Illinois Senate

The Illinois Senate is the upper chamber in the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the state of Illinois. Created in 1818 by the constitution of the first state, the Illinois senate is comprised 59 senators elected from individual legislative districts determined by population. According to Illinois' 1970 constitution, 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.Constitution of the State of Illinois ARTICLE IV Section 2 (a) Illinois General Assembly Retrieved April 24, 2011. Depending on the election year, roughly one-third, two-thirds, or all Senate seats may be contested. In contrast, the Illinois House of Representatives is made up of 118 members with its entire membership elected to two-year terms. House districts are formed by dividing each Senate district in half.Constitution of the State of Illinois ARTICLE IV Section 2 (b) Illinois General Assembly.

 Powers 
The Illinois Senate meets at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. It is required to convene on the second January of each year.Constitution of the State of Illinois ARTICLE IV Section 5 (a) Illinois General Assembly  Along with the Illinois House of Representatives and The Governor of Illinois, 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.Constitution of the State of Illinois ARTICLE IV Illinois General Assembly The Illinois Senate also holds the power to convict impeached executive and judicial officials with a 2/3 majority vote.Constitution of the State of Illinois ARTICLE IV Section 14 Illinois General Assembly

By party
AffiliationParty Total Democratic Republican Conservative Vacant  40 19 0 59 0  37 22 0590 Sam McCann (District 50) switched parties from Republican to the Conservative Party, which McCann created for the purpose of running for governor. 21 1  40 19 0 59 0 Latest voting share 

List of Senate Presidents
 # President Party General Assembly Date of election 32 William C. Harris Republican 78th January 10, 1973 33 Cecil A. Partee Democrat 79th January 8, 1975 34 Thomas C. Hynes Democrat 80th February 16, 1977 35 Philip J. Rock Democrat 81st January 10, 1979 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 36 James "Pate" Philip Republican 88th January 13, 1993 89th 90th 91st 92nd 37 Emil Jones, Jr. Democrat 93rd January 8, 2003 94th 95th 38 John Cullerton Democrat 96th January 14, 2009 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 39 Don Harmon Democrat 101st January 19, 2020 102nd 103rd 104th

 Future Senate Elections by District 
State Senators will be elected in the legislative districts for terms of office as set forth below.

FIRST GROUP (Districts 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29, 32, 35, 38, 41, 44, 47, 50, 53, 56, 59)

2026 -4 Years 

2030 - 2 Years

SECOND GROUP (Districts 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42, 45, 48, 51, 54, 57)

2026 - 2 Years 

2028 - 4 Years

THIRD GROUP (Districts 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31, 34, 37, 40, 43, 46, 49, 52, 55, 58)

2028-4 Years

References

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