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Agriculture Committee, Illinois State Senate
The Agriculture Committee is a standing committee of the Illinois State Senate.
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Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Illinois State Senate are assigned by the President of the Senate and the Minority Leader. The President appoints the chair, vice-chair and remaining majority members, while the Minority Leader appoints the minority members. Committees are assigned at the start of each term.[1] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[2] The President is not recognized as an "ex officio" member of any committee.
See rules: Senate Rules
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Agriculture Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Agriculture Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Agriculture Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (9) | Republican members (5) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Agriculture Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (4) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Agriculture Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (7) | Republican members (5) | |||
| • Napoleon Harris, Chair | • Neil Anderson | |||
| • Scott M. Bennett, Vice chair | • Dale Fowler | |||
| • Tom Cullerton | • William "Sam" McCann | |||
| • Bill Cunningham | • Paul Schimpf | |||
| • Linda Holmes | • Jil Tracy | |||
| • David Koehler | ||||
| • Andy Manar | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Agriculture and Conservation Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • John Sullivan, Chair | • Neil Anderson | |||
| • David Koehler, Vice chair | • David Luechtefeld | |||
| • Scott M. Bennett | • William "Sam" McCann | |||
| • Linda Holmes | • Kyle McCarter | |||
| • Andy Manar | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Agriculture and Conservation Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (3) | |||
| • David Koehler, Chairperson | • William "Sam" McCann, Minority Spokesperson | |||
| • John Sullivan, Vice-Chairperson | • Kyle McCarter | |||
| • Andy Manar | • Bill Brady | |||
| • Mike Jacobs | ||||
| • Linda Holmes | ||||
| • Mike Frerichs | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session.
| Agriculture and Conservation Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (6) | Republican members (4) | |||
| • Mike Frerichs, Chair | • William "Sam" McCann, Minority Spokesperson | |||
| • Arthur Wilhelmi, Vice Chair | • John Jones | |||
| • David Koehler | • Kyle McCarter | |||
| • Linda Holmes | • Sue Rezin | |||
| • Martin Sandoval | ||||
| • Toi Hutchinson | ||||
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