Elizabeth Brater is a Democratic former member of the Michigan Senate,who represented the 18th district from 2003 to 2010,and served as the Assistant Minority Leader. Her district included the cities of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. She was previously a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1995 to 2000.
Carol Ronen is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of both houses of the Illinois General Assembly.
Louis S. Viverito is a former Democratic member of the Illinois Senate,representing the 11th district from 1995 until his resignation in 2011.
Mary Margaret "Maggie" Crotty was an American politician who served as the Bremen Township Supervisor from 2005 to 2020 and as a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate,representing the 19th district from 2003 to 2013. She was Chairperson of the Elections Committee,Vice-Chairperson of the Local Government Committee,and was a member of the Higher Education,Labor,and Revenue Committees. She announced she would not be seeking reelection after her term expired in 2013.
John O. Jones is a former Republican member of the Illinois Senate,representing the 54th district from 2003 to 2013. Jones previously served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1995 to 2002.
Martha G. Scott is an American politician serving as a member of the Wayne County Commission. She previously served as a Democratic member of the Michigan State Senate from 2001 through 2010,a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1994 through 2001. Her senate district included the northeast section of Detroit and the cities of Hamtramck,Highland Park,Harper Woods,and the five Grosse Pointes. She was term limited at the 2010 elections,and ran for the office of Wayne County Commissioner. She won election has since been reelected several times to the Wayne County Commission.
Gilda Z. Jacobs was a Democratic member of the Michigan Senate,representing the 14th district from 2003 through 2010. The mostly suburban district is in southeastern Oakland County,and includes the cities of Farmington Hills,Huntington Woods,Southfield,and Oak Park. Jacobs was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1999 to 2002.
Adeline Jay Geo-Karis was a Republican politician and a member of the Illinois Senate for the 31st District,where she served for over 25 years. Prior to her election as Senator,she was in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979. Known simply as "Geo" to her constituents,she was a popular politician in Lake County,Illinois for many years. Known for her no-nonsense attitude and her ability to work across party lines,she also served for a time as Mayor of Zion.
Richard J. Cohen is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represented District 64,which includes portions of the city of Saint Paul in Ramsey County.
Oletha A. Goudeau is a Democratic member of the Kansas Senate,representing the 29th district since 2009—the first African-American woman in the Kansas Senate. Most recently,she is the Senate Assistant Minority Leader.
Barack Obama served three terms in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004,when he was elected to the United States Senate. During this part of his career,Obama continued teaching constitutional law part time at the University of Chicago Law School as he had done as a Lecturer from 1992 to 1996,and as a Senior Lecturer from 1996 to 2004.
Alice J. Palmer was an American educator and politician who served as a member of the Illinois Senate. Known as a longtime progressive activist,Palmer represented the state's 13th Senate District from June 6,1991,until January 8,1997. At the time,the district spanned an economically diverse area and included the Chicago communities of Hyde Park,South Shore and Englewood.
Sandra L. "Sandy" Pappas is an American politician and serving in the Minnesota Senate since 1991. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),she represents District 65,which includes parts of Saint Paul in Ramsey County. Pappas served as President of the Minnesota Senate from 2013 to 2019.
Ann H. Rest is an American politician and President pro tempore of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),she represents District 43 which includes portions of the western suburbs of Hennepin County in the Twin Cities metro area.
Julie A. Morrison is a member of the Illinois Senate from the 29th district. The 29th district includes all or parts of Arlington Heights,Buffalo Grove,Bannockburn,Deerfield,Glencoe,Glenview,Highland Park,Lake Bluff,Lake Forest,Lincolnshire,Northbrook and North Chicago. Prior to her service in the Illinois Senate,she was the West Deerfield Township Supervisor.
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.
Grace Mary Stern was an American Democratic politician who served in both houses of the Illinois legislature,but was unsuccessful in her 1982 run for Lieutenant Governor,which would have made her the first woman in Illinois history to hold elected statewide office.
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.
Kathleen ("Kathy") Parker is a former Republican member of the Illinois Senate,who represented the 29th District from 1995 to 2003. The 29th district has a high percentage of independent voters and contains areas in Lake and Cook Counties.
