Assignments Committee, Illinois State Senate
The Assignments Committee is a standing committee of the Illinois State Senate.
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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Assignments Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Assignments Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Assignments Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Assignments Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | Third-party members(0) |
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Terry Link (D) left this committee on September 12, 2020.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Assignments Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • James Clayborne, Chair | • Pamela Althoff | |||
| • Don Harmon, Vice chair | • Dale Righter | |||
| • Kimberly Lightford | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Assignments Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • James Clayborne, Chair | • Dale Righter | |||
| • Don Harmon, Vice chair | • Pamela Althoff | |||
| • Kimberly Lightford | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Assignments Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • James Clayborne, Chairperson | • Pamela Althoff, Minority Spokesperson | |||
| • Don Harmon | • Dale Righter | |||
| • Kimberly Lightford | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session.
| Assignments Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (2) | |||
| • James Clayborne, Chair | • Kirk Dillard, Minority Spokesperson | |||
| • Don Harmon, Vice Chair | • Dale Righter | |||
| • Kimberly Lightford | ||||
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