Mark Steven Kirk is an American retired politician and attorney who served as a United States senator from Illinois from 2010 to 2017,and as the United States representative for Illinois's 10th congressional district from 2001 to 2010. A member of the Republican Party,Kirk describes himself as socially liberal and fiscally conservative.
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.
Carl E. Hawkinson is an American attorney and former Republican member of the Illinois General Assembly,serving in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1983 to 1987 and the Illinois Senate from 1987 to 2003.
Carole Pankau is a former Republican Illinois State Senator,representing the 23rd district from 2005 to 2013. Pankau previously served as State Representative from 1993 to 2005.
J. Bradley Burzynski is a former Republican member of the Illinois General Assembly serving in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1990 to 1993 and the Illinois Senate from 1993 to 2011.
James Peyton "Pate" Philip was an American politician. A longtime Republican member of the Illinois General Assembly,Philip served both the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate including a decade as the President of the Illinois Senate. He was known as a highly influential politician,both for the projects that he passed and blocked in state government and for his often blunt comments.
David R. Leitch was an American politician who served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 73rd district from 1989 to 2017. He was also a member of the Illinois Senate in 1986 and 1987.
Tim Bivins was a Republican member of the Illinois Senate representing the 45th district from 2008 to 2018.
Brandt Hershman is an American politician and a former Republican state senator for Indiana. He served from 2000 to 2018. He is married to Lisa Hershman.
Todd Christopher Young is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Indiana,a seat he has held since 2017. A member of the Republican Party,Young previously served as the U.S. representative for Indiana's 9th congressional district. He was elected to the United States Senate in the November 8,2016,general election,succeeding retiring Republican Dan Coats. From 2019 to 2021,he served as the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Young was reelected in 2022.
Thomas G. Lyons was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party active in Chicago.
Brian W. Stewart was a Republican member of the Illinois Senate representing the 45th District since his election in 2018. The 45th District encompasses all of Stephenson,Jo Daviess,and Ogle counties as well as portions of Winnebago,DeKalb,LaSalle,Lee,Whiteside,and Carroll. He also served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives,representing the 89th District from his appointment in 2013 to 2018. Stewart announced in January 2022 that he would not be seeking re-election to the Illinois Senate.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois were held on November 8,2016,to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the state of Illinois,one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
Jerome J. Joyce was an American farmer,businessman and politician who served as a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate from the 43rd district from 1975 until his retirement in 1992.
Howard Beamon Brookins Sr. is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Illinois General Assembly serving in the House from 1983 to 1987 and from the Senate from 1987 to 1993.
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.
Andrew S. Chesney is an American politician who is an elected Republican member of the Illinois Senate for the 45th district. The 45th district is located in the northwest corner of the state and includes all of Jo Daviess,Stephenson and Carroll counties as well as part of,Ogle,Winnebago,Boone,and DeKalb counties.
The 2022 elections for the Illinois Senate occurred on November 8,2022 to elect Senators from all of the state's 59 Legislative districts in the Illinois Senate. The primary election took place on Tuesday,June 28,2022. The winners of this election will serve in the 103rd General Assembly with seats apportioned among the state based on the 2020 United States census. Under the Illinois Constitution of 1970,senators are divided into three groups with 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. The inauguration of the 103rd General Assembly occurred on Wednesday,January 11,2023.
The 1991 New Jersey State Senate elections were held on November 5. The election took place mid-way through the term of Governor James Florio. The results were a landslide victory for the Republican Party amidst a tax revolt by New Jersey voters. Democrats picked up only one seat,that of Senator Lee B. Laskin. Republicans picked up eleven Democrat seats,winning control of the Senate for the first time since 1974. This was the first election after the 1990 census.
The 2023 Virginia Senate election was held on Tuesday,November 7,2023,concurrently with elections for the Virginia House of Delegates,to elect senators to all 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia for the 163rd and 164th Virginia Assembly. Nomination primaries held through the Department of Elections were held June 20,2023. These were the first elections held following redistricting as a result of the 2020 census.
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