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Serving since (in the House/Senate) Date of birth Place of birth U.S. Congress S. Otis Bland Democratic Virginia (1st district) February 16, 1950 77 Cerebral hemorrhage [1] Bethesda, Maryland: U.S. Edward J. Robeson Jr. July 2, 1918 May 4, 1872 Gloucester, Virginia: 81st (1949–1951) Ralph E. Church Republican Illinois (13th district) March 21 ...
Serving since (in the House/Senate) Date of birth Place of birth U.S. Congress John H. Bankhead Democratic Alabama : March 1, 1920 77 Myocarditis, [109] influenza [110] Washington, D.C. Oak Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Alabama: B. B. Comer: June 11, 1907 (U.S. House tenure March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1907) September 13, 1842 Marion County, Alabama: 66th
This makes Illinois the state with the most African-American senators. Illinois's current U.S. senators are Democrats Dick Durbin (serving since 1997) and Tammy Duckworth (serving since 2017). Shelby Moore Cullom was the longest serving senator, who served from 1883 to 1913.
In 1979, Oak Park Democratic committeeman and State Senator since 1970, Philip J. Rock became the Illinois State Senate's top Democrat. He would serve as such for the next 14 years and he would retire as the longest serving President of the Senate and Majority Leader in state history. [36]
Resigned at close of Congress after being elected to the US Senate: Finis E. Downing: Democratic: 16th: March 4, 1895 – June 5, 1896 Lost contested election Thomas A. Doyle: Democratic: 4th: November 6, 1923 – March 4, 1931 [data missing] Tammy Duckworth: Democratic: 8th: January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 Elected to US Senate: Joseph ...
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Pat Quinn, 41st Governor of Illinois; Phil Radford, environmental activist; Executive Director of Greenpeace USA; raised in Oak Park [19] Leland Rayson, Illinois state legislator and lawyer [20] Walter J. Reum, Illinois state legislator and lawyer [21] Gerald W. Shea, Illinois state legislator [22]