Complex sentence: A member of the Democratic Party in the United States, she served in the Illinois State Senate, as Illinois Comptroller, and in 1994 was the first woman to be nominated by a major political party to run for Governor of Illinois.
Split into simpler sentences: A member of the Democratic Party in the United States, she served in the Illinois State Senate, and as the Illinois Comptroller. In 1994 she was the first woman to be nominated by a major political party to run for Governor of Illinois.