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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/Marlow_H._Colvin" title="Marlow H. Colvin">Marlow Colvin</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"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1985-02-13</span>) </span>February 13, 1985<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 39)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago, Illinois</a></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"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_State_University" title="Chicago State University">Chicago State University</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Profession</th><td class="infobox-data">Politician<br />Real estate appraiser<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></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Marcus C. Evans Jr.</b> is an American politician currently serving as <a href="/wiki/Illinois_House_of_Representatives" title="Illinois House of Representatives">Illinois state representative</a> for the 33rd district. The 33rd district, located in the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_metropolitan_area" title="Chicago metropolitan area">Chicago metropolitan area</a>, includes parts of <a href="/wiki/South_Shore,_Chicago" title="South Shore, Chicago">South Shore</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Chicago,_Chicago" title="South Chicago, Chicago">South Chicago</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Deering,_Chicago" title="South Deering, Chicago">South Deering</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Side,_Chicago" title="East Side, Chicago">East Side</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Hegewisch,_Chicago" title="Hegewisch, Chicago">Hegewisch</a> in Chicago as well as parts of suburban <a href="/wiki/Calumet_City,_Illinois" title="Calumet City, Illinois">Calumet City</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lansing,_Illinois" title="Lansing, Illinois">Lansing</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> Evans was elected vice president of the <a href="/wiki/National_Conference_of_State_Legislatures" title="National Conference of State Legislatures">National Conference of State Legislatures</a> in 2023 and will assume the presidency of the organization in 2025.<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> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_career">Early life and career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marcus_C._Evans_Jr.&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Evans was born February 13, 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-SJR_Cancer_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SJR_Cancer-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><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> He is a cancer survivor.<sup id="cite_ref-SJR_Cancer_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SJR_Cancer-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Evans earned a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">Bachelor of Arts</a> in mathematics from <a href="/wiki/Chicago_State_University" title="Chicago State University">Chicago State University</a>. He served as deputy chief of staff to Alderman <a href="/wiki/Michelle_A._Harris" title="Michelle A. Harris">Michelle Harris</a>. Evans is also a cancer survivor.<sup id="cite_ref-First_Reading_2012_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-First_Reading_2012-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<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=Marcus_C._Evans_Jr.&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Illinois House of Representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Marlow_H._Colvin" title="Marlow H. Colvin">Marlow H. Colvin</a> resigned from the Illinois House of Representatives effective April 12, 2012. Local Democratic leaders appointed Evans to the vacancy. Evans took office April 13, 2012.<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> On December 5, 2012, Evans was appointed to the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council which oversees the Adult Redeploy Illinois program which works with local jurisdictions to increase community-based alternatives to incarceration for non-violent offenders.<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><sup id="cite_ref-Task_Force_List_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Task_Force_List-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 16, 2015, Evans was appointed to the State Housing Task Force which works to ensure that the Annual Comprehensive Housing Plan as adopted coordinates all housing policies within state agencies.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Task_Force_List_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Task_Force_List-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Evans is also one of four legislators to serve as an Illinois High School Association Liaison Representative.<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>He is a member of the Illinois House Legislative Black Caucus.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 23, 2021, Evans sponsored a bill that would ban the sale of games like <i><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_V" title="Grand Theft Auto V">Grand Theft Auto V</a></i>. Earlier in the year, Evans introduced the bill following a series of carjackings at gas stations and convenience stores<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though the bill did not mention <i>Grand Theft Auto</i> by name, it was interpreted online to be a ban on that game. The bill was covered in a number of gaming-related magazines including <i><a href="/wiki/PC_Gamer" title="PC Gamer">PC Gamer</a></i>.<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> </p><p>As of July 3, 2022, Representative Evans is a member of the following Illinois House committees:<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> <ul><li>Appropriations - Human Services (HAPH)</li> <li>(Chairman) Business & Innovation Subcommittee (HLBR-BUIN)</li> <li>Ethics & Elections Committee (SHEE)</li> <li>Executive Committee (HEXC)</li> <li>Health Care Availability & Access Committee (HHCA)</li> <li>(Chairman of) Income Tax Subcommittee (HREF-INTX)</li> <li>(Chairman of) Labor & Commerce Committee (HLBR)</li> <li>Medicaid & Managed Care Subcommittee (HAPH-MEDI)</li> <li>(Chairman of) Minority Impact Analysis Subcommittee (HLBR-MIAS)</li> <li>Revenue & Finance Committee (HREF)</li> <li>(Chairman of) Wage Policy & Study Subcommittee (HLBR-WAGE)</li> <li>Workforce Development Subcommittee (HLBR-WORK)</li></ul> <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=Marcus_C._Evans_Jr.&action=edit&section=3" 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 33rd State House District General Election, 2012<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> </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>Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>40,150 </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>40,150 </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 33rd State House District General Election, 2014<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<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>Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>28,090 </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>28,090 </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 33rd State House District General Election, 2016<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> </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>Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>40,046 </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>40,046 </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 33rd State House District General Election, 2018<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> </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>Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>32,916 </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>32,916 </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 33rd State House District General Election, 2020<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> </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>Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (<a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">incumbent</a>) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>39,641 </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>39,641 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marcus_C._Evans_Jr.&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><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 no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFWhite" class="citation book cs1">White, Jesse (ed.). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211017213609/https://www.ilsos.gov/publications/illinois_bluebook/legbios.pdf"><i>Illinois Blue Book 2021-2022</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. p. 76. 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<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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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 style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Fred_Crespo" title="Fred Crespo">Fred Crespo</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jenn_Ladisch_Douglass" title="Jenn Ladisch Douglass">Jenn Ladisch Douglass</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Diane_Blair-Sherlock" title="Diane Blair-Sherlock">Diane Blair-Sherlock</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Amy_Grant_(politician)" title="Amy Grant (politician)">Amy Grant</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Sanalitro" title="Jennifer Sanalitro">Jennifer Sanalitro</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Maura_Hirschauer" title="Maura Hirschauer">Maura Hirschauer</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Hernandez" title="Barbara Hernandez">Barbara Hernandez</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nabeela_Syed" 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. 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