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Jerome Joyce opted to retire early. Neither he or his successor and wife Janet J. Joyce opted to challenge Dunn for the Democratic nomination. In the general election, Dunn faced Democrat-turned-Republican Charles Pangle of Bradley. [5] During his time in the Senate, Dunn was the chief advocate to bring riverboat gambling to help his
Doris Turner is an American politician who has served as a member of the Illinois Senate from the 48th district since February 6, 2021. [1] The 48th district, located in the Springfield metropolitan area and partially in the Metro East, includes all or parts of Christian, Macon, Macoupin, Madison, Montgomery, and Sangamon counties.
Senator Years Class State Party ... Texas: Democratic: 1862–1929 ... Illinois: Democratic: 1800–1878 Richard Brent: 1809–1814: 1: Virginia:
Texas was admitted to the United States on December 29, 1845, and elects its U.S. senators to class 1 and class 2. The state's current senators are Republicans John Cornyn (serving since 2002) and Ted Cruz (serving since 2013). A total of 27 Democrats, 7 Republicans, and 1 Liberal Republican have served or are serving as U.S. senators from Texas.
Class 3 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2004, 2010, 2016, and 2022. The next election will be in 2028. # Senator Party Dates in office Electoral history T T Electoral history Dates in office Party Senator # 1 Jesse B. Thomas: Democratic-Republican: Dec 3, 1818 – Mar 3, 1829 Elected in 1818. 1 ...
Durbin was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for the Illinois State Senate in 1976. [5] From 1976 to 1981 he co-owned the Crow's Mill Pub in Springfield's Toronto neighborhood , which he later described as a "crash course" in running a business. [ 6 ]
The 1996 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Paul Simon chose to retire rather than seek a third term in office. In the Democratic primary, U.S. Representative Dick Durbin emerged victorious, while state representative Al Salvi won the Republican primary. Though the ...
Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. (February 11, 1921 – May 23, 2006) was an American politician who was a four-term United States Senator (1971–1993) from Texas and the Democratic Party nominee for vice president in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis ticket. He also served as the 69th United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Bill Clinton.