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The Illlinois State Senate is the upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the state of Illinois. The body was created by the first state constitution adopted in 1818. The Illinois Senate is made up of 59 senators elected from individual legislative districts determined by population. Under the Illinois Constitution of 1970, senators are divided into three groups, each group having a two-year term at a different part of the decade between censuses, with the rest of the decade being taken up by two four-year terms. Depending on the election year, roughly ⅓, ⅔, or all of the senate seats may have terms ending. In contrast, the Illinois House of Representatives is made of 118 members with its entire membership elected to two-year terms. House districts are formed by dividing each Senate district in half. The Senate meets at the State Capitol in Springfield

Party balance

Affiliation Members
Image:Bluedot.png Democratic Party 37
Image:Reddot.png Republican Party 22
Total 59

List of current members

District Representative Party Residence Term ends
1 Antonio Munoz Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Chicago 2010
2 William Delgado Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Chicago 2012
3 Mattie Hunter Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Chicago 2012
4 Kimberly Lightford Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Chicago 2010
5 Rickey Hendon Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Chicago 2012
6 John Cullerton Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Chicago 2012
7 Heather Steans Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Chicago 2012
8 Ira Silverstein Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Chicago 2012
9 Jeffrey Schoenberg Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Chicago 2012
10 James DeLeo Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Chicago 2010
11 Louis Viverito Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Chicago 2012
12 Martin Sandoval Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Chicago 2012
13 Kwame Raoul Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Chicago 2010
14 Emil Jones Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Chicago 2012
15 James Meeks Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Chicago 2012
16 Jacqueline Collins Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Chicago 2010
17 Donne Trotter Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Chicago 2012
18 Edward Maloney Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Chicago 2012
19 Maggie Crotty Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Oak Forest 2010
20 Iris Martinez Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Chicago 2012
21 Daniel Cronin Image:Reddot.png Republican Elmhurst 2012
22 Michael Noland Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Elgin 2010
23 Carole Pankau Image:Reddot.png Republican Bloomingdale 2012
24 Kirk Dillard Image:Reddot.png Republican Hinsdale 2012
25 Chris Lauzen Image:Reddot.png Republican Aurora 2010
26 Dan Duffy Image:Reddot.png Republican Buffalo Grove 2012
27 Matt Murphy Image:Reddot.png Republican Palatine 2012
28 John Millner Image:Reddot.png Republican St. Charles 2010
29 Susan Garrett Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Highwood 2012
30 Terry Link Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Vernon Hills 2012
31 Michael Bond Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Grayslake 2010
32 Pamela Althoff Image:Reddot.png Republican Crystal Lake 2012
33 Dan Kotowski Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Park Ridge 2012
34 Dave Syverson Image:Reddot.png Republican Rockford 2010
35 J. Bradley Burzynski Image:Reddot.png Republican Sycamore 2012
36 Mike Jacobs Image:Bluedot.png Democrat East Moline 2012
37 Dale Risinger Image:Reddot.png Republican Peoria 2010
38 Gary Dahl Image:Reddot.png Republican Peru 2008
39 Don Harmon Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Oak Park 2008
40 Toi Hutchinson Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Crete 2010
41 Christine Radogno Image:Reddot.png Republican Lemont 2012
42 Linda Holmes Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Aurora 2012
43 Arthur Wilhelmi Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Joliet 2010
44 Bill Brady Image:Reddot.png Republican Bloomington 2012
45 Tim Bivins Image:Reddot.png Republican Dixon 2012
46 David Koehler Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Pekin 2010
47 John Sullivan Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Rushville 2012
48 Randy Hultgren Image:Reddot.png Republican Wheaton 2012
49 Deanna Demuzio Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Carlinville 2010
50 Larry Bomke Image:Reddot.png Republican Springfield 2012
51 Kyle McCarter Image:Reddot.png Republican Greenville 2012
52 Mike Frerichs Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Gifford 2010
53 Dan Rutherford Image:Reddot.png Republican Pontiac 2012
54 John Jones Image:Reddot.png Republican Mount Vernon 2012
55 Dale Righter Image:Reddot.png Republican Mattoon 2010
56 William Haine Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Alton 2012
57 James Clayborne Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Belleville 2012
58 David Luechtefeld Image:Reddot.png Republican Okawville 2010
59 Gary Forby Image:Bluedot.png Democrat Benton 2012

Standing Senate Committees

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