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Paul David Wellstone (July 21, 1944 – October 25, 2002) was an American academic, author, and politician who represented Minnesota in the United States Senate from 1991 until he was killed in a plane crash near Eveleth, Minnesota, in 2002.
Sandoval was elected in 2002 as state senator and was then sworn into office in 2003. [5] Sandoval questioned the work ethic of Governor Rod Blagojevich during the 2007 budget crisis, as Blagojevich returned to Chicago rather than staying in Springfield for the remainder of the session. [7] Sandoval was part of the Illinois Senate leadership. [8]
Alice J. Palmer (née Roberts, June 20, 1939 – May 25, 2023) was an American educator and politician who served as a member of the Illinois Senate. [1] Known as a longtime progressive activist, Palmer represented the state's 13th Senate District from June 6, 1991, until January 8, 1997. [2]
Kimberly Ann Lightford (born May 10, 1968) is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 4th district since 1998.She is Senate Majority Leader and also serves on Labor, Education, Executive, Financial Institutions and Redistricting committees.
After law school, Durenberger was employed by a South St. Paul, Minnesota law firm with strong political connections. It had been founded in 1929 by Republican Harold Stassen, later the Governor of Minnesota from 1939 to 1943, and Elmer Ryan, a Democrat who was member of the United States House of Representatives from 1935 to 1941. [8]
Emil Jones Jr. (born October 18, 1935) is an American politician who was the President of the Illinois Senate from 2003 to 2009. A Democrat, Jones served in the Illinois Senate from 1983 to 2009, where he served as President of the Illinois Senate from 2003 to the end of his term.
Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Place of death Place of burial John Murtha Democratic Pennsylvania (12th district)February 8, 2010 77 Infection following gallbladder surgery [19]
Chicago, Illinois: U.S. John G. Fary: January 3, 1951 February 15, 1896 Chicago, Illinois: 94th (1975–1977) Jerry Pettis Republican California (37th district) February 14, 1975 58 Plane crash [138] Banning, California: U.S. Shirley Neil Pettis: January 3, 1967 July 18, 1916 Phoenix, Arizona: 94th (1975–1977) Wright Patman Democratic Texas ...