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Theories as to the beginning date of the Seventh Party system range from 2008 to 2020. As political scientists Mark D. Brewer and L. Sandy Maisel describe, "In the wake of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential victory, there is now strengthening debate as to whether [the United States is] entering a new party system as Trump fundamentally reshapes the Republican Party and the Democratic Party ...
The 7th congressional district of Illinois covers parts of Cook County, as of the 2023 redistricting that followed the 2020 census. All or parts of Broadview, Bellwood, Chicago, Forest Park, Hillside, Oak Park, La Grange Park, Maywood, and Westchester are included. Democrat Danny K. Davis has represented the district since January 1997.
The governor of Illinois has the power to veto proposed congressional district maps, but the General Assembly has the power to override the veto, with the support of 3/5ths of both chambers. In 1971, 1981, and 1991, the General Assembly was unable to come to an agreement, and the map was drawn up by a panel of three federal judges chosen by ...
The district was established in 1994, when the board transitioned from holding elections in individual districts, as opposed to the previous practice of having two multi-member districts districts: one for ten seats from the city of Chicago and another for seven seats from suburban Cook County at-large.
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Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Tim Walz, and his wife Gwen Walz during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on August 22, 2024. (Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu/Getty Images)
Chicago, IL: 1948 1985–present 2006–2013 — Reagan: 57 Circuit Judge Michael B. Brennan: Milwaukee, WI: 1963 2018–present — — Trump: 58 Circuit Judge Michael Y. Scudder: Chicago, IL: 1971 2018–present — — Trump: 59 Circuit Judge Amy St. Eve: Chicago, IL: 1965 2018–present — — Trump: 60 Circuit Judge Thomas Kirsch: Hammond ...
Party Years [a] General Assembly (GA) Electoral History Counties Represented 7th Representative district established with 1848 Illinois Constitution. Samuel Snowden Hayes: Democratic [7] January 1, 1849 – January 6, 1851 16th Elected in 1848 Was not re-elected in 1850. White: Samuel H. Martin: Unknown January 6, 1851 – January 3, 1853 17th ...