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class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 125%; background-color: #ededed"><div style="display:inline" class="fn org">Illinois General Assembly</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Illinois.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Coat of arms or logo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Seal_of_Illinois.svg/170px-Seal_of_Illinois.svg.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Seal_of_Illinois.svg/255px-Seal_of_Illinois.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Seal_of_Illinois.svg/340px-Seal_of_Illinois.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="215" data-file-height="214" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Type</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="padding:0.1em 0;line-height:1.3em;"><div style="display:inline" class="category"><a href="/wiki/Bicameral" class="mw-redirect" title="Bicameral">Bicameral</a></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Houses</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Senate" title="Illinois Senate">Senate</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Illinois_House_of_Representatives" title="Illinois House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Leadership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Illinois_Senate" title="President of the Illinois Senate">President of the Senate</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Don_Harmon" title="Don Harmon">Don Harmon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>) <br />since January 19, 2020 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Illinois_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives">Speaker of the House</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Emanuel_Chris_Welch" class="mw-redirect" title="Emanuel Chris Welch">Chris Welch</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>) <br />since January 13, 2021 </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seats</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>177</b> voting members<br /> <ul><li>59 senators</li> <li>118 representatives</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Illinois_State_Senate_partisan_composition.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Illinois_State_Senate_partisan_composition.svg/250px-Illinois_State_Senate_partisan_composition.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Illinois_State_Senate_partisan_composition.svg/375px-Illinois_State_Senate_partisan_composition.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Illinois_State_Senate_partisan_composition.svg/500px-Illinois_State_Senate_partisan_composition.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">State Senate political groups</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist nowrap"><ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0000FF; color:white;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Illinois" title="Democratic Party of Illinois">Democratic</a> (40)</li><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF0000; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Republican_Party" title="Illinois Republican Party">Republican</a> (19)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Illinois_House_2023.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Illinois_House_2023.svg/250px-Illinois_House_2023.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Illinois_House_2023.svg/375px-Illinois_House_2023.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Illinois_House_2023.svg/500px-Illinois_House_2023.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">House of Representatives political groups</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist nowrap"><ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0000FF; color:white;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_of_Illinois" title="Democratic Party of Illinois">Democratic</a> (78)</li><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF0000; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Republican_Party" title="Illinois Republican Party">Republican</a> (40)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Elections</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last general election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2022_Illinois_elections" title="2022 Illinois elections">November 8, 2022</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Next general election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2024_Illinois_elections" title="2024 Illinois elections">November 5, 2024</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Meeting place</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Illinois_State_Capitol_pano.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Illinois_State_Capitol_pano.jpg/220px-Illinois_State_Capitol_pano.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Illinois_State_Capitol_pano.jpg/330px-Illinois_State_Capitol_pano.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Illinois_State_Capitol_pano.jpg/440px-Illinois_State_Capitol_pano.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5000" data-file-height="3970" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data label"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_State_Capitol" title="Illinois State Capitol">Illinois State Capitol</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Springfield,_IL" class="mw-redirect" title="Springfield, IL">Springfield</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ilga.gov">Illinois General Assembly</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Constitution</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Illinois" title="Constitution of Illinois">Constitution of Illinois</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Illinois General Assembly</b> is the <a href="/wiki/State_legislature_(United_States)" title="State legislature (United States)">legislature</a> of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a>. It has <a href="/wiki/Bicameralism" title="Bicameralism">two chambers</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Illinois_House_of_Representatives" title="Illinois House of Representatives">Illinois House of Representatives</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Senate" title="Illinois Senate">Illinois Senate</a>. The General Assembly was created by the first <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Illinois Constitution">state constitution</a> adopted in 1818. As of 2023<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the current General Assembly is the 103rd; the term of an assembly lasts two years. </p><p>Under the Illinois Constitution, since 1983 the Senate has had 59 members and the House has had 118 members. In both chambers, all members are elected from <a href="/wiki/Single-member_district" title="Single-member district">single-member districts</a>. Each Senate district is divided into two adjacent House districts. </p><p>The General Assembly meets in the <a href="/wiki/Illinois_State_Capitol" title="Illinois State Capitol">Illinois State Capitol</a> in <a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Illinois" title="Springfield, Illinois">Springfield</a>. Its <a href="/wiki/Session_laws" title="Session laws">session laws</a> are generally adopted by majority vote in both houses, and upon gaining the assent of the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Illinois" title="Governor of Illinois">Governor of Illinois</a>. They are published in the official <i><a href="/wiki/Laws_of_Illinois" title="Laws of Illinois">Laws of Illinois</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-uchicago_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-uchicago-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><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> </p><p>Two <a href="/wiki/Presidents_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Presidents of the United States">presidents of the United States</a>, <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln" title="Abraham Lincoln">Abraham Lincoln</a> and <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a>, began their political careers in the Illinois General Assembly–– in the Illinois House of Representatives and Illinois Senate, respectively. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Illinois General Assembly was created by the first <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Illinois Constitution">state constitution</a> adopted in 1818. Initially, the state did not have organized political parties, but the Democratic and <a href="/wiki/Whig_Party_(United_States)" title="Whig Party (United States)">Whig</a> parties began to form in the 1830s. </p><p>Future U.S. President <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln" title="Abraham Lincoln">Abraham Lincoln</a> successfully campaigned as a member of the Whig Party to serve in the General Assembly in 1834.<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> He served four successive terms 1834–42 in the <a href="/wiki/Illinois_House_of_Representatives" title="Illinois House of Representatives">Illinois House of Representatives</a>, supporting expanded suffrage and economic development. He later went to the presidency as part of then new Republican Party.<sup id="cite_ref-vande_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vande-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1877, <a href="/wiki/John_W._E._Thomas" title="John W. E. Thomas">John W. E. Thomas</a> was the first African American elected to the legislature.<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> In 1922, <a href="/wiki/Lottie_Holman_O%27Neill" title="Lottie Holman O'Neill">Lottie Holman O'Neill</a> was elected to the <a href="/wiki/Illinois_House_of_Representatives" title="Illinois House of Representatives">Illinois House of Representatives</a>, becoming the first woman to serve in the Illinois General Assembly.<sup id="cite_ref-NWHM_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NWHM-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Future U.S. President <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> was elected to the <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Senate" title="Illinois Senate">Illinois Senate</a> in 1996, serving there until 2004 when he was elected to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a>.<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> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Size_over_time">Size over time</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Size over time"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The size of the General Assembly has changed over time. The <a href="/wiki/1st_Illinois_General_Assembly" title="1st Illinois General Assembly">first General Assembly</a>, elected in 1818, consisted of 14 senators and 28 representatives.<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> Under the <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Illinois_Constitution_of_1818" class="extiw" title="s:Illinois Constitution of 1818">1818</a> and <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Illinois_Constitution_of_1848" class="extiw" title="s:Illinois Constitution of 1848">1848 Illinois Constitutions</a>, the legislature could add and reapportion districts at any time, and by 1870 it had done so ten times.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGreen19874_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGreen19874-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under the <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Illinois_Constitution_of_1870" class="extiw" title="s:Illinois Constitution of 1870">1870 Illinois Constitution</a>, Illinois was divided into 51 legislative districts, each of which elected one senator and three representatives.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGreen19874_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGreen19874-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The representatives were elected by <a href="/wiki/Cumulative_voting" title="Cumulative voting">cumulative voting</a>, in which each voter had three votes that could be distributed among one, two, or three candidates. Due to the unwillingness of <a href="/wiki/Downstate_Illinois" title="Downstate Illinois">downstate Illinois</a> to cede power to the growing Chicago area, the district boundaries were not redrawn from 1901 to 1955.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGreen19878_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGreen19878-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After voters approved the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Legislative_Apportionment_Amendment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Legislative Apportionment Amendment (page does not exist)">Legislative Apportionment Amendment</a> in 1954, there were 58 Senate districts and 59 House districts, which did not necessarily coincide. This new arrangement was conceived as a "little federal" system: the Senate districts would be based on <a href="/wiki/Land_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Land area">land area</a> and would favor downstate, while the House districts would be based on population. House members continued to be elected by cumulative voting, three from each House district.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGreen19879_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGreen19879-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the adoption of the <a href="/wiki/1970_Illinois_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="1970 Illinois Constitution">1970 Illinois Constitution</a>, the system of separate House and Senate districts was eliminated, and legislative districts were apportioned on a <a href="/wiki/One_person,_one_vote" class="mw-redirect" title="One person, one vote">one person, one vote</a> basis.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGreen198717_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGreen198717-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The state was divided into 59 legislative districts, each of which elected one senator and three representatives. </p><p>The cumulative voting system was abolished by the <a href="/wiki/Cutback_Amendment" title="Cutback Amendment">Cutback Amendment</a> in 1980. Since then, the House has been elected from 118 single-member districts, which are formed by dividing each of the 59 Senate districts in half.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGreen198720_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGreen198720-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each senator is "<a href="/wiki/Nesting_(voting_districts)" title="Nesting (voting districts)">associated</a>" with two representatives. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Terms_of_members">Terms of members</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Terms of members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Members of the House of Representatives are elected to a two-year term without <a href="/wiki/Term_limits_in_the_United_States" title="Term limits in the United States">term limits</a>. </p><p>Members of the Illinois Senate serve two four-year terms and one two-year term each decade. This ensures that Senate elections reflect changes made when the General Assembly is redistricted following each <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Census">United States Census</a>. To prevent complete turnovers in membership (except after an intervening Census), not all Senators are elected simultaneously. The term cycles for the Senate are staggered, with the placement of the two-year term varying from one district to another. Each district's terms are defined as 2-4-4, 4-2-4, or 4-4-2. Like House members, Senators are elected without term limits. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Officers">Officers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The officers of the General Assembly are elected at the beginning of each <a href="/wiki/Even_number" class="mw-redirect" title="Even number">even-numbered</a> year. Representatives of the House elect from its membership a <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Illinois_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives">Speaker</a> and Speaker pro tempore, drawn from the majority party in the chamber. The <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Secretary_of_State" title="Illinois Secretary of State">Illinois Secretary of State</a> convenes and supervises the opening House session and leadership vote. State senators elect from the chamber a <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Senate" title="President of the Senate">President of the Senate</a>, convened and under the supervision of the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Illinois" title="Governor of Illinois">governor</a>. Since the adoption of the current <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Illinois Constitution">Illinois Constitution</a> in 1970, the <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Illinois" title="Lieutenant Governor of Illinois">Lieutenant Governor of Illinois</a> does not serve in any legislative capacity as Senate President, and has had its office's powers transferred to other capacities. The <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Auditor_General" title="Illinois Auditor General">Illinois Auditor General</a> is a legislative officer appointed by the General Assembly that reviews all state spending for legality.<sup id="cite_ref-Lind2012ch5_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lind2012ch5-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sessions_and_qualifications">Sessions and qualifications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Sessions and qualifications"><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:Laws_of_Illinois_1911-1912_title_page.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Laws_of_Illinois_1911-1912_title_page.jpg/130px-Laws_of_Illinois_1911-1912_title_page.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="192" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Laws_of_Illinois_1911-1912_title_page.jpg/195px-Laws_of_Illinois_1911-1912_title_page.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Laws_of_Illinois_1911-1912_title_page.jpg/260px-Laws_of_Illinois_1911-1912_title_page.jpg 2x" data-file-width="849" data-file-height="1252" /></a><figcaption>Title page of the 1912 <i><a href="/wiki/Laws_of_Illinois" title="Laws of Illinois">Laws of Illinois</a></i></figcaption></figure> <p>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 <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Illinois_House" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker of the Illinois House">Speaker</a> and the governor presides over the Senate until it chooses a <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Illinois_Senate" title="President of the Illinois Senate">President</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-artiv_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-artiv-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both chambers must also select a Minority Leader from among the members of the second most numerous party. </p><p>In order to serve as a member in either chamber of the General Assembly, a person must be a U.S. citizen, at least 21 years of age, and for the two years preceding their election or appointment a resident of the district which they represent.<sup id="cite_ref-artiv_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-artiv-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the general election following a redistricting, a candidate for any chamber of the General Assembly may be elected from any district which contains a part of the district in which they resided at the time of the redistricting and reelected if a resident of the new district they represents for 18 months prior to reelection.<sup id="cite_ref-artiv_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-artiv-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Restrictions">Restrictions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Restrictions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Members of the General Assembly may not hold other public offices or receive appointments by the governor, and their salaries may not be increased during their tenure.<sup id="cite_ref-artiv_15-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-artiv-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Vacancies">Vacancies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Vacancies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Seats in the General Assembly may become vacant due to a member resigning, dying, being expelled, or being appointed to another office. Under the Illinois Constitution, when a vacancy occurs, it must be filled by appointment within 30 days.<sup id="cite_ref-const-iv-2-d_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-const-iv-2-d-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If a Senate seat becomes vacant more than 28 months before the next general election for that seat, an election is held at the next general election. The replacement member must be a member of the same party as the departing member.<sup id="cite_ref-const-iv-2-d_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-const-iv-2-d-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The General Assembly has enacted a statute governing this process.<sup id="cite_ref-ilcs-10-25-6_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ilcs-10-25-6-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under that statute, a replacement member is appointed by the party committee for that district, whose votes are weighted by the number of votes cast for that office in the area that each committee member represents.<sup id="cite_ref-ilcs-10-25-6_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ilcs-10-25-6-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMiller200526_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMiller200526-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The appointment process was unsuccessfully challenged before the <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="Illinois Supreme Court">Illinois Supreme Court</a> in 1988 as an unconstitutional grant of state power to political parties, but the challenge failed.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMiller200526_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMiller200526-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Vetoes">Vetoes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Vetoes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The governor can <a href="/wiki/Veto" title="Veto">veto</a> bills passed by the General Assembly in four different ways: a full veto, an amendatory veto, and, for appropriations only, an <a href="/wiki/Line_item_veto" class="mw-redirect" title="Line item veto">item veto</a> and a reduction veto.<sup id="cite_ref-const-iv-9_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-const-iv-9-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These <a href="/wiki/Veto_power_in_Illinois" title="Veto power in Illinois">veto powers</a> are unusually broad among US state governors.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMiller200536_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMiller200536-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The line item veto was added to the Illinois Constitution in 1884.<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> The amendatory and reduction vetoes were new additions in the 1970 Constitution.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMiller200536_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMiller200536-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The General Assembly can override full, amendatory and item vetoes by a three-fifths majority vote in both chambers.<sup id="cite_ref-const-iv-9_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-const-iv-9-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It can override a reduction veto by a simple majority vote in both chambers.<sup id="cite_ref-const-iv-9-d_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-const-iv-9-d-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If both chambers agree to the changes the governor suggests in an amendatory veto, these changes can be approved by a simple majority vote in both chambers. If the General Assembly approves an amended law in response to the governor's changes, the bill becomes law once the governor certifies that the suggested changes have been made.<sup id="cite_ref-const-iv-9-d_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-const-iv-9-d-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Joint_Committee_on_Administrative_Rules">Joint Committee on Administrative Rules</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Joint Committee on Administrative Rules"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Legislative_veto_in_the_United_States" title="Legislative veto in the United States">Legislative veto in the United States</a></div> <p>By statute, the General Assembly has the power to block regulations, including emergency regulations, proposed by state administrative agencies.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This power is currently exercised by the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Joint_Committee_on_Administrative_Rules_(Illinois)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (Illinois) (page does not exist)">Joint Committee on Administrative Rules</a> (JCAR). JCAR is made up of 12 members, with equal numbers from the House and Senate and equal numbers from each political party.<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> It can block proposed rules by a 3/5 vote.<sup id="cite_ref-preface-2008_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-preface-2008-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The General Assembly can then reverse the block by a <a href="/wiki/Joint_resolution" title="Joint resolution">joint resolution</a> of both houses.<sup id="cite_ref-preface-2008_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-preface-2008-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>JCAR was first established in 1978 and given only advisory powers.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFalkoff2016978_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFalkoff2016978-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The General assembly gave it the power to temporarily block or suspend administrative regulations for 180 days in 1980.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFalkoff2016978_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFalkoff2016978-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2004, the General Assembly expanded this temporary suspension power into a permanent veto.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFalkoff2016981_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFalkoff2016981-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As the Illinois Constitution does not provide for a <a href="/wiki/Legislative_veto" title="Legislative veto">legislative veto</a>, the constitutionality of this arrangement has been questioned.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFalkoff2016950–951_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFalkoff2016950–951-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among the charges brought against Governor <a href="/wiki/Rod_Blagojevich" title="Rod Blagojevich">Rod Blagojevich</a> in his 2009 impeachment trial was that he had not respected the legitimacy of JCAR blocking his rulemaking on healthcare in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFalkoff2016950–951_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEFalkoff2016950–951-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Illinois" title="Government of Illinois">Government of Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_Illinois" title="Law of Illinois">Law of Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Illinois_state_legislatures" title="List of Illinois state legislatures">List of Illinois state legislatures</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Works_cited">Works cited</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Works cited"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Illinois_Constitution_of_1818" class="extiw" title="s:Illinois Constitution of 1818">Illinois Constitution of 1818</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Illinois_Constitution_of_1870" class="extiw" title="s:Illinois Constitution of 1870">Illinois Constitution of 1870</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Illinois_Constitution_of_1970" class="extiw" title="s:Illinois Constitution of 1970">Illinois Constitution of 1970</a></li> <li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px 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(1987). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ilga.gov/commission/lru/Green.pdf">"Legislative Redistricting in Illinois: An Historical Analysis"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Illinois Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 9,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Legislative+Redistricting+in+Illinois%3A+An+Historical+Analysis&rft.pub=Illinois+Commission+on+Intergovernmental+Cooperation&rft.date=1987&rft.aulast=Green&rft.aufirst=Paul+M.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ilga.gov%2Fcommission%2Flru%2FGreen.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIllinois+General+Assembly" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMiller2005" class="citation book cs1">Miller, David R. 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title="Kimberly Lightford">Kimberly Lightford</a> (D)</dd> <dt>Minority Leader</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/John_Curran_(Illinois_politician)" title="John Curran (Illinois politician)">John Curran</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: 18em;"> <ol><li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Javier_Cervantes" title="Javier Cervantes">Javier Cervantes</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Omar_Aquino" title="Omar Aquino">Omar Aquino</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mattie_Hunter" title="Mattie Hunter">Mattie Hunter</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kimberly_Lightford" title="Kimberly Lightford">Kimberly Lightford</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lakesia_Collins" title="Lakesia 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id="Members_of_the_Illinois_House_of_Representatives" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Members of the <a href="/wiki/Illinois_House_of_Representatives" title="Illinois House of Representatives">Illinois House of Representatives</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">103rd General Assembly</a></b> (2023–2025) <dl><dt>Speaker of the House</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Chris_Welch_(politician)" title="Chris Welch (politician)">Emanuel Chris Welch</a> (D)</dd> <dt>Majority Leader</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Robyn_Gabel" 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 href="/wiki/Chris_Welch_(politician)" title="Chris Welch (politician)">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> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kelly_Cassidy" title="Kelly Cassidy">Kelly Cassidy</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_Kelly_(Illinois_politician)" title="Michael Kelly (Illinois politician)">Michael Kelly</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Olickal" title="Kevin Olickal">Kevin Olickal</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Gong-Gershowitz" title="Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz">Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robyn_Gabel" title="Robyn Gabel">Robyn Gabel</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lindsey_LaPointe" title="Lindsey LaPointe">Lindsey LaPointe</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bradley_Stephens" title="Bradley Stephens">Bradley Stephens</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Abdelnasser_Rashid" title="Abdelnasser Rashid">Abdelnasser Rashid</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Angelica_Guerrero-Cuellar" title="Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar">Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Edgar_Gonzalez_Jr." title="Edgar Gonzalez Jr.">Edgar Gonzalez Jr.</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Theresa_Mah" title="Theresa Mah">Theresa Mah</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Tarver" title="Curtis Tarver">Curtis Tarver</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kam_Buckner" title="Kam Buckner">Kam Buckner</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Justin_Slaughter" title="Justin Slaughter">Justin Slaughter</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robert_Rita" title="Robert Rita">Robert Rita</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Thaddeus_Jones_(politician)" title="Thaddeus Jones (politician)">Thaddeus Jones</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Will_Davis_(Illinois_politician)" title="Will Davis (Illinois politician)">Will Davis</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mary_E._Flowers" title="Mary E. Flowers">Mary E. Flowers</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Cyril_Nichols" title="Cyril Nichols">Cyril Nichols</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Marcus_C._Evans_Jr." title="Marcus C. Evans Jr.">Marcus C. Evans Jr.</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Smith_(Illinois_politician)" title="Nicholas Smith (Illinois politician)">Nicholas Smith</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mary_Gill_(Illinois_politician)" title="Mary Gill (Illinois politician)">Mary Gill</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kelly_M._Burke" title="Kelly M. Burke">Kelly M. Burke</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Sheehan_(Illinois_politician)" title="Patrick Sheehan (Illinois politician)">Patrick Sheehan</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Debbie_Meyers-Martin" title="Debbie Meyers-Martin">Debbie Meyers-Martin</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Will_Guzzardi" title="Will Guzzardi">Will Guzzardi</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jaime_Andrade_Jr." title="Jaime Andrade Jr.">Jaime Andrade Jr.</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Janet_Yang_Rohr" title="Janet Yang Rohr">Janet Yang Rohr</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Terra_Costa_Howard" title="Terra Costa Howard">Terra Costa Howard</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Anna_Moeller" title="Anna Moeller">Anna Moeller</a> (D)</li> <li><span 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title="Nabeela Syed">Nabeela Syed</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Martin_McLaughlin_(politician)" title="Martin McLaughlin (politician)">Martin McLaughlin</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nicolle_Grasse" title="Nicolle Grasse">Nicolle Grasse</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mary_Beth_Canty" title="Mary Beth Canty">Mary Beth Canty</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Marty_Moylan" title="Marty Moylan">Marty Moylan</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michelle_Mussman" title="Michelle Mussman">Michelle Mussman</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tracy_Katz_Muhl" title="Tracy Katz Muhl">Tracy Katz Muhl</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bob_Morgan_(Illinois_politician)" title="Bob Morgan (Illinois politician)">Bob Morgan</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Didech" title="Daniel Didech">Daniel Didech</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rita_Mayfield" title="Rita Mayfield">Rita Mayfield</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joyce_Mason" title="Joyce Mason">Joyce Mason</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Laura_Faver_Dias" title="Laura Faver Dias">Laura Faver Dias</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Steve_Reick" title="Steve Reick">Steve Reick</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tom_Weber" title="Tom Weber">Tom Weber</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dan_Ugaste" title="Dan Ugaste">Dan Ugaste</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Suzanne_Ness" title="Suzanne Ness">Suzanne Ness</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Maurice_West" title="Maurice West">Maurice West</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dave_Vella" title="Dave Vella">Dave Vella</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_Sosnowski" title="Joe Sosnowski">Joe Sosnowski</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Keicher" title="Jeff Keicher">Jeff Keicher</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Swanson" title="Daniel Swanson">Daniel Swanson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gregg_Johnson_(politician)" title="Gregg Johnson (politician)">Gregg Johnson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Spain" title="Ryan Spain">Ryan Spain</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bradley_Fritts" title="Bradley Fritts">Bradley Fritts</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jed_Davis_(politician)" title="Jed Davis (politician)">Jed Davis</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lance_Yednock" title="Lance Yednock">Lance Yednock</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Norma_Hernandez" title="Norma Hernandez">Norma Hernandez</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Camille_Lilly" title="Camille Lilly">Camille Lilly</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Haas_(politician)" title="Jackie Haas (politician)">Jackie Haas</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Anthony_DeLuca_(Illinois_politician)" title="Anthony DeLuca (Illinois politician)">Anthony DeLuca</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Anne_Stava-Murray" title="Anne Stava-Murray">Anne Stava-Murray</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nicole_La_Ha_Zwiercan" class="mw-redirect" title="Nicole La Ha Zwiercan">Nicole La Ha Zwiercan</a> 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Walsh Jr.">Lawrence M. Walsh Jr.</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bill_Hauter" title="Bill Hauter">Bill Hauter</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dan_Caulkins" title="Dan Caulkins">Dan Caulkins</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tony_McCombie" title="Tony McCombie">Tony McCombie</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Cabello" title="John Cabello">John Cabello</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sharon_Chung" title="Sharon Chung">Sharon Chung</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jehan_Gordon-Booth" title="Jehan Gordon-Booth">Jehan Gordon-Booth</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Travis_Weaver" title="Travis Weaver">Travis Weaver</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Norine_Hammond" title="Norine Hammond">Norine Hammond</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_Coffey_(Illinois_politician)" title="Michael Coffey (Illinois politician)">Michael Coffey</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sue_Scherer" title="Sue Scherer">Sue Scherer</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Harry_Benton" title="Harry Benton">Harry Benton</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Natalie_Manley" title="Natalie Manley">Natalie Manley</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Randy_Frese" title="Randy Frese">Randy Frese</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/C._D._Davidsmeyer" title="C. 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href="/wiki/4th_Illinois_General_Assembly" title="4th Illinois General Assembly">4 (1824)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Illinois_General_Assembly" title="5th Illinois General Assembly">5 (1826)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Illinois_General_Assembly" title="6th Illinois General Assembly">6 (1828)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=7th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="7th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">7 (1830)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=8th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="8th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">8 (1832)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=9th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="9th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">9 (1834)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=10th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="10th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">10 (1836)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=11th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="11th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">11 (1838)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="12th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">12 (1840)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=13th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="13th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">13 (1842)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=14th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="14th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">14 (1844)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=15th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="15th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">15 (1846)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=16th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="16th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">16 (1849)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=17th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="17th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">17 (1851)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=18th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="18th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">18 (1853)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=19th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="19th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">19 (1855)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=20th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="20th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">20 (1857)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=21st_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="21st Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">21 (1859)</a></li> <li><a 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<li><a href="/w/index.php?title=34th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="34th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">34 (1885)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=35th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="35th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">35 (1887)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=36th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="36th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">36 (1889)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=37th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="37th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">37 (1891)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=38th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="38th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">38 (1893)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=39th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="39th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">39 (1895)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=40th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="40th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">40 (1897)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=41st_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="41st Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">41 (1899)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=42nd_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="42nd Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">42 (1901)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=43rd_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="43rd Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">43 (1903)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=44th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="44th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">44 (1905)</a></li> <li><a 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href="/w/index.php?title=62nd_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="62nd Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">62 (1941)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=63rd_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="63rd Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">63 (1943)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=64th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="64th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">64 (1945)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/65th_Illinois_General_Assembly" title="65th Illinois General Assembly">65 (1947)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/66th_Illinois_General_Assembly" title="66th Illinois General Assembly">66 (1949)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/67th_Illinois_General_Assembly" title="67th Illinois General Assembly">67 (1951)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/68th_Illinois_General_Assembly" title="68th Illinois General Assembly">68 (1953)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/69th_Illinois_General_Assembly" title="69th Illinois General Assembly">69 (1955)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/70th_Illinois_General_Assembly" title="70th Illinois General Assembly">70 (1957)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/71st_Illinois_General_Assembly" title="71st Illinois General Assembly">71 (1959)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/72nd_Illinois_General_Assembly" title="72nd Illinois General Assembly">72 (1961)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/73rd_Illinois_General_Assembly" title="73rd Illinois General Assembly">73 (1963)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/74th_Illinois_General_Assembly" title="74th Illinois General Assembly">74 (1965)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=75th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="75th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">75 (1967)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=76th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="76th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">76 (1969)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=77th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="77th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">77 (1971)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=78th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="78th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">78 (1973)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=79th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="79th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">79 (1975)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=80th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="80th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">80 (1977)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=81st_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="81st Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">81 (1979)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=82nd_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="82nd Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">82 (1981)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=83rd_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="83rd Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">83 (1983)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=84th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="84th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">84 (1985)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=85th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="85th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">85 (1987)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=86th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="86th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">86 (1989)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=87th_Illinois_General_Assembly&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="87th Illinois General Assembly (page does not exist)">87 (1991)</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Iowa_General_Assembly" title="Iowa General Assembly">Iowa</a> (<a href="/wiki/Iowa_House_of_Representatives" title="Iowa House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate" title="Iowa Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Legislature" title="Kansas Legislature">Kansas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kansas_House_of_Representatives" title="Kansas House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kansas_Senate" title="Kansas Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_General_Assembly" title="Kentucky General Assembly">Kentucky</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kentucky_House_of_Representatives" title="Kentucky House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Senate" title="Kentucky Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Legislature" title="Louisiana State Legislature">Louisiana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Louisiana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Senate" title="Louisiana State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maine_Legislature" title="Maine Legislature">Maine</a> (<a href="/wiki/Maine_House_of_Representatives" title="Maine House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maine_Senate" title="Maine Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maryland_General_Assembly" title="Maryland General Assembly">Maryland</a> (<a href="/wiki/Maryland_House_of_Delegates" title="Maryland House of Delegates">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Senate" title="Maryland Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_General_Court" title="Massachusetts General Court">Massachusetts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate" title="Massachusetts Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Legislature" title="Michigan Legislature">Michigan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Michigan_House_of_Representatives" title="Michigan House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan_Senate" title="Michigan Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Legislature" title="Minnesota Legislature">Minnesota</a> (<a href="/wiki/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives" title="Minnesota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Senate" title="Minnesota Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Legislature" title="Mississippi Legislature">Mississippi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mississippi_House_of_Representatives" title="Mississippi House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Senate" title="Mississippi State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Missouri_General_Assembly" title="Missouri General Assembly">Missouri</a> (<a href="/wiki/Missouri_House_of_Representatives" title="Missouri House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Senate" title="Missouri Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Montana_Legislature" title="Montana Legislature">Montana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Montana_House_of_Representatives" title="Montana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montana_Senate" title="Montana Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Legislature" title="Nebraska Legislature">Nebraska</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Legislature" title="Nevada Legislature">Nevada</a> (<a href="/wiki/Nevada_Assembly" title="Nevada Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nevada_Senate" title="Nevada Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_General_Court" title="New Hampshire General Court">New Hampshire</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_House_of_Representatives" title="New Hampshire House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Senate" title="New Hampshire Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Legislature" title="New Jersey Legislature">New Jersey</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_General_Assembly" title="New Jersey General Assembly">GA</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Senate" title="New Jersey Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Legislature" title="New Mexico Legislature">New Mexico</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_House_of_Representatives" title="New Mexico House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Senate" title="New Mexico Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Legislature" title="New York State Legislature">New York</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Assembly" title="New York State Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Senate" title="New York State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly" title="North Carolina General Assembly">North Carolina</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="North Carolina House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Senate" title="North Carolina Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Legislative_Assembly" title="North Dakota Legislative Assembly">North Dakota</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_House_of_Representatives" title="North Dakota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Senate" title="North Dakota Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_General_Assembly" title="Ohio General Assembly">Ohio</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ohio_House_of_Representatives" title="Ohio House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Senate" title="Ohio Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Legislature" title="Oklahoma Legislature">Oklahoma</a> (<a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_House_of_Representatives" title="Oklahoma House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Senate" title="Oklahoma Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Legislative_Assembly" title="Oregon Legislative Assembly">Oregon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Oregon_House_of_Representatives" title="Oregon House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oregon_State_Senate" title="Oregon State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_General_Assembly" title="Pennsylvania General Assembly">Pennsylvania</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_Senate" title="Pennsylvania State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_General_Assembly" title="Rhode Island General Assembly">Rhode Island</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_House_of_Representatives" title="Rhode Island House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Senate" title="Rhode Island Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_General_Assembly" title="South Carolina General Assembly">South Carolina</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="South Carolina House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Senate" title="South Carolina Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Legislature" title="South Dakota Legislature">South Dakota</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_House_of_Representatives" title="South Dakota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Senate" title="South Dakota Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_General_Assembly" title="Tennessee General Assembly">Tennessee</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tennessee_House_of_Representatives" title="Tennessee House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Senate" title="Tennessee Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Legislature" title="Texas Legislature">Texas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Texas_House_of_Representatives" title="Texas House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate" title="Texas Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Legislature" title="Utah State Legislature">Utah</a> (<a href="/wiki/Utah_House_of_Representatives" title="Utah House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Senate" title="Utah State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vermont_General_Assembly" title="Vermont General Assembly">Vermont</a> (<a href="/wiki/Vermont_House_of_Representatives" title="Vermont House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vermont_Senate" title="Vermont Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Virginia_General_Assembly" title="Virginia General Assembly">Virginia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="Virginia House of Delegates">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Senate" title="Virginia Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Legislature" title="Washington State Legislature">Washington</a> (<a href="/wiki/Washington_House_of_Representatives" title="Washington House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Senate" title="Washington State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Legislature" title="West Virginia Legislature">West Virginia</a> (<a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="West Virginia House of Delegates">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Senate" title="West Virginia Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Legislature" title="Wisconsin Legislature">Wisconsin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_State_Assembly" title="Wisconsin State Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Senate" title="Wisconsin Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Legislature" title="Wyoming Legislature">Wyoming</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wyoming_House_of_Representatives" title="Wyoming House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Senate" title="Wyoming Senate">S</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_state_legislatures#Territorial_and_Federal_District_Legislatures" title="List of United States state legislatures">Other legislatures</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Council of the District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_Fono" title="American Samoa Fono">American Samoa</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_House_of_Representatives" title="American Samoa House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_Senate" title="American Samoa Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_Guam" title="Legislature of Guam">Guam</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_Commonwealth_Legislature" title="Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature">Northern Mariana Islands</a> (<a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_House_of_Representatives" title="Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_Senate" title="Northern Mariana Islands Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a> (<a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_Puerto_Rico" title="House of Representatives of Puerto Rico">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Senate of Puerto Rico">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_the_Virgin_Islands" title="Legislature of the Virgin Islands">U.S. Virgin Islands</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:State_legislature_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:State legislature elections in the United States">Legislative elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2000 United States state legislative elections">2000</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2001 United States state legislative elections">2001</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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