Illinois House of Representatives - wikipedia Illinois House of Representatives Illinois House of Representatives Illinois General Assembly Type Type Lower house Term limits None History New session started January 11, 2017 Leadership Speaker of the House Michael Madigan ( D ) Since January 8, 1997 Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie ( D ) Since January 8, 1997 Minority Leader Jim Durkin ( R ) Since August 29, 2013 Structure Seats 118 Political groups Majority Democratic ( 67 ) Minority Republican ( 51 ) Length of term 2 years Authority Article IV, Illinois Constitution Salary $67,836 / year + per diem Elections Last election November 8, 2016 ( 118 seats ) Next election November 6, 2018 ( 118 seats ) Redistricting Legislative Control Meeting place House of Representatives Chamber Illinois State Capitol Springfield, Illinois Website Illinois House of Representatives The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly, the bicameral legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House 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. The state legislature has the power to make laws and impeach judges. Lawmakers must be at least 21 years of age and a resident of the district in which they serve for at least two years. U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, who oversaw the American Civil War and the end of slavery in the United States, got his start in politics in the Illinois House of Representatives. Contents 1 History 1.1 Cutback Amendment of 1980 1.2 Firsts 2 Powers 3 Qualifications 4 Composition of the House 5 Leadership 5.1 Majority 5.2 Minority 6 Officers 7 Members 8 References 9 External links History The Illinois General Assembly was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The candidates for office split into political parties in the 1830s, initially as the Democratic and Whig parties, until the Whig candidates reorganized as Republicans in the 1850s. Abraham Lincoln began his political career in the Illinois House of Representatives as a member of the Whig party in 1834. He served there until his election in 1860 to as president of the United States. Although Republicans held the majority of seats in the Illinois House after 1860, in the next election it returned to the Democrats. The Democratic Party - led legislature worked to frame a new state constitution that was ultimately rejected by pink voters, except for provisions to ban black settlement and voting. After the 1862 election, the Democratic - led Illinois House of Representatives passed resolutions denouncing the federal government 's conduct of the war and urging an immediate armistice and peace convention, leading the Republican governor to suspend the legislature for the first time in the state 's history. In 1864, Republicans swept the state legislature and at the time of Lincoln 's assassination at Ford 's Theater, Illinois stood as a solidly Republican state. Cutback Amendment of 1980 Before the Cutback Amendment to the state constitution was passed in 1980, Illinois ' lower house had several unique features : The state was divided into 59 `` legislative districts '', but each district elected three representatives, yielding a House of 177 members, again, from just 59 districts. Elections were conducted using cumulative voting ; each individual voter was given three votes to cast for House seats, and they could distribute them to three candidates ( one vote each ), one candidate ( receiving three votes -- this was called a `` bullet vote '' ) or two candidates ( each receiving 11⁄2 votes ). Though not constitutionally mandated, the two parties had an informal agreement that they would only run two candidates per district. Thus, in most districts, only four candidates were running for three seats, guaranteeing not only that there would be a single loser, but that each party would have significant representation -- a minimum of one - third of the seats -- in the House. The Cutback Amendment was proposed to abolish this system. Since its passage, representatives have been elected from 118 single - member constituencies formed by dividing the 59 Senate districts in half. Since the adoption of the Cutback Amendment, there have been proposals by some major political figures in Illinois to bring back multi-member districts. A task force led by former governor Jim Edgar and former federal judge Abner Mikva issued a report in 2001 calling for the revival of cumulative voting, in part because it appears that such a system increases the representation of racial minorities in elected office. The Chicago Tribune editorialized in 1995 that the multi-member districts elected with cumulative voting produced better legislators. Others have argued that the now - abandoned system provided for greater `` stability '' in the lower house. The Democratic Party won a majority of House seats in 1982. Except for a brief two - year period of Republican control from 1995 to 1997, the Democrats have held the majority since then. Firsts The first two African - American legislators in Illinois were John W.E. Thomas, first elected in 1876, and George French Ecton, elected in 1886. In 1922, Lottie Holman O'Neill became the first woman elected to the Illinois House of Representatives. In 1958, Floy Clements became the first African American woman to serve as state Representative. In 1982, Joseph Berrios became the first Hispanic American state representative. Theresa Mah became the first Asian American to serve in the Illinois House when she was sworn into office January 10, 2017. Powers The Illinois House of Representatives meets at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. It is required to convene on the second Wednesday of January each year. Along with the Illinois Senate and governor, it is vested with the power to make laws, come up with a state budget, act on federal constitutional amendments, and propose constitutional amendments to the state constitution. The Illinois House of Representatives also holds the power to impeach executive and judicial officials. Qualifications A person must be a U.S. citizen and two - year resident of an electoral district of at least 21 years of age to serve in the Illinois House of Representatives. Members of the House can not hold other public offices or receive appointments by the governor while in office. Composition of the House Affiliation Party ( Shading indicates majority caucus ) Total Democratic Republican Vacant End of previous legislature 71 47 118 0 Begin 67 51 118 0 Latest voting share 7001568000000000000 ♠ 56.8 % 7001432000000000000 ♠ 43.2 % Leadership The current Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives is Michael Madigan ( D - Chicago ), who represents the 22nd district. The Democratic Party of Illinois currently holds a majority of seats in the House. Under the Illinois Constitution, the office of minority leader is recognized for the purpose of making certain appointments. Jim Durkin ( R - Western Springs ), representing the 82nd district, currently holds the post. Majority Speaker of the House : Michael Madigan Majority Leader : Barbara Flynn Currie Deputy Majority Leader : Lou Lang Conference Chairman : Gregory Harris Assistant Majority Leaders : Luis Arroyo Dan Burke Sara Feigenholtz Mary Flowers Jehan Gordon - Booth Jay Hoffman Elaine Nekritz Arthur Turner Minority Minority Leader : Jim Durkin Deputy Minority Leaders : Patricia Bellock Dan Brady Assistant Minority Leaders : Chad Hays Norine Hammond Michael McAuliffe Bill Mitchell David Reis Mike Unes Minority Caucus Chair : Tom Demmer Officers Clerk of the House : Timothy D. Mapes Chief Doorkeeper : Lee A. Crawford Parliamentarian : Heather Wier Vaught & Justin Cox Assistant Clerk of the House : Bradley S. Bolin Members As of June 2017, the Illinois House of Representatives consists of the following members : District Representative Party Took Office Residence Burke, Daniel J. Daniel J. Burke Democratic 000000001991 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1991 Chicago Mah, Theresa Theresa Mah Democratic 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2017 Chicago Arroyo, Luis Luis Arroyo Democratic 000000002006 - 12 - 01 - 0000 December 2006 Ɨ Chicago Soto, Cynthia Cynthia Soto Democratic 000000002001 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2001 Chicago 5 Stratton, Juliana Juliana Stratton Democratic 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2017 Chicago 6 Harper, Sonya Sonya Harper Democratic 000000002015 - 10 - 01 - 0000 October 2015 Ɨ Chicago 7 Welch, Emanuel Chris Emanuel Chris Welch Democratic 000000002013 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2013 Hillside 8 Ford, LaShawn LaShawn Ford Democratic 000000002007 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2007 Chicago 9 Turner, Art Art Turner Democratic 000000002010 - 12 - 01 - 0000 December 2010 ƗƗ Chicago 10 Conyears, Melissa Melissa Conyears Democratic 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2017 Chicago 11 Williams, Ann Ann Williams Democratic 000000002011 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2011 Chicago 12 Feigenholtz, Sara Sara Feigenholtz Democratic 000000001995 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1995 Chicago 13 Harris, Greg Greg Harris Democratic 000000002006 - 12 - 01 - 0000 December 2006 ƗƗ Chicago 14 Cassidy, Kelly Kelly Cassidy Democratic 000000002011 - 05 - 01 - 0000 May 2011 Ɨ Chicago 15 D'Amico, John C. John C. D'Amico Democratic 000000002004 - 11 - 01 - 0000 November 2004 ƗƗ Chicago 16 Lang, Lou Lou Lang Democratic 000000001987 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1987 Skokie 17 Fine, Laura Laura Fine Democratic 000000002013 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2013 Glenview 18 Gabel, Robyn Robyn Gabel Democratic 000000002010 - 04 - 01 - 0000 April 2010 Ɨ Evanston 19 Martwick, Jr, Robert F. Robert F. Martwick, Jr Democratic 000000002013 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2013 Norridge 20 McAuliffe, Michael P. Michael P. McAuliffe Republican 000000001996 - 07 - 01 - 0000 July 1996 Ɨ Chicago 21 Tabares, Silvana Silvana Tabares Democratic 000000002013 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2013 Chicago 22 Madigan, Michael Michael Madigan Democratic 000000001971 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1971 Chicago 23 Zalewski, Michael J. Michael J. Zalewski Democratic 000000002008 - 12 - 01 - 0000 December 2008 ƗƗ Riverside 24 Hernandez, Elizabeth Elizabeth Hernandez Democratic 000000002007 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2007 Cicero 25 Currie, Barbara Flynn Barbara Flynn Currie Democratic 000000001979 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1979 Chicago 26 Mitchell, Christian Christian Mitchell Democratic 000000002013 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2013 Chicago 27 Slaughter, Justin Justin Slaughter Democratic 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2017 Ɨ Chicago 28 Rita, Robert Robert Rita Democratic 000000002003 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2003 Blue Island 29 Jones, Thaddeus Thaddeus Jones Democratic 000000002011 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2011 Calumet City 30 Davis, William William Davis Democratic 000000002003 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2003 Homewood 31 Flowers, Mary E. Mary E. 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Burke Democratic 000000002011 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2011 Evergreen Park 37 McDermed, Margo Margo McDermed Republican 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2015 Mokena 38 Riley, Al Al Riley Democratic 000000002007 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2007 Olympia Fields 39 Guzzardi, Will Will Guzzardi Democratic 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2015 Chicago 40 Andrade Jr., Jaime Jaime Andrade Jr. Democratic 000000002013 - 08 - 01 - 0000 August 2013 Ɨ Chicago 41 Wehrli, Grant Grant Wehrli Republican 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2015 Naperville 42 Ives, Jeanne Jeanne Ives Republican 000000002013 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2013 Wheaton 43 Moeller, Anna Anna Moeller Democratic 000000002014 - 03 - 01 - 0000 March 2014 Ɨ Elgin 44 Crespo, Fred Fred Crespo Democratic 000000002007 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2007 Hoffman Estates 45 Winger, Christine Christine Winger Republican 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2015 Wood Dale 46 Conroy, Deborah Deborah Conroy Democratic 000000002013 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2013 Villa Park 47 Bellock, Patricia R. Patricia R. Bellock Republican 000000001999 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1999 Hinsdale 48 Breen, Peter Peter Breen Republican 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2015 Lombard 49 Fortner, Mike Mike Fortner Republican 000000002007 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2007 West Chicago 50 Wheeler, Keith R. Keith R. 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Robert W. Pritchard Republican 000000002003 - 12 - 01 - 0000 December 2003 Ɨ Hinckley 71 McCombie, Tony Tony McCombie Republican 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2017 Savanna 72 Halpin, Michael Michael Halpin Democratic 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2017 Milan 73 Spain, Ryan Ryan Spain Republican 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2017 Peoria 74 Swanson, Daniel Daniel Swanson Republican 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2017 Woodhull 75 Welter, David David Welter Republican 000000002016 - 07 - 01 - 0000 July 2016 Ɨ Morris 76 Long, Jerry Lee Jerry Lee Long Republican 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2017 Streator 77 Willis, Kathleen Kathleen Willis Democratic 000000002013 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2013 Addison 78 Lilly, Camille Y. Camille Y. Lilly Democratic 000000002010 - 04 - 01 - 0000 April 2010 Ɨ Chicago 79 Parkhurst, Lindsay Lindsay Parkhurst Republican 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2017 Kankakee 80 DeLuca, Anthony Anthony DeLuca Democratic 000000002009 - 03 - 01 - 0000 March 2009 Ɨ Chicago Heights 81 Olsen, David S. David S. Olsen Republican 000000002016 - 08 - 01 - 0000 August 2016 Ɨ Downers Grove 82 Durkin, Jim Jim Durkin Republican 000000002006 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2006 Ɨ Western Springs 83 LaVia, Linda Chapa Linda Chapa LaVia Democratic 000000002003 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2003 Aurora 84 Kifowit, Stephanie Stephanie Kifowit Democratic 000000002013 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2013 Oswego 85 Connor, John John Connor Democratic 000000002017 - 06 - 01 - 0000 June 2017 Ɨ Lockport 86 Walsh, Jr., Lawrence M. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr. Democratic 000000002012 - 04 - 01 - 0000 April 2012 Ɨ Elwood 87 Butler, Tim Tim Butler Republican 000000002015 - 03 - 01 - 0000 March 2015 Ɨ Springfield 88 Sommer, Keith P. Keith P. Sommer Republican 000000001999 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1999 Ɨ Morton 89 Stewart, Brian W. Brian W. Stewart Republican 000000002013 - 10 - 01 - 0000 October 2013 Ɨ Freeport 90 Demmer, Tom Tom Demmer Republican 000000002013 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2013 Dixon 91 Unes, Michael D. Michael D. 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Davidsmeyer Republican 000000002012 - 12 - 01 - 0000 December 2012 Ɨ Jacksonville 101 Mitchell, Bill Bill Mitchell Republican 000000001999 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1999 Forsyth 102 Halbrook, Brad Brad Halbrook Republican 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2017 Shelbyville 103 Ammons, Carol Carol Ammons Democratic 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2015 Urbana 104 Hays, Chad Chad Hays Republican 000000002010 - 12 - 01 - 0000 December 2010 ƗƗ Catlin 105 Brady, Dan Dan Brady Republican 000000002001 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2001 Bloomington 106 Bennett, Thomas M. Thomas M. Bennett Republican 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2015 Gibson City 107 Cavaletto, John John Cavaletto Republican 000000002009 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2009 Salem 108 Meier, Charles Charles Meier Republican 000000002013 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2013 Okawville 109 Reis, David David Reis Republican 000000002005 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2005 Olney 110 Phillips, Reginald Reginald Phillips Republican 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2015 Charleston 111 Beiser, Daniel V. Daniel V. Beiser Democratic 000000002004 - 12 - 01 - 0000 December 2004 ƗƗ Alton 112 Stuart, Katie Katie Stuart Democratic 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2017 Edwardsville 113 Hoffman, Jay Jay Hoffman Democratic 000000002013 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2013 Swansea 114 Greenwood, LaToya LaToya Greenwood Democratic 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2017 East St. Louis 115 Bryant, Terri Terri Bryant Republican 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2015 Murphysboro 116 Costello II, Jerry Jerry Costello II Democratic 000000002011 - 07 - 01 - 0000 July 2011 Ɨ Smithton 117 Severin, Dave Dave Severin Republican 000000002017 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2017 Benton 118 Phelps Finnie, Natalie Natalie Phelps Finnie Democratic 000000002017 - 09 - 01 - 0000 September 2017 Ɨ Elizabethtown Ɨ Legislator was appointed to the Illinois House of Representatives during session. 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Burke ( D ) Theresa Mah ( D ) Luis Arroyo ( D ) Cynthia Soto ( D ) Juliana Stratton ( D ) Sonya Harper ( D ) Emanuel Chris Welch ( D ) La Shawn K. Ford ( D ) Art Turner ( D ) Melissa Conyears ( D ) Ann Williams ( D ) Sara Feigenholtz ( D ) Greg Harris ( D ) Kelly Cassidy ( D ) John C. D'Amico ( D ) Lou Lang ( D ) Laura Fine ( D ) Robyn Gabel ( D ) Robert F. Martwick Jr. ( D ) Michael P. McAuliffe ( R ) Silvana Tabares ( D ) Michael Madigan ( D ) Michael J. Zalewski ( D ) Elizabeth Hernandez ( D ) Barbara Flynn Currie ( D ) Christian Mitchell ( D ) Justin Slaughter ( D ) Robert Rita ( D ) Thaddeus Jones ( D ) William Davis ( D ) Mary E. Flowers ( D ) Andre Thapedi ( D ) Marcus C. Evans Jr. ( D ) Elgie Sims ( D ) Frances Ann Hurley ( D ) Kelly M. Burke ( D ) Margo McDermed ( R ) Al Riley ( D ) Will Guzzardi ( D ) Jaime Andrade Jr. ( D ) Grant Wehrli ( R ) Jeanne Ives ( R ) Anna Moeller ( D ) Fred Crespo ( D ) Christine Winger ( R ) Deb Conroy ( D ) Patricia R. 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