Bensenville is a village located near O'Hare International Airport in DuPage County,Illinois,with a portion of the town in Cook County. As of the 2020 census,the village population was 18,813.
The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 representatives elected from individual legislative districts for two-year terms with no limits;redistricted every 10 years,based on the 2010 U.S. census each representative represents approximately 108,734 people.
Michael Joseph Madigan is an American politician who is the former speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. He was the longest-serving leader of any state or federal legislative body in the history of the United States,having held the position for all but two years from 1983 to 2021. He served in the Illinois House from 1971 to 2021. He represented the 27th District from 1971 to 1983,the 30th district from 1983 to 1993,and the 22nd district from 1993 to 2021. This made him the body's longest-serving member and the last legislator elected before the Cutback Amendment.
Daniel J. Cronin is an American politician and attorney who served as county board chairman of DuPage County,Illinois from December 2010 until December 2022. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served in the Illinois General Assembly from 1991 through 2010.
Lee Albert Daniels is an American retired politician who served as the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1995 to 1997,and as the Minority Leader from 1997 to 2003. A member of the a Republican Party,Daniels served as member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1975 to 2007,representing the 40th district from 1975 to 1983,and the 46th district from 1983 to 2007. Daniels also Chaired the Illinois Republican Party from 2001 until his resignation in 2002,and served as President of the National Conference of State Legislatures from 1989 to 1990.
Darwin Gale Schisler was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois's 19th congressional district and a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 46th district and later the 48th district.
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.
The 2008 congressional elections in Illinois were held on November 4,2008,to determine who would represent the State of Illinois in the United States House of Representatives,coinciding with the presidential and U.S. Senate elections. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected served in the 111th Congress from January 3,2009,until January 3,2011.
Clyde Lee Choate was an American politician from Southern Illinois and a decorated soldier. The Anna,Illinois,resident served 30 years in the Illinois House of Representatives. As a sergeant in the United States Army during World War II,Choate received the U.S. military's highest decoration,the Medal of Honor,for single-handedly destroying a German tank.
The 1885 United States Senate election in Illinois was held from February 18 to May 19,1885. The contentious election was determined by a joint session of the Illinois General Assembly. Incumbent Republican United States Senator John A. Logan,seeking a third term in the United States Senate,was unanimously nominated by a Republican caucus. However,some assemblymen expressed concern about the candidate and abstained from supporting him.
William Robert Blair II was an American politician,lawyer,and businessman.
Daniel Marshall Pierce was an American lawyer and politician from Illinois. He served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives,as Mayor of Highland Park,Illinois,and as a trustee on the North Shore Water Reclamation District.
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.
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.
William Michael McKinley was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives. He was the Speaker of the Illinois House from January 29,1913,to January 8,1915.
Hubert J. "Bud" Loftus was an American lawyer and politician.
J. Glenn Schneider was an American educator and politician.
Corneal A. Davis was an American politician from Illinois who served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1943 until 1979 making him the longest serving African American member in the body's history.
The 2018 elections for the Illinois House of Representatives took place on Tuesday,November 6,2018,to elect representatives from all 118 districts. The winners of this election served in the 101st General Assembly,with seats apportioned among the states based on the 2010 United States census. The Democratic Party has held a House majority since 1997. The inauguration of the 101st General Assembly occurred on Wednesday January 9,2019. The Democrats flipped 8 seats while Republicans flipped 1 seat,resulting in a net gain of 7 seats for the Democratic caucus.
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.
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