Ram Villivalam

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  1. Yadav Nathwani is the first Asian-American and Indian-American member of the Illinois Senate. However, he was appointed after the 2018 general election to serve the remaining six weeks of outgoing Senator Chris Nybo's term. This was 39 days before Villivalam was sworn into office. [11]

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Ram Villivalam
Member of the Illinois Senate
from the 8th district
Assumed office
January 5, 2019