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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.
On November 5, 2020, McConchie was selected as Senate Republican Leader-elect for the 102nd General Assembly, [18] [19] [20] and he was confirmed to the position on January 13, 2021. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] On November 15, 2022, shortly after the 2022 Illinois Senate election , McConchie was not re-elected by his caucus to serve as the Illinois Senate ...
John Curran is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate. He took office in July 2017 after accepting an appointment to replace Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno who resigned July 1, 2017. He represents the 41st district which includes all or parts of Lemont , Indian Head Park , LaGrange Western Springs , Homer Glen , Burr Ridge ...
The General Assembly's first official working day is the second Wednesday of January each year. The Secretary of State presides over the House until it chooses a Speaker and the governor presides over the Senate until it chooses a President. [15] Both chambers must also select a Minority Leader from among the members of the second most numerous ...
The minority leader in U.S. politics (as well as in some other countries utilizing the presidential system) is the floor leader of the second largest caucus in a legislative body. [1] Given the two-party nature of the U.S. system, the minority leader is almost inevitably either a Republican or a Democrat.
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, waves as he walks at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on September 26, 2024.
The move, announced Wednesday on the Senate floor, will end his run as the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history. McConnell will leave the leadership post in November but plans to ...
Christine Radogno (born December 21, 1952) is an American politician and former Republican member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 41st Legislative District in Cook, DuPage, and Will Counties from 1997 to 2017. Radogno served as the Minority Leader, the first female leader of a political party in the Illinois Legislature. She resigned ...