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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.
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]
There are several lists of United States Congress members who died in office. These include: List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899) List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–1949) List of United States Congress members who died in office (1950–1999)
On October 29, 2002, four days after the death of Minnesota U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone in a small plane crash and one week before the election in which he was running for a third term, a large public memorial event was held in Williams Arena in Minneapolis in remembrance of the senator and seven others killed in the crash. [1] Sen. Paul ...
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 ...
If you’re a fan of Chicago’s professional sports teams, then it’s been a mostly forgettable year. Okay, there have been a few highlights. The Blackhawks selected 17-year-old Canadian phenom ...
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.
For the upcoming elections in 1992, Cronin decided to run in the new 39th senate district, solidly Republican territory with two-thirds of the district in DuPage. Two suburban senate districts in Chicago were eliminated. Senator Ted Leverenz, a Democrat of Maywood, was forced into the 39th district, losing much of his base to another district. [25]