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Freshman Senators About Illinois Senate Freshman Senators About The 102nd Illinois General Assembly will include at least 27 freshmen members. By comparison, the 101st General Assembly had at least 47 freshmen at the start of it, with several more who joined the body in 2019 and 2020. The Senate’s political makeup for the 102nd General Assembly includes 41 Democrats and 18 Republicans. In the Senate, the freshman class includes five Democrats, two of which were recently appointed, and three Republicans. Two more senators are set to join the freshman class after replacements are picked to fill the seats held by Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) and Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill), who recently announced their resignations. The Daily Line’s freshman guide offers a concise overview of this year’s class of newcomers. The information included in the guide is based on public records and the member’s campaign and legislative websites. Throughout the legislative session, this guide will be updated to reflect newly available information. 1 Illinois Senate District Map 30 30 27 20 27 20 49 49 43 43 37 37 55 58 55 58 2 Darren Bailey Terri Bryant John Connor State Senator (55) State Senator (58) State Senator (43) Xenia Murphysboro Lockport Republican Republican Democrat Page 4 Page 4 Page 5 Adriane Johnson Meg Loughran Cappel Cristina Pacione-Zayas State Senator (30) State Senator (49) State Senator (20) Riverwoods Shorewood Chicago Democrat Democrat Democrat Page 5 Page 6 Page 6 Win Stoller Karina Villa State Senator (37) State Senator (27) East Peoria West Chicago Republican Democrat Page 7 Page 7 3 District Party Twitter Phone Email 55 Republican @DarrenBaileyIL updated soon updated soon 30 Residence Top Issues 27 20 Xenia Abortion, 2nd Amendment, education, jobs, transparency, Darren Bailey49 43 taxes 5437 years old Predecessor (Party) Dale Righter (GOP) Top donors Previous work/career AT&T, Realtors PAC, Ameren, Tri-County Welding Elected official Committees Previous experience in public office updated soon Illinois House of Representatives Major endorsements Illinois Family Action, National Rie Association, National Federation of Independent Business-Illinois 30 District Party Twitter Phone Email 27 58 Republican @SenTerriBryant1 updated soon updated soon 20 49 43 37 Residence Top Issues Murphysboro Pro-life, 2nd Amendment, education, nances Terri Bryant 57 years old Predecessor (Party) Paul Schimpf (GOP) Top donors Ameren, AFSCME Council 31, Previous work/career Facebook, Illinois Retired Teachers Elected official 55 Committees Previous experience in public office updated soon Illinois House of Representatives Major endorsements Illinois Federation of Teachers, National Rie Association, National Federation of Independent Business-Illinois 4 District Party Twitter Phone Email 43 Democrat @connorforIL updated soon updated soon Residence Top Issues Lockport Water, broadband, John Connor infrastructure, taxes, education, Age: updated soon Predecessor (Party) seniors, health care, veterans, pension reform, responsible Pat McGuire (Dem) gun laws Previous work/career Top donors Elected official Illinois Trial Lawyers Assn, Ameren Illinois, SEIU Illinois Previous experience in public office Illinois House of Representatives Committees updated soon Major endorsements Illinois Sierra Club, Planned Parenthood Illinois, Illinois Federation of Teachers, Illinois AFL-CIO District Party Twitter Phone Email 30 Democrat @SenALJohnson updated soon updated soon 55 Residence Top Issues Riverwoods updated soon 58 Adriane Johnson Age: updated soon Predecessor (Party) Top donors Terry Link (Dem) updated soon Previous work/career Committees Chair of the Illinois Association of Park updated soon Districts' Board of Trustees, human resources professional Previous experience in public office Buffalo Grove Park District board member Major endorsements n/a 4 43 5 District Party Twitter Phone Email 49 Democrat @megcappel updated soon updated soon Residence Top Issues Shorewood Education, health care, property Meg Loughran Cappel taxes, corruption, pensions, Age: updated soon Predecessor (Party) seniors Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant (Dem) Top donors Previous work/career Chicago Teachers Union, Illinois Pipe Trades, Associated Fire Teacher Fighters of Illinois, IBEW Illinois Previous experience in public office Committees Joliet Township High School Board updated soon Major endorsements Illinois Sierra Club, SEIU Illinois, 55 Illinois AFL-CIO District Party Twitter Phone Email 20 Democrat @pacionezayas updated soon updated soon Residence Top Issues 55 Chicago updated soon Cristina Pacione-Zayas Age: updated soon Predecessor (Party) Top donors updated soon Iris Martinez (Dem) Committees Previous work/career updated soon Associate vice president of policy at Erikson Institute Previous experience in public office n/a Major endorsements n/a 49 43 6 District Party Twitter Phone Email 37 Republican @WinStoller updated soon updated soon Residence Top Issues East Peoria Finances, taxes Win Stoller Age: updated soon Predecessor (Party) Top donors Chuck Weaver (GOP) AT&T, Ameren Illinois, Associated Beer Distributors of IL Previous work/career Committees 30 Businessman updated soon 27 20 Previous experience in public office n/a Major endorsements Illinois Family Action, National Rie Association, National Federation of Independent Business-Illinois 55 55 58 District Party Twitter Phone Email 27 Democrat @citizens4karina updated soon updated soon Residence Top Issues West Chicago Education, health care, immigrant rights, environment Karina Villa Age: updated soon Predecessor (Party) Top donors Jim Oberweis (GOP) AT&T, Illinois Trial Lawyers Assn, Associated Fire Fighters of IL, Previous work/career Illinois Pipe Trades, IBEW Elected official Illinois, SEIU Illinois Previous experience in public office Committees Illinois House of Representatives updated soon Major endorsements Illinois AFL-CIO, Illinois Federation of Teachers, Planned Parenthood Illinois, SEIU Illinois, Illinois Sierra Club 7.
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