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style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">Welch in 2023.</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">70th <a href="/wiki/List_of_Speakers_of_the_Illinois_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Speakers of the Illinois House of Representatives">Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />January 13, 2021</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Madigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Madigan">Michael Madigan</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_House_of_Representatives" title="Illinois House of Representatives">Illinois House of Representatives</a></span><br />from the 7th district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />January 11, 2013</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cory_Foster" title="Cory Foster">Cory Foster</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Emanuel Christopher Welch</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1971-02-06</span>) </span>February 6, 1971<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 53)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">ShawnTe Raines</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Northwestern_University" title="Northwestern University">Northwestern University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/John_Marshall_Law_School_(Chicago)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Marshall Law School (Chicago)">John Marshall Law School</a> (<a href="/wiki/Juris_Doctor" title="Juris Doctor">JD</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Emanuel Christopher Welch</b><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (born February 6, 1971), known as <b>Chris Welch</b>, is a lawyer and politician who is the Speaker of the <a href="/wiki/Illinois_House_of_Representatives" title="Illinois House of Representatives">Illinois House of Representatives</a>. A <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a>, he represents the 7th district in <a href="/wiki/Cook_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Cook County">Cook County</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which includes all or parts of <a href="/wiki/River_Forest,_Illinois" title="River Forest, Illinois">River Forest</a>, <a href="/wiki/Forest_Park,_Illinois" title="Forest Park, Illinois">Forest Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maywood,_Illinois" title="Maywood, Illinois">Maywood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Broadview,_Illinois" title="Broadview, Illinois">Broadview</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bellwood,_Illinois" title="Bellwood, Illinois">Bellwood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hillside,_Illinois" title="Hillside, Illinois">Hillside</a>, <a href="/wiki/Westchester,_Illinois" title="Westchester, Illinois">Westchester</a>, <a href="/wiki/La_Grange_Park,_Illinois" title="La Grange Park, Illinois">La Grange Park</a> and <a href="/wiki/Berkeley,_Illinois" title="Berkeley, Illinois">Berkeley</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Welch was elected the <a href="/wiki/List_of_speakers_of_the_Illinois_House_of_Representatives" title="List of speakers of the Illinois House of Representatives">70th Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives</a> on January 13, 2021, succeeding longtime Speaker <a href="/wiki/Michael_Madigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Madigan">Michael Madigan</a>. He is the first <a href="/wiki/African_American" class="mw-redirect" title="African American">African American</a> to serve in this position. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education_and_law_career">Education and law career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Welch_(politician)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Education and law career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Welch graduated from <a href="/wiki/Proviso_West_High_School" title="Proviso West High School">Proviso West High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hillside,_Illinois" title="Hillside, Illinois">Hillside, Illinois</a>, in 1989.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He attended <a href="/wiki/Northwestern_University" title="Northwestern University">Northwestern University</a>, graduating with a B.A. degree in 1993, and the <a href="/wiki/John_Marshall_Law_School_(Chicago)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Marshall Law School (Chicago)">John Marshall Law School</a>, graduating with a <a href="/wiki/Juris_Doctor" title="Juris Doctor">J.D.</a> degree in 1997.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A member of the Illinois bar in private practice, Welch is a partner at Ancel Glink. Before Ancel Glink, he was a partner at Sanchez, Daniels and Hoffman, LLP.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Proviso_Township_High_School_Board_of_Education">Proviso Township High School Board of Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Welch_(politician)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Proviso Township High School Board of Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2001, Welch was elected to the <a href="/wiki/Proviso_Township_High_Schools_District_209" title="Proviso Township High Schools District 209">Proviso Township High School District 209</a> Board of Education, and later served at the Board's president. Welch led the district's efforts to establish the nationally recognized Proviso Math and Science Academy.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He stepped down from the Board in 2013, upon his election to the House.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2008, the Proviso School Board's former law firm, Odelson & Sterk, which it fired in 2007, sued Welch for allegedly making defamatory comments about the firm on the blog "Proviso Insider", to which Welch was an anonymous contributor. The district covered his legal expenses, but questions were raised about whether the firm was targeting Welch for actions taken in his personal capacity, with Board member Theresa Kelly filing a complaint with the regional superintendent of schools about the matter.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2011, Welch sought to have the district pay a $400,000 settlement he reached with the firm, but the District's Financial Oversight Panel blocked this. In July 2012, Welch agreed to pay the firm an unknown amount.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Illinois_House_of_Representatives">Illinois House of Representatives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Welch_(politician)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Illinois House of Representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Misconduct allegations</b> </p><p>In March 2012, when Welch was running for state representative, a <i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Sun-Times" title="Chicago Sun-Times">Chicago Sun-Times</a></i> report detailed instances of alleged nepotism and misconduct Welch allegedly engaged in on the Board. Per the report, the District fired two women when their personal relationships with Welch ended, including a woman who claimed she was fired from her post as an assistant to the superintendent after breaking up with him. The woman filed a lawsuit about the matter, which was eventually settled.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The other woman, Beyonca Johnson, said Welch <a href="/wiki/Sexual_harassment" title="Sexual harassment">sexually harassed</a> her after their breakup and told her "she could kiss her job goodbye." She filed a restraining order and a federal lawsuit against Welch, both of which were later dismissed. She went on to run against Welch in the 2012 Democratic primary for the state House seat Welch won, losing to Welch.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The district hired both Welch's brother and the best man at his wedding during Welch's tenure. In total, he allegedly hired 19 close friends and relatives to positions in the district.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While running for state representative in 2006, Welch was criticized for several campaign donations he received from district contractors he helped hire.<sup id="cite_ref-Stern_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stern-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elections">Elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Welch_(politician)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Danny_Davis_and_Chris_Welch_at_2016_New_Drug_Policy_conference.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Danny_Davis_and_Chris_Welch_at_2016_New_Drug_Policy_conference.jpg/220px-Danny_Davis_and_Chris_Welch_at_2016_New_Drug_Policy_conference.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Danny_Davis_and_Chris_Welch_at_2016_New_Drug_Policy_conference.jpg/330px-Danny_Davis_and_Chris_Welch_at_2016_New_Drug_Policy_conference.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Danny_Davis_and_Chris_Welch_at_2016_New_Drug_Policy_conference.jpg/440px-Danny_Davis_and_Chris_Welch_at_2016_New_Drug_Policy_conference.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Welch speaking at a drug policy conference in 2016.</figcaption></figure> <p>Welch first ran for the Illinois House of Representatives in district 7 in 2006, challenging incumbent Democrat <a href="/wiki/Karen_Yarbrough" title="Karen Yarbrough">Karen Yarbrough</a>. Welch focused his campaign on education. He lost the primary to Yarbrough.<sup id="cite_ref-Stern_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stern-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2012, Welch again sought the Democratic nomination for the legislative seat, and he narrowly defeated three other candidates including his former girlfriend in the primary and ran unopposed in the <a href="/wiki/General_election" title="General election">general election</a>. He was sworn in on January 9, 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-Chris_Welch_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chris_Welch-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Welch's 2014 Democratic primary challenger, Antoinette Gray, was removed from the ballot for failing to meet the residency requirements for the position, leaving Welch unopposed in the primary.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also ran unopposed in that year's general election for the seat. </p><p>In 2016, Welch sought a third term in the House, defeated Democratic primary challenger Chris Harris, and was unopposed in the general election. He was reelected in 2018 and 2020 without a challenger.<sup id="cite_ref-Chris_Welch_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chris_Welch-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Welch was reelected in 2022 against Republican challenger Eddie Kornegay with 77% of the vote. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tenure">Tenure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Welch_(politician)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Tenure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2018, then Governor-elect <a href="/wiki/J._B._Pritzker" title="J. B. Pritzker">J. B. Pritzker</a> appointed Welch to the Educational Success transition committee, which is responsible for state education policy.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Welch led a special House committee investigating the ComEd Bribery scandal, which then-House Speaker <a href="/wiki/Michael_Madigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Madigan">Michael Madigan</a>, of whom Welch was a top ally, was later charged in. The committee's work ended abruptly without any findings. Welch later said that he felt the matter needed to be handled by prosecutors.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Welch also chaired the House Executive Committee.<sup id="cite_ref-Crepeau_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crepeau-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/2020_U.S._presidential_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 U.S. presidential election">2020 U.S. presidential election</a>, he served as a <a href="/wiki/U.S._electoral_college" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. electoral college">presidential elector</a> on behalf of <a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a>, replacing former U.S. Representative <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Costello" title="Jerry Costello">Jerry Costello</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="House_speaker">House speaker</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Welch_(politician)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: House speaker"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Raja_Krishnamoorthi_and_Chris_Welch_2021.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Raja_Krishnamoorthi_and_Chris_Welch_2021.jpg/220px-Raja_Krishnamoorthi_and_Chris_Welch_2021.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="121" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Raja_Krishnamoorthi_and_Chris_Welch_2021.jpg/330px-Raja_Krishnamoorthi_and_Chris_Welch_2021.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Raja_Krishnamoorthi_and_Chris_Welch_2021.jpg/440px-Raja_Krishnamoorthi_and_Chris_Welch_2021.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="353" /></a><figcaption>Welch with U.S. Representative <a href="/wiki/Raja_Krishnamoorthi" title="Raja Krishnamoorthi">Raja Krishnamoorthi</a> in 2021.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Election">Election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Welch_(politician)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On January 13, 2021, the Illinois House of Representatives elected Welch speaker.<sup id="cite_ref-Crepeau_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crepeau-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is the first <a href="/wiki/African_American" class="mw-redirect" title="African American">African American</a> to serve as Speaker of the Illinois House.<sup id="cite_ref-Crepeau_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crepeau-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_term_(2021–2023)"><span id="First_term_.282021.E2.80.932023.29"></span>First term (2021–2023)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Welch_(politician)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: First term (2021–2023)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Welch's first term as House Speaker, the General Assembly passed an <a href="/wiki/Assault_weapons_bans_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Assault weapons bans in the United States">assault weapons ban</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, the <a href="/wiki/SAFE-T_Act" title="SAFE-T Act">Safe-T Act</a>, and new district maps to reflect the 2020 census data. </p><p>In the 2022 elections, Democrats expanded their supermajority in the House to 78 seats. Welch said that the Supreme Court's decision in <a href="/wiki/Dobbs_v._Jackson_Women%27s_Health_Organization" title="Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization">Dobbs</a> eliminating nationwide protection for abortion was a major factor in House Democrats' electoral success.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to the <i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Tribune" title="Chicago Tribune">Chicago Tribune</a></i>, Welch has "received mostly good reviews" from his caucus as speaker for "diversity in assigning tasks to and bringing in more people in bill negotiations."<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_term_(2023–)"><span id="Second_term_.282023.E2.80.93.29"></span>Second term (2023–)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Welch_(politician)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Second term (2023–)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The House reelected Welch speaker on January 11, 2023. </p><p>Two days later, he announced <a href="/wiki/Robyn_Gabel" title="Robyn Gabel">Robyn Gabel</a> would be Majority Leader, replacing <a href="/wiki/Greg_Harris_(Illinois_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Greg Harris (Illinois politician)">Greg Harris</a>, who retired.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Welch supported a bill that bans assault weapons in 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-weaponsban_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weaponsban-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Welch_(politician)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Welch grew up with two brothers and three cousins, the children of his aunt who was murdered in <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>. He has said that during his childhood, his mother worked as a nurse and his father was a union factory worker who worked two jobs a day.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Welch is married to attorney ShawnTe Raines-Welch and has two children.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Raines-Welch wife spent a decade working as a municipal attorney in several south suburban communities. In 2022, she won the Democratic nomination to be a <a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Illinois" title="Cook County, Illinois">Cook County</a> judge.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Welch lives in <a href="/wiki/Hillside,_Illinois" title="Hillside, Illinois">Hillside, Illinois</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_history">Electoral history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chris_Welch_(politician)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Electoral history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Illinois 7th Representative District Democratic Primary, 2012<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Illinois" title="Democratic Party of Illinois">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Emanuel "Chris" Welch </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>4,670 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>39.10 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Illinois" title="Democratic Party of Illinois">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Rory Hoskins </td> <td style="text-align:right">4,634 </td> <td style="text-align:right">38.79 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Illinois" title="Democratic Party of Illinois">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Beyonca Johnson </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,634 </td> <td style="text-align:right">13.68 </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Illinois" title="Democratic Party of Illinois">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Princess C. Dempsey </td> <td style="text-align:right">1,007 </td> <td style="text-align:right">8.43 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>11,945 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Illinois 7th Representative District General Election, 2012<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Illinois" title="Democratic Party of Illinois">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Emanuel "Chris" Welch </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>35,505 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>35,505 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Illinois 7th Representative District General Election, 2014<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Illinois" title="Democratic Party of Illinois">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Emanuel "Chris" Welch (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>26,839 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>26,839 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Illinois 7th Representative District Democratic Primary, 2016<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Illinois" title="Democratic Party of Illinois">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Emanuel "Chris" Welch (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>18,117 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>65.55 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Illinois" title="Democratic Party of Illinois">Democratic</a> </td> <td class="fn">Chris Harris </td> <td style="text-align:right">9,521 </td> <td style="text-align:right">34.45 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>27,638 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Illinois 7th Representative District General Election, 2016<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Illinois" title="Democratic Party of Illinois">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Emanuel "Chris" Welch (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>39,914 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>39,914 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Illinois 7th Representative District General Election, 2018<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Illinois" title="Democratic Party of Illinois">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Emanuel "Chris" Welch (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>35,678 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>35,678 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Illinois 7th Representative District General Election, 2020<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Illinois" title="Democratic Party of Illinois">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Emanuel "Chris" Welch (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>43,883 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>43,883 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Illinois 7th Representative District General Election, 2022<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Illinois" title="Democratic Party of Illinois">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b>Emanuel "Chris" Welch (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>24,725 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>77.6 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" 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Eubanks">Eubanks</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/California_State_Assembly" title="California State Assembly">CA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robert_A._Rivas" title="Robert A. Rivas">Rivas</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Jim_Wood_(California_politician)" title="Jim Wood (California politician)">Wood</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Colorado_House_of_Representatives" title="Colorado House of Representatives">CO</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Julie_McCluskie" title="Julie McCluskie">McCluskie</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Chris_Kennedy_(Colorado_politician)" title="Chris Kennedy (Colorado politician)">Kennedy</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_House_of_Representatives" title="Connecticut House of Representatives">CT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Ritter" title="Matthew Ritter">Ritter</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Bob_Godfrey_(politician)" title="Bob Godfrey (politician)">Godfrey</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Delaware_House_of_Representatives" title="Delaware House of Representatives">DE</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span>vacant</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Florida_House_of_Representatives" title="Florida House of Representatives">FL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Perez_(politician)" title="Daniel Perez (politician)">Perez</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Wyman_Duggan" title="Wyman Duggan">Duggan</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_House_of_Representatives" title="Georgia House of Representatives">GA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jon_G._Burns" title="Jon G. Burns">Burns</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Jan_Jones_(Georgia_politician)" title="Jan Jones (Georgia politician)">Jones</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_House_of_Representatives" title="Hawaii House of Representatives">HI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nadine_Nakamura" title="Nadine Nakamura">Nakamura</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Linda_Ichiyama" title="Linda Ichiyama">Ichiyama</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Idaho_House_of_Representatives" title="Idaho House of Representatives">ID</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_Moyle" title="Mike Moyle">Moyle</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_House_of_Representatives" title="Illinois House of Representatives">IL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Welch</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Jehan_Gordon-Booth" title="Jehan Gordon-Booth">Gordon-Booth</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Indiana House of Representatives">IN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Todd_Huston" title="Todd Huston">Huston</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Michael_Karickhoff" title="Michael Karickhoff">Karickhoff</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Iowa_House_of_Representatives" title="Iowa House of Representatives">IA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pat_Grassley" title="Pat Grassley">Grassley</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/John_Wills_(politician)" title="John Wills (politician)">Wills</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_House_of_Representatives" title="Kansas House of Representatives">KS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Hawkins_(politician)" title="Daniel Hawkins (politician)">Hawkins</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Blake_Carpenter" title="Blake Carpenter">Carpenter</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_House_of_Representatives" title="Kentucky House of Representatives">KY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_Osborne_(politician)" title="David Osborne (politician)">Osborne</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/David_Meade" title="David Meade">Meade</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Louisiana House of Representatives">LA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Phillip_DeVillier" title="Phillip DeVillier">DeVillier</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Michael_T._Johnson" title="Michael T. Johnson">Johnson</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Maine_House_of_Representatives" title="Maine House of Representatives">ME</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Talbot_Ross" title="Rachel Talbot Ross">Talbot Ross</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Maryland_House_of_Delegates" title="Maryland House of Delegates">MD</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Adrienne_A._Jones" title="Adrienne A. Jones">Jones</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Dana_Stein" title="Dana Stein">Stein</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">MA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ron_Mariano" title="Ron Mariano">Mariano</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Kate_Hogan" title="Kate Hogan">Hogan</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Michigan_House_of_Representatives" title="Michigan House of Representatives">MI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_Tate_(politician)" title="Joe Tate (politician)">Tate</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Laurie_Pohutsky" title="Laurie Pohutsky">Pohutsky</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; 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Aubry">Aubry</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="North Carolina House of Representatives">NC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tim_Moore_(North_Carolina_politician)" title="Tim Moore (North Carolina politician)">Moore</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Stevens_(politician)" title="Sarah Stevens (politician)">Stevens</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_House_of_Representatives" title="North Dakota House of Representatives">ND</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Johnson_(North_Dakota_politician)" title="Dennis Johnson (North Dakota politician)">Johnson</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_House_of_Representatives" title="Ohio House of Representatives">OH</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jason_Stephens_(politician)" title="Jason Stephens (politician)">Stephens</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Scott_Oelslager" title="Scott Oelslager">Oelslager</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_House_of_Representatives" title="Oklahoma House of Representatives">OK</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charles_McCall" title="Charles McCall">McCall</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Hilbert" title="Kyle Hilbert">Hilbert</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_House_of_Representatives" title="Oregon House of Representatives">OR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Julie_Fahey" title="Julie Fahey">Fahey</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Paul_Holvey" title="Paul Holvey">Holvey</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives">PA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joanna_McClinton" title="Joanna McClinton">McClinton</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_House_of_Representatives" title="Rhode Island House of Representatives">RI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_Shekarchi" title="Joe Shekarchi">Shekarchi</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Brian_Patrick_Kennedy" title="Brian Patrick Kennedy">Kennedy</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="South Carolina House of Representatives">SC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Murrell_Smith_Jr." title="Murrell Smith Jr.">Smith</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Pope_(politician)" title="Tommy Pope (politician)">Pope</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_House_of_Representatives" title="South Dakota House of Representatives">SD</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Bartels" title="Hugh Bartels">Bartels</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Mike_Stevens_(South_Dakota_politician)" title="Mike Stevens (South Dakota politician)">Stevens</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_House_of_Representatives" title="Tennessee House of Representatives">TN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Sexton" title="Cameron Sexton">Sexton</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Pat_Marsh" title="Pat Marsh">Marsh</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Texas_House_of_Representatives" title="Texas House of Representatives">TX</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dade_Phelan" title="Dade Phelan">Phelan</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Geren" title="Charlie Geren">Geren</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Utah_House_of_Representatives" title="Utah House of Representatives">UT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_Schultz_(politician)" title="Mike Schultz (politician)">Schultz</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/James_Dunnigan_(politician)" title="James Dunnigan (politician)">Dunnigan</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Vermont_House_of_Representatives" title="Vermont House of Representatives">VT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jill_Krowinski" title="Jill Krowinski">Krowinski</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="Virginia House of Delegates">VA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Don_Scott_(Virginia_politician)" title="Don Scott (Virginia politician)">Scott</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Washington_House_of_Representatives" title="Washington House of Representatives">WA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Laurie_Jinkins" title="Laurie Jinkins">Jinkins</a> (D), <span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Tina_Orwall" title="Tina Orwall">Orwall</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="West Virginia House of Delegates">WV</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Roger_Hanshaw" title="Roger Hanshaw">Hanshaw</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i>Vacant</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_State_Assembly" title="Wisconsin State Assembly">WI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robin_Vos" title="Robin Vos">Vos</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Kevin_David_Petersen" title="Kevin David Petersen">Petersen</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_House_of_Representatives" title="Wyoming House of Representatives">WY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Albert_Sommers" title="Albert Sommers">Sommers</a> (R), <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Clark_Stith" title="Clark Stith">Stith</a> (R)</i></div></div> <div style="margin-top:1em"><b>Federal districts:</b></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Council of the District of Columbia">DC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Phil_Mendelson" title="Phil Mendelson">Mendelson</a> (D)*</div></div><div class="nocolbreak"><div style="margin-top:1em"><b>Territories:</b></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_House_of_Representatives" title="American Samoa House of Representatives">AS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Savali_Talavou_Ale" title="Savali Talavou Ale">Ale</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_Guam" title="Legislature of Guam">GU</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Therese_M._Terlaje" title="Therese M. Terlaje">Terlaje</a> (D)*</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_House_of_Representatives" title="Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives">MP</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#DDDDBB;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Edmund_Villagomez" title="Edmund Villagomez">Villagomez</a> (I)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_Puerto_Rico" title="House of Representatives of Puerto Rico">PR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#FF3333;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tatito_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Tatito Hernández">Hernández</a> (<a href="/wiki/Popular_Democratic_Party_(Puerto_Rico)" title="Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)">PPD</a>/D), <span style="color:#FF3333;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Conny_Varela" title="Conny Varela">Varela</a> (PPD/D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_the_Virgin_Islands" title="Legislature of the Virgin Islands">VI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Novelle_Francis" title="Novelle Francis">Francis</a> (D)*</div></div></div> </div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><i>Italics</i> indicate speakers pro tempore<br />*Unicameral body</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Speakers_of_the_Illinois_House_of_Representatives" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Speakers_of_the_Illinois_House_of_Representatives" title="Template:Speakers of the Illinois House of Representatives"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Speakers_of_the_Illinois_House_of_Representatives" title="Template talk:Speakers of the Illinois House of Representatives"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Speakers_of_the_Illinois_House_of_Representatives" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Speakers of the Illinois House of Representatives"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Speakers_of_the_Illinois_House_of_Representatives" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_speakers_of_the_Illinois_House_of_Representatives" title="List of speakers of the Illinois House of Representatives">Speakers of the Illinois House of Representatives</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Messinger" title="John Messinger">Messinger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_McLean_(Illinois_politician)" title="John McLean (Illinois politician)">McLean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Melville_Alexander_(Illinois_politician)" title="William Melville Alexander (Illinois politician)">Alexander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Mather_(Illinois_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Mather (Illinois politician)">Mather</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Blackwell_(politician)" title="David Blackwell (politician)">Blackwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_McLean_(Illinois_politician)" title="John McLean (Illinois politician)">McLean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Lee_D._Ewing" title="William Lee D. Ewing">Ewing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_M._Jenkins" title="Alexander M. Jenkins">Jenkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Semple" title="James Semple">Semple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Lee_D._Ewing" title="William Lee D. Ewing">Ewing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Hackleton" title="Samuel Hackleton">Hackleton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Alexander_Richardson" title="William Alexander Richardson">Richardson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newton_Cloud" title="Newton Cloud">Cloud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zadok_Casey" title="Zadok Casey">Casey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sidney_Breese" title="Sidney Breese">Breese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Reynolds_(Illinois_politician)" title="John Reynolds (Illinois politician)">Reynolds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._Turner" title="Thomas J. Turner">Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Holmes_(politician)" title="Samuel Holmes (politician)">Holmes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Ralls_Morrison" title="William Ralls Morrison">Morrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelby_M._Cullom" title="Shelby M. Cullom">Cullom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_A._Buckmaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Samuel A. Buckmaster">Buckmaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allen_C._Fuller" title="Allen C. Fuller">Fuller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Corwin" title="Franklin Corwin">Corwin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_M._Smith" title="William M. Smith">W. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelby_M._Cullom" title="Shelby M. Cullom">Cullom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elijah_Haines" title="Elijah Haines">Haines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Shaw_(Illinois_politician)" title="James Shaw (Illinois politician)">Shaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_A._James" title="William A. James">James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horace_Holmes_Thomas" title="Horace Holmes Thomas">Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lorin_C._Collins_Jr." title="Lorin C. Collins Jr.">Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elijah_Haines" title="Elijah Haines">Haines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_F._Calhoun" title="William F. Calhoun">Calhoun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asa_C._Matthews" title="Asa C. Matthews">Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_H._Miller_(Illinois_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="James H. Miller (Illinois politician)">James Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Granville_Cochran" title="William Granville Cochran">Cochran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clayton_E._Crafts" title="Clayton E. Crafts">Crafts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Meyer_(Illinois_politician)" title="John Meyer (Illinois politician)">Meyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Granville_Cochran" title="William Granville Cochran">Cochran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_C._Curtis" title="Edward C. Curtis">Curtis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Y._Sherman" title="Lawrence Y. Sherman">Sherman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Miller_(Illinois_politician)" title="John Henry Miller (Illinois politician)">John Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_D._Shurtleff" title="Edward D. Shurtleff">Shurtleff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Adkins_(politician)" title="Charles Adkins (politician)">Adkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Michael_McKinley" title="William Michael McKinley">McKinley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Shanahan_(politician)" title="David Shanahan (politician)">Shanahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gotthard_A._Dahlberg" title="Gotthard A. Dahlberg">Dahlberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Shanahan_(politician)" title="David Shanahan (politician)">Shanahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Scholes_(politician)" title="Robert Scholes (politician)">Scholes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Shanahan_(politician)" title="David Shanahan (politician)">Shanahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Roe_(politician)" title="Arthur Roe (politician)">Roe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_P._Devine_(politician)" title="John P. Devine (politician)">Devine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louie_E._Lewis" title="Louie E. Lewis">L. Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_W._Cross" title="Hugh W. Cross">Cross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elmer_Jacob_Schnackenberg" title="Elmer Jacob Schnackenberg">Schnackenberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Green_(politician)" title="Hugh Green (politician)">Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Powell_(politician)" title="Paul Powell (politician)">Powell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_L._Wood" title="Warren L. Wood">Wood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Powell_(politician)" title="Paul Powell (politician)">Powell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_W._Lewis_Jr." title="John W. Lewis Jr.">J. Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Touhy" title="John Touhy">Touhy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Tyler_Smith" class="mw-redirect" title="Ralph Tyler Smith">R. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_E._Walker" title="Jack E. Walker">Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._Robert_Blair" title="W. Robert Blair">Blair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_A._Redmond" title="William A. Redmond">Redmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Ryan" title="George Ryan">Ryan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_A._Telcser" title="Arthur A. Telcser">Telcser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Madigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Madigan">Madigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_A._Daniels" title="Lee A. Daniels">Daniels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Madigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Madigan">Madigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emanuel_Chris_Welch" class="mw-redirect" title="Emanuel Chris Welch">Welch</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="1" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Illinois.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Seal_of_Illinois.svg/80px-Seal_of_Illinois.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Seal_of_Illinois.svg/120px-Seal_of_Illinois.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Seal_of_Illinois.svg/160px-Seal_of_Illinois.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="215" data-file-height="214" /></a></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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title="Robyn Gabel">Robyn Gabel</a> (D)</dd> <dt>Minority Leader</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Tony_McCombie" title="Tony McCombie">Tony McCombie</a> (R)</dd></dl></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 17em;"> <ol><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Ortiz" title="Aaron Ortiz">Aaron Ortiz</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Hernandez_(politician)" title="Elizabeth Hernandez (politician)">Elizabeth Hernandez</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eva-Dina_Delgado" title="Eva-Dina Delgado">Eva-Dina Delgado</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lilian_Jim%C3%A9nez" title="Lilian Jiménez">Lilian Jiménez</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kimberly_du_Buclet" title="Kimberly du Buclet">Kimberly du Buclet</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sonya_Harper" title="Sonya Harper">Sonya Harper</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Chris Welch</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/La_Shawn_Ford" title="La Shawn Ford">La Shawn Ford</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Yolonda_Morris" title="Yolonda Morris">Yolonda Morris</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jawaharial_Williams" title="Jawaharial Williams">Jawaharial Williams</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ann_Williams_(politician)" title="Ann Williams (politician)">Ann Williams</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Croke" title="Margaret Croke">Margaret Croke</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Hoan_Huynh" title="Hoan Huynh">Hoan Huynh</a> (D)</li> 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