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Don Harmon (born November 26, 1966) is an American attorney and president of the Illinois Senate since 2020. A member of the Democratic party , he has represented 39th Senate District since 2003. His district includes Chicago's Austin neighborhood and the suburbs of Oak Park , Addison , Bensenville , Elmwood Park , Franklin Park , Melrose Park ...
The president of the Illinois Senate is the presiding officer of the Illinois Senate, the upper house of the Illinois General Assembly. The post dates from the General Assembly's 32nd session, in 1881. From 1881 to 1973, the lieutenant governor was constitutionally President of the Senate. The highest elected post in the chamber, until then ...
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.
At a ceremony in the recently refurbished Illinois Senate Chambers at the State Capitol, state Sen. Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, was reelected to be the Senate president for another term.
The Illinois General Assembly is the legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. It has two chambers, the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate. The General Assembly was created by the first state constitution adopted in 1818. As of 2025, the current General Assembly is the 104th; the term of an assembly lasts two years.
James Peyton "Pate" Philip (May 26, 1930 – November 21, 2023) 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. [1]
Democrat Natalie Toro was appointed to the Illinois Senate on July 10, 2023, after Cristina Pacione-Zayas resigned to join the Johnson administration. [13] As the vacancy was filled with greater than 28 months remaining in the term, state statute requires an election be held. [14] Toro was defeated by Graciela Guzmán in the Democratic primary.
In the State Senate District 57 race, Democratic incumbent Sen. Chris Belt of Swansea was leading Republican challenger Wavey Lester of Millstadt by nearly 7,000 votes with an estimated 70% of the ...