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Illinois had lost one seat in the reapportionment following the 2000 United States Census. All 19 of Illinois' remaining seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2002. Before the election, Democrats and Republicans each held 10 seats from Illinois. In 2002, Republicans won 10 seats while Democrats won 9.
Sharon Tyndale (January 19, 1816 – April 29, 1871) was an American politician and designer who was the Secretary of State of Illinois, from 1865 to 1869. His tenure is notable for his redesign of the Great Seal of the State of Illinois .
The original state library was located next to the office of Stephen A. Douglas while he was Secretary of State. [6] It moved into the west wing of the State Capitol's third floor in October 1887. [7] The Illinois State Library is currently housed in the purpose-built library rededicated as the Gwendolyn Brooks State Library in 2003. [8]
He was the 13th Illinois Secretary of State, serving under William Henry Bissell, John Wood, and Richard Yates Sr. During the governorship of Wood, Hatch handled most of the duties of Governor of Illinois.
James Robert Edgar (born July 22, 1946) [1] [2] is an American politician who served as the 38th governor of Illinois from 1991 to 1999. [3] A moderate Republican, he previously served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1977 to 1979 and as the 35th Secretary of State of Illinois from 1981 to 1991.
John Milton Hay (October 8, 1838 – July 1, 1905) was an American statesman and official whose career in government stretched over almost half a century. Beginning as a private secretary and an assistant for Abraham Lincoln, he became a diplomat.
Prohibition on local-level right-to-work ordinances currently exists through both Illinois state law and federal legal precedence. [17] In 2019, Illinois ratified a state law prohibiting local governments from creating right-to-work zones. [17]
Treasurer of Illinois Pat Quinn won the Democratic primary, defeating Illinois State Senator Denny Jacobs and Larouche movement member Rose-Marie Love. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Originally, Kane County Coroner Mary Lou Kearns had also declared herself a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Secretary of State, but she subsequently decided to instead ...