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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 ...
1861 – Hannibal Hamlin, United States Senator of Maine (January 17), to take office as Vice President of the United States. 1867 – Rutherford B. Hayes, United States Representative (July 20), to run for Governor of Ohio; 1873 – Henry Wilson, United States Senator of Massachusetts (March 3), to take office as Vice President of the United ...
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.
The 102nd Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois House and Illinois Senate, convened on January 13, 2021, [1] and adjourned sine die on January 10, 2023. Over that period, it was in session for a total of 112 days. [2] The membership of the 102nd General Assembly was decided by the 2020 elections. The election resulted in the ...
Embattled Illinois state GOP Chairman Don Tracy resigned Wednesday, ending his more than three-year run and furthering a chaotic period of leadership for a political organization bordering on ...
Incumbent Republican state Sen. Tom Bennett of Gibson City is retiring, leaving the 53rd Illinois State Senate District up for grabs. Republican Chris Balkema won the Republican primary for the ...
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.
CLEVELAND — Vice President-elect JD Vance resigned his Senate seat at midnight Thursday, clearing the way for his swearing-in alongside President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 20. Vance, R-Ohio ...