbrook,Boulder Hill,Channahon,Crest Hill,Crystal Lawns,Joliet,Montgomery,Naperville,Oswego,Plainfield,Romeoville,and Shorewood.
