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The Illinois Senate is the upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the state of Illinois in the United States. The body was created by the first state constitution adopted in 1818. The Illinois Senate is made of 59 senators elected from individual legislative districts. In order to avoid complete turnovers in Senate membership, under the Illinois Constitution of 1970, some senators are elected to two-year terms while others are elected to four-year terms. Senate districts are divided into three groups. One or two of these groups are elected every two years for either a two or four year term. In contrast, the Illinois House of Representatives is made of 118 members with its entire membership elected to two-year terms.

The Illinois Senate convenes at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. Its first official working day is the second Wednesday of January each year. Its primary duties are to pass bills into law, approve the state budget, confirm appointments to state departments and agencies, act on federal constitutional amendments and propose constitutional amendments for Illinois. It also has the power to override gubernatorial vetoes through a three-fifths majority vote. The Illinois Senate tries impeachments made by the House of Representatives, and can convict impeached officers by a two-thirds vote.

The Democratic Party of Illinois currently holds a majority in the Illinois Senate.

[edit] Illinois State Senate - 94th General Assembly

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic Party	31
	Republican Party	27
	Independent	1
Total		59
Government Majority		3

Officers

• President of the Senate: Emil Jones, Jr.
• Majority Leader: Debbie Halvorson
• Majority Caucus Chair: Terry Link
• Minority Leader: Frank Watson
• Minority Caucus Chair: Bradley J. Burzynski

[edit] Members of the Illinois Senate

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District	Representative	Party	Residence	Term Up
1	Antonio Munoz	Democrat	Chicago	2006
2	Miguel del Valle	Democrat	Chicago	2008
3	Mattie Hunter	Democrat	Chicago	2006
4	Kimberly Lightford	Democrat	Chicago	2006
5	Rickey Hendon	Democrat	Chicago	2008
6	John Cullerton	Democrat	Chicago	2006
7	Carol Ronen	Democrat	Chicago	2006
8	Ira Silverstein	Democrat	Chicago	2008
9	Jeffrey Schoenberg	Democrat	Chicago	2006
10	James DeLeo	Democrat	Chicago	2006
11	Louis Viverito	Democrat	Chicago	2008
12	Martin Sandoval	Democrat	Chicago	2006
13	Kwame Raoul	Democrat	Chicago	2006
14	Emil Jones, Jr.	Democrat	Chicago	2006
15	James Meeks	Independent	Chicago	2006
16	Jacqueline Y. Collins	Democrat	Chicago	2006
17	Donne Trotter	Democrat	Chicago	2008
18	Edward Maloney	Democrat	Chicago	2006
19	Maggie Crotty	Democrat	Oak Forest	2006
20	Iris Martinez	Democrat	Chicago	2008
21	Daniel Cronin	Republican	Elmhurst	2006
22	Steve Rauschenberger RETIRING	Republican	Elgin	2006
23	Carole Pankau	Republican	Bloomingdale	2008
24	Kirk W. Dillard	Republican	Hinsdale	2006
25	Chris Lauzen	Republican	Aurora	2006
26	William E. Peterson	Republican	Buffalo Grove	2008
27	Wendell E. Jones RETIRING	Republican	Palatine	2006
28	John J. Millner	Republican	St. Charles	2006
29	Susan Garrett	Democrat	Highwood	2008
30	Terry Link	Democrat	Vernon Hills	2006
31	Adeline Geo-Karis DEFEATED IN PRIMARY	Republican	Zion	2006
32	Pamela Althoff	Republican	Crystal Lake	2008
33	Cheryl Axley	Republican	Mount Prospect	2006
34	Dave Syverson	Republican	Rockford	2006
35	J. Bradley Burzynski	Republican	Sycamore	2008
36	Mike Jacobs	Democrat	East Moline	2006
37	Dale Risinger	Republican	Peoria	2006
38	Gary G. Dahl	Republican	Peru	2008
39	Don Harmon	Democrat	Oak Park	2006
40	Debbie Halvorson	Democrat	Crete	2006
41	Christine Radogno	Republican	Lemont	2008
42	Edward Petka LEFT SENATE TO RUN FOR 12TH CIRCUIT JUDGE	Republican	Plainfield	2006
43	Arthur Wilhelmi	Democrat	Joliet	2006
44	Bill Brady	Republican	Bloomington	2008
45	Todd Sieben	Republican	Geneseo	2006
46	George Shadid RETIRING	Democrat	Pekin	2006
47	John M. Sullivan	Democrat	Quincy	2008
48	Peter Roskam LEFT SENATE TO RUN FOR US HOUSE-6TH CD	Republican	Wheaton	2006
49	Deanna Demuzio	Democrat	Carlinville	2006
50	Larry Bomke	Republican	Springfield	2008
51	Frank Watson	Republican	Greenville	2006
52	Richard Winkel, Jr. RETIRING	Republican	Urbana	2006
53	Dan Rutherford	Republican	Pontiac	2008
54	John O. Jones	Republican	Mount Vernon	2006
55	Dale Righter	Republican	Mattoon	2006
56	William R. Haine	Democrat	Alton	2008
57	James Clayborne, Jr.	Democrat	Belleville	2006
58	David Luechtefeld	Republican	Okawville	2006
59	Gary Forby	Democrat	Benton	2008

[edit] External link

• http://www.ilga.gov/senate/

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