{{Short description|Lower house of the Illinois General Assembly}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2011}} {{Infobox legislature | background_color = {{party color|Democratic Party (US)}} | name = Illinois House of Representatives | legislature = Illinois General Assembly | coa_pic = Seal of Illinois.svg | session_room = Illinois House of Representatives.jpg | house_type = Lower house | term_limits = None | new_session = January 8, 2025 | leader1_type = Speaker | leader1 = Chris Welch (D) | election1 = January 13, 2021 | leader2_type = Speaker pro tempore | leader2 = Kam Buckner (D) | election2 = January 10, 2025 | leader3_type = Majority Leader | leader3 = Robyn Gabel (D) | election3 = January 12, 2023 | leader4_type = Minority Leader | leader4 = Tony McCombie (R) | election4 = January 11, 2023 | members = 118 | structure1 = {{switcher |250px |Seat display|250px |Map display|default=1}} | political_groups1 = '''Majority''' * {{nowrap|{{Color box|#0000FF|border=darkgray}} Democratic (78)}} '''Minority''' * {{nowrap|{{Color box|#FF0000|border=darkgray}} Republican (40)}} | term_length = 2 years | authority = Article IV, Illinois Constitution | salary = $67,836/year + per diem | last_election1 = November 5, 2024 | next_election1 = November 3, 2026 | redistricting = Legislative Control | meeting_place = House of Representatives Chamber<br />Illinois State Capitol<br />Springfield, Illinois | website = {{Official URL}} |rules=[https://www.ilga.gov/house/103rd_House_Rules.pdf Rules of the House of Representatives<br/>of the 103rd General Assembly]}} The '''Illinois House of Representatives''' is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 representatives elected from individual legislative districts for two-year terms with no limits; redistricted every 10 years, based on the 2010 U.S. census each representative represents approximately 108,734 people.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://2010.census.gov/news/pdf/apport2010_table4.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=2010.census.gov |access-date=January 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007180439/http://2010.census.gov/news/pdf/apport2010_table4.pdf |archive-date=October 7, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The house has the power to pass bills and impeach Illinois officeholders. Lawmakers must be at least 21 years of age and a resident of the district in which they serve for at least two years.
==History== The Illinois General Assembly was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The candidates for office split into political parties in the 1830s, initially as the Democratic and Whig parties, until the Whig candidates reorganized as Republicans in the 1850s.
Abraham Lincoln began his political career in the Illinois House of Representatives as a member of the Whig party in 1834.<ref>White Jr., Ronald C. (2009). A. Lincoln: A Biography. Random House, Inc. {{ISBN|978-1-4000-6499-1}}, p. 59.</ref> He served there until 1842. Although Republicans held the majority of seats in the Illinois House after 1860, in the next election it returned to the Democrats.<ref name="diglib">VandeCreek, Drew E. [http://dig.lib.niu.edu/civilwar/politics.html Politics in Illinois and the Union During the Civil War] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625051207/http://dig.lib.niu.edu/civilwar/politics.html |date=June 25, 2012 }} (accessed May 28, 2013)</ref> The Democratic Party-led legislature worked to frame a new state constitution that was ultimately rejected by voters<ref name="diglib"/> After the 1862 election, the Democratic-led Illinois House of Representatives passed resolutions denouncing the federal government's conduct of the war and urging an immediate armistice and peace convention, leading the Republican governor to suspend the legislature for the first time in the state's history.<ref name="diglib"/> In 1864, Republicans swept the state legislature and at the time of Lincoln's assassination at Ford's Theater, Illinois stood as a solidly Republican state.<ref name="diglib"/>
State House of Representatives were elected in multi-member districts through the cumulative voting election system from 1870 to 1980, except for 1964. The use of the cumulative voting election system secured a degree of representation for minority blacks and the non-dominant party through use of multi-member districts and special type of multiple voting.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ilsr.org/rule/voting-systems/2169-2/ |title=Cumulative Voting – Illinois |date=November 26, 2008 }}</ref> In 1980 Illinois was divided into 118 single-member districts. Since then each has used the first-past-the-post voting election system.
From 1870 to 1980, Illinois's lower house had several unique features: * The House had 153, later 177 members. The state was divided into 51, then later 59 legislative districts, each of which elected one senator and three representatives. * Elections for the state house were conducted using cumulative voting; each individual voter was given three votes to cast for House seats, and they could distribute them to three candidates (one vote each), one candidate (receiving three votes—this was called a bullet vote) or two candidates (each receiving 1½ votes). (The only historic exception to the universal use of cumulative voting 1870-1980 was the 1964 state-wide at-large election.) * Though not constitutionally mandated, the two parties had an informal agreement that they would only run two candidates per district. Thus, in most districts, only four candidates were running for three seats. This not only all but guaranteed that the district's minority party would win a seat (particularly outside Chicago), but usually assured that each party would have significant representation—a minimum of one-third of the seats (59 out of 177)—in the House. (The only historic exception to the minimum 59 seat rule was in 1875 and during WWI.)
===Cutback Amendment of 1980=== The Cutback Amendment was proposed to abolish Illinois's use of Cumulative Voting and multi-member districts.
Since its passage in 1980, representatives have been elected from 118 single-member districts formed by dividing the 59 Senate districts in half, a method known as nesting. Each senator is "associated" with two representatives.
Since the adoption of the Cutback Amendment, there have been proposals by some major political figures in Illinois to bring back multi-member districts. A task force led by former governor Jim Edgar and former federal judge Abner Mikva issued a report in 2001 calling for the revival of cumulative voting,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.fairvote.org/?page=512 |title=FairVote - Illinois' Drive to Revive Cumulative Voting |publisher=Archive.fairvote.org |access-date=January 31, 2011 }}</ref> in part because it appears that such a system increases the representation of racial minorities in elected office.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.fairvote.org/?page=419 |title=FairVote - Black Representation Under Cumulative Voting in Illinois |publisher=Archive.fairvote.org |access-date=January 31, 2011 }}</ref> The ''Chicago Tribune'' editorialized in 1995 that the multi-member districts elected with cumulative voting produced better legislators.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newrules.org/governance/rules/proportional-representation/cumulative-voting-illinois |title=Cumulative Voting - Illinois | The New Rules Project |publisher=Newrules.org |date=January 12, 2005 |access-date=January 31, 2011 |archive-date=January 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105213856/http://www.newrules.org/governance/rules/proportional-representation/cumulative-voting-illinois |url-status=dead }}</ref> Others said the now-abandoned system produced greater stability in the lower house.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?collection=journals&handle=hein.journals/illlr32&div=13&id=&page= |title=HeinOnline |journal=Illinois Law Review |volume=32 |page=12 |publisher=HeinOnline |access-date=January 31, 2011 |last1=Hyneman |first1=Charles S. |last2=Morgan |first2=Julian D. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150606124311/http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?collection=journals&handle=hein.journals/illlr32&div=13&id=&page= |archive-date=June 6, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The Democratic Party won a majority of House seats in 1982. Except for a brief two-year period of Republican control from 1995 to 1997, the Democrats have held the majority since then.
===Firsts=== The first two African-American legislators in Illinois were John W. E. Thomas, first elected in 1876, and George French Ecton, elected in 1886.<ref>Joens, David A. From Slave to State Legislator: John WE Thomas, Illinois' First African American Lawmaker. SIU Press, 2012.</ref> In 1922, Lottie Holman O'Neill became the first woman elected to the Illinois House of Representatives (she was elected in the first election in which women could vote or run for election).<ref>{{cite web |title=Illinois Women in Congress and General Assembly |date=February 11, 2016 |publisher=Illinois General Assembly Legislative Research Unit |location=Springfield, Illinois |access-date=August 21, 2017 |url=https://ilga.gov/commission/lru/FemaleLegislators.pdf }}</ref> In 1958, Floy Clements became the first African American woman to serve as state Representative.<ref>{{cite web |editor-last=Bone |editor-first=Jan |title=Commission on the Status of Women. Report and Recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly |page=26 |date=June 1974 |publisher=Illinois Commission on the Status of Women |location=Springfield, Illinois |access-date=August 21, 2017 |url=https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED096595.pdf }}</ref> In 1982, Joseph Berrios became the first Hispanic American state representative.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Fremon |first=David K. |title=How first Hispanic congressional district remaps Chicago politics |date=December 1991 |url=http://www.lib.niu.edu/1991/ii911222.html |magazine=Illinois Issues |pages=22–24 |location=Springfield, Illinois |publisher=Sangamon State University |access-date=August 21, 2017 }}</ref> Theresa Mah became the first Asian American to serve in the Illinois House when she was sworn into office January 10, 2017.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160429/NEWS02/160429795/how-the-south-side-elected-the-states-first-asian-american-lawmaker |title=How the South Side elected the state's first Asian-American lawmaker |author=Miller, Rich |magazine=Crain's Chicago Business |date=April 29, 2016 |access-date=November 8, 2016 }}</ref> On January 11, 2023, Abdelnasser Rashid and Nabeela Syed became the first representatives in the Illinois General Assembly of Muslim faith,<ref>"Asian Americans are making a big mark in Illinois politics". Chicago Sun-Times. 2022-11-10.</ref> with Rashid becoming the first Palestinian-American representative to serve in the Illinois legislative body.<ref>About Abdelnasser. State Representative Abdelnasser Rashid. (n.d.). https://www.reprashid.com/about</ref>
==Powers== The Illinois House of Representatives meets at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. It is required to convene on the second Wednesday of January each year. Along with the Illinois Senate and governor, it is vested with the power to make laws, come up with a state budget, act on federal constitutional amendments, and propose constitutional amendments to the state constitution.<ref name="iv">[https://www.ilga.gov/commission/lrb/con4.htm Constitution of the State of Illinois, Article IV, The Legislature] (accessed May 28, 2013)</ref> The Illinois House of Representatives also holds the power to impeach executive and judicial officials.<ref name="iv"/>
==Qualifications== A person must be a U.S. citizen and two-year resident of an electoral district of at least 21 years of age to serve in the Illinois House of Representatives.<ref name="iv"/> Members of the House cannot hold other public offices or receive appointments by the governor while in office.<ref name="iv"/>
==Composition of the House== {|class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |-valign=bottom !rowspan=3|Affiliation !colspan=2|Party <div style="font-size:80%">(Shading indicates majority caucus)</div> !rowspan=3|Total ! |-style="height:5px" | style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | | style="background:black" | |- ! Democratic ! Republican ! Vacant |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|2017–2019 |{{party shading/Democratic}}| 67 |51 ! 118 |0 |- |colspan=5| |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|2019–2021 |{{party shading/Democratic}}| 74 | 44 ! 118 |0 |- |colspan=5| |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|2021–2023 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 73 | 45 ! 118 | 0 |- |colspan=5| |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|2023–2025 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 78 | 40 ! 118 | 0 |- |colspan=5| |- !nowrap style="font-size:80%"|Begin 2025 | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 78 | 40 ! 118 | 0 |- !Latest voting share !{{party shading/Democratic}}|{{Percentage|78|118|1}} !{{Percentage|40|118|1}} !colspan=2| |}
==Leadership== The current Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives is Emanuel Chris Welch, a Democrat from Hillside, who represents the 7th district. The Democratic Party of Illinois currently holds a super-majority of seats in the House. Under the Constitution of Illinois, the office of minority leader is recognized for the purpose of making certain appointments. Tony McCombie, of Savanna, who represents the 89th district, currently holds that post. Both leaders appointed their leadership teams shortly after the start of the 103rd General Assembly.<ref>{{cite letter |first=Emmanuel Chris |last=Welch |recipient=John W. Hollman (Clerk of the Illinois House of Representatives) |subject=Appointments to the House Majority Leadership for the 103rd General Assembly |language=English |date=January 12, 2023 |url=https://ilga.gov/House/journals/103/2023/HJ103002R.pdf |format= |location=Springfield, Illinois |publisher=Journal of the Illinois House of Representatives. 103 (2) 4 |access-date=October 23, 2023 |author-mask= |mode= |id= }}</ref><ref>{{cite letter |first=Tony |last=McCombie |recipient=John W. Hollman (Clerk of the Illinois House of Representatives) |subject=Appointments to the House Minority Leadership for the 103rd General Assembly |language=English |date=January 12, 2023 |url=https://ilga.gov/House/journals/103/2023/HJ103002R.pdf |format= |location=Springfield, Illinois |publisher=Journal of the Illinois House of Representatives. 103 (2) 3 |access-date=October 23, 2023 |author-mask= |mode= |id= }}</ref> {{Col-begin}} {{Col-2}}
===Majority=== * Speaker of the House: Emanuel Chris Welch * Majority Leader: Robyn Gabel * Speaker pro tempore: Kam Buckner * Deputy Majority Leaders: ** Mary E. Flowers (until May 31, 2023)<ref>{{cite news |last=Degman |first=Alex |title=Rep. Mary Flowers removed from leadership after saying staff member resembled Hitler |date=May 9, 2023 |newspaper=NPR Illinois |access-date=October 23, 2023 |url=https://www.wcbu.org/state-news/2023-05-09/rep-mary-flowers-removed-from-leadership-after-saying-staff-member-resembled-hitler }}</ref> ** Elizabeth Hernandez * Assistant Majority Leaders: ** Marcus C. Evans Jr. ** Jay Hoffman ** Natalie Manley ** Aaron Ortiz ** Kam Buckner ** Barbara Hernandez ** Kelly Burke ** Robert Rita * Majority Conference Chairperson: Theresa Mah * Majority Officer & Sergeant at Arms: Nick Smith
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===Minority=== * Minority Leader: Tony McCombie * Deputy Minority Leaders: ** Norine Hammond ** Ryan Spain * Assistant Minority Leaders: ** John Cabello ** Charles Meier ** Mike Marron ** C. D. Davidsmeyer ** Jackie Haas * Minority Conference Chairperson: Jeff Keicher * Minority Floor Leader: Patrick Windhorst {{Col-end}}
==Officers== * Clerk of the House: John W. Hollman * Chief Doorkeeper: Nicole Hill * Parliamentarian: Kat Bray * Assistant Clerk of the House: Bradley S. Bolin
==Members== {{As of|2025|12|30|df=US}}, the 104th General Assembly of the Illinois House of Representatives consists of the following members:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ilga.gov/House/Members |title=House Members - 104th General Assembly |website=ilga.gov |date=June 14, 2024 |access-date=July 10, 2025}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable sortable" !District !Representative !Party !Start !Residence |- |1 |{{sortname|Aaron|Ortiz}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 9, 2019 |Chicago |- |2 |{{sortname|Elizabeth|Hernandez|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 10, 2007 |Cicero |- |3 |{{sortname|Eva-Dina|Delgado}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |November 15, 2019{{efn |name=Appointed |Originally appointed.}} |Chicago |- |4 |{{sortname|Lilian|Jiménez}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |December 15, 2022{{efn |name=Post-election appointee |Appointed after being elected, but prior to inauguration day of the General Assembly to which they were elected.}} |Chicago |- |5 |{{sortname|Kimberly|du Buclet}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |May 15, 2023{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Chicago |- |6 |{{sortname|Sonya|Harper}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |October 20, 2015{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Chicago |- |7 |{{sortname|Emanuel Chris|Welch}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 9, 2013 |Hillside |- |8 |{{sortname|La Shawn|Ford}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 10, 2007 |Chicago |- |9 |{{sortname|Yolonda|Morris}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |September 12, 2023{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Chicago |- |10 |{{sortname|Jawaharial|Williams}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |May 1, 2019{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Chicago |- |11 |{{sortname|Ann|Williams|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 12, 2011 |Chicago |- |12 |{{sortname|Margaret|Croke}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 2, 2021{{efn |name=Post-election appointee}} |Chicago |- |13 |{{sortname|Hoan|Huynh}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 11, 2023 |Chicago |- |14 |{{sortname|Kelly|Cassidy}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |April 12, 2011{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Chicago |- |15 |{{sortname|Michael|Kelly|dab=Illinois politician}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |November 23, 2021{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Chicago |- |16 |{{sortname|Kevin|Olickal}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 11, 2023 |Skokie |- |17 |{{sortname|Jennifer|Gong-Gershowitz}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |December 21, 2018{{efn |name=Post-election appointee}} |Glenview |- |18 |{{sortname|Robyn|Gabel}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |April 19, 2010{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Evanston |- |19 |{{sortname|Lindsey|LaPointe}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |July 24, 2019{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Chicago |- |20 |{{sortname|Bradley|Stephens}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |June 29, 2019{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Rosemont |- |21 |{{sortname|Abdelnasser|Rashid}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 11, 2023 |Justice |- |22 |{{sortname|Angelica|Guerrero-Cuellar}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |February 25, 2021{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Chicago |- |23 |{{sortname|Edgar|González Jr.}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 10, 2020{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Chicago |- |24 |{{sortname|Theresa|Mah|}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 11, 2017 |Chicago |- |25 |{{sortname|Curtis|Tarver}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 9, 2019 |Chicago |- |26 |{{sortname|Kam|Buckner}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 18, 2019{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Chicago |- |27 |{{sortname|Justin|Slaughter}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 5, 2017{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Chicago |- |28 |{{sortname|Robert|Rita}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 8, 2003 |Blue Island |- |29 |{{sortname|Thaddeus|Jones|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 12, 2011 |Calumet City |- |30 |{{sortname|Will|Davis|dab=Illinois politician}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 8, 2003 |Homewood |- |31 |{{sortname|Michael|Crawford|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 8, 2025 |Chicago |- |32 |{{sortname|Lisa|Davis|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 8, 2025 |Chicago |- |33 |{{sortname|Marcus C.|Evans Jr.}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |April 13, 2012{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Chicago |- |34 |{{sortname|Nicholas|Smith|dab=Illinois politician}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |February 4, 2018{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Chicago |- |35 |{{sortname|Mary|Gill|dab=Illinois politician}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |March 28, 2023{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Chicago |- |36 |{{sortname|Rick|Ryan}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 8, 2025 |Evergreen Park |- |37 |{{sortname|Patrick|Sheehan|dab=Illinois politician}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |April 13, 2024{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Lockport |- |38 |{{sortname|Debbie|Meyers-Martin}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 9, 2019 |Olympia Fields |- |39 |{{sortname|Will|Guzzardi}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 14, 2015 |Chicago |- |40 |{{sortname|Jaime|Andrade Jr.}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |August 12, 2013{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Chicago |- |41 |{{sortname|Janet|Yang Rohr}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 13, 2021 |Naperville |- |42 |{{sortname|Margaret|DeLaRosa}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |October 12, 2025{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Glen Ellyn |- |43 |{{sortname|Anna|Moeller}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |March 30, 2014{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Elgin |- |44 |{{sortname|Fred|Crespo}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 10, 2007 |Hoffman Estates |- |45 |{{sortname|Martha|Deuter}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 8, 2025 |Westmont |- |46 |{{sortname|Diane|Blair-Sherlock}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |December 7, 2022{{efn |name=Post-election appointee}} |Villa Park |- |47 |{{sortname|Amy|Grant|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 9, 2019 |Wheaton |- |48 |{{sortname|Jennifer|Sanalitro}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 11, 2023 |Hanover Park |- |49 |{{sortname|Maura|Hirschauer}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 13, 2021 |Batavia |- |50 |{{sortname|Barbara|Hernandez}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |March 7, 2019{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Aurora |- |51 |{{sortname|Nabeela|Syed}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 11, 2023 |Inverness |- |52 |{{sortname|Martin|McLaughlin|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 13, 2021 |Barrington Hills |- |53 |{{sortname|Nicolle|Grasse}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |June 5, 2024{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Arlington Heights |- |54 |{{sortname|Mary Beth|Canty}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 11, 2023 |Arlington Heights |- |55 |{{sortname|Justin|Cochran}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |December 30, 2025{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Des Plaines |- |56 |{{sortname|Michelle|Mussman}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 12, 2011 |Schaumburg |- |57 |{{sortname|Tracy|Katz Muhl}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 11, 2024{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Northbrook |- |58 |{{sortname|Bob|Morgan|dab=Illinois politician}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 9, 2019 |Deerfield |- |59 |{{sortname|Daniel|Didech}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 9, 2019 |Buffalo Grove |- |60 |{{sortname|Rita|Mayfield}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |July 6, 2010{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Waukegan |- |61 |{{sortname|Joyce|Mason}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 9, 2019 |Gurnee |- |62 |{{sortname|Laura|Faver Dias}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 11, 2023 |Grayslake |- |63 |{{sortname|Steve|Reick}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 11, 2017 |Woodstock |- |64 |{{sortname|Tom|Weber}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 9, 2019 |Lake Villa |- |65 |{{sortname|Dan|Ugaste}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 9, 2019 |Geneva |- |66 |{{sortname|Suzanne|Ness}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 13, 2021 |Crystal Lake |- |67 |{{sortname|Maurice|West}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 9, 2019 |Rockford |- |68 |{{sortname|Dave|Vella}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 13, 2021 |Rockford |- |69 |{{sortname|Joe|Sosnowski}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 12, 2011 |Rockford |- |70 |{{sortname|Jeff|Keicher}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |July 5, 2018{{efn |name=Appointed}} |DeKalb |- |71 |{{sortname|Daniel|Swanson}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 11, 2017 |Woodhull |- |72 |{{sortname|Gregg|Johnson|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 11, 2023 |East Moline |- |73 |{{sortname|Ryan|Spain}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 11, 2017 |Peoria |- |74 |{{sortname|Bradley|Fritts}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 11, 2023 |Dixon |- |75 |{{sortname|Jed|Davis|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 11, 2023 |Newark |- |76 |{{sortname|Murri|Briel}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 8, 2025 |Ottawa |- |77 |{{sortname|Norma|Hernandez}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 11, 2023 |Melrose Park |- |78 |{{sortname|Camille|Lilly}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |April 27, 2010{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Chicago |- |79 |{{sortname|Jackie|Haas|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |December 8, 2020{{efn |name=Post-election appointee}} |Bourbonnais |- |80 |{{sortname|Anthony|DeLuca|dab=Illinois politician}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |March 6, 2009{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Chicago Heights |- |81 |{{sortname|Anne|Stava-Murray}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 9, 2019 |Downers Grove |- |82 |{{sortname|Nicole|La Ha}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |December 20, 2023{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Homer Glen |- |83 |{{sortname|Matt|Hanson|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 11, 2023 |Aurora |- |84 |{{sortname|Stephanie|Kifowit}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 9, 2013 |Oswego |- |85 |{{sortname|Dagmara|Avelar}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 13, 2021 |Bolingbrook |- |86 |{{sortname|Lawrence M.|Walsh Jr.}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |April 30, 2012{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Elwood |- |87 |{{sortname|Bill|Hauter}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 1, 2023{{efn |name=Post-election appointee}} |Morton |- |88 |{{sortname|Regan|Deering}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 8, 2025 |Decatur |- |89 |{{sortname|Tony|McCombie}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 11, 2017 |Savanna |- |90 |{{sortname|John|Cabello}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 11, 2023 |Rockford |- |91 |{{sortname|Sharon|Chung}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 11, 2023 |Bloomington |- |92 |{{sortname|Jehan|Gordon-Booth}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 14, 2009 |Peoria |- |93 |{{sortname|Travis|Weaver}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 11, 2023 |Edwards |- |94 |{{sortname|Norine|Hammond}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |December 14, 2010{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Macomb |- |95 |{{sortname|Michael|Coffey|dab=Illinois politician}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 11, 2023{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Springfield |- |96 |{{sortname|Sue|Scherer}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 9, 2013 |Decatur |- |97 |{{sortname|Harry|Benton}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 11, 2023 |Plainfield |- |98 |{{sortname|Natalie|Manley}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 9, 2013 |Joliet |- |99 |{{sortname|Kyle|Moore|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 8, 2025 |Quincy |- |100 |{{sortname|C. D.|Davidsmeyer}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |December 12, 2012{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Jacksonville |- |101 |{{sortname|Chris|Miller|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 9, 2019 |Charleston |- |102 |{{sortname|Adam|Niemerg}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 13, 2021 |Dieterich |- |103 |{{sortname|Carol|Ammons}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 14, 2015 |Urbana |- |104 |{{sortname|Brandun|Schweizer}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |December 21, 2023{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Danville |- |105 |{{sortname|Dennis|Tipsword}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 11, 2023 |Eureka |- |106 |{{sortname|Jason|Bunting}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |February 4, 2023{{efn |name=Appointed}} |Emington |- |107 |{{sortname|Brad|Halbrook}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 11, 2017 |Shelbyville |- |108 |{{sortname|Wayne|Rosenthal|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 11, 2023 |Morrisonville |- |109 |{{sortname|Charles|Meier}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 9, 2013 |Okawville
|- |110 |{{sortname|Blaine|Wilhour}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 9, 2019 |Beecher City |- |111 |{{sortname|Amy|Elik}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 13, 2021 |Fosterburg |- |112 |{{sortname|Katie|Stuart|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 11, 2017 |Edwardsville |- |113 |{{sortname|Jay|Hoffman|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic |January 9, 2013 |Swansea |- |114 |{{sortname|Kevin|Schmidt|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 11, 2023 |Millstadt |- |115 |{{sortname|David|Friess}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 13, 2021 |Red Bud |- |116 |{{sortname|Dave|Severin}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 11, 2017 |Benton |- |117 |{{sortname|Patrick|Windhorst}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 9, 2019 |Metropolis |- |118 |{{sortname|Paul|Jacobs|dab=politician}} |{{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican |January 13, 2021 |Pomona |}
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== Past composition of the House of Representatives == {{Main|Political party strength in Illinois}}
== Notes == <references group="lower-alpha" />
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Illinois House of Representatives}} * [http://www.ilga.gov/house/ Illinois General Assembly - House] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918193200/http://www.ilga.gov/house/ |date=September 18, 2012 }} ''official government website'' * [http://www.ilhousegop.org/ Illinois House Republicans] ''official party website'' * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070726051011/http://www.housedem.state.il.us/ Illinois House Democrats] ''official party website'' * [http://votesmart.org/officials/IL/L/ Legislature of Illinois] at Project Vote Smart * [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/state_overview.phtml?s=IL Illinois campaign financing] at FollowTheMoney.org * {{Ballotpedia|Illinois_House_of_Representatives}}
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