United States congressional delegations from Illinois


These are tables of congressional delegations from Illinois to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.

House of Representatives

Current Members

List of members of the Illinois United States House delegation, their terms in office, district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of 18 members, with 13 Democrats and 5 Republicans.
DistrictMember
PartyCPVIIncumbent's tenureDistrict map
1st
Bobby Rush
DemocraticD+27Since January 3, 1993
2nd
Robin Kelly
DemocraticD+29Since April 9, 2013
3rd
Dan Lipinski
DemocraticD+6Since January 3, 2005
4th
Jesús "Chuy" García
DemocraticD+33Since January 3, 2019
5th
Mike Quigley
DemocraticD+20Since April 7, 2009
6th
Sean Casten
DemocraticR+2Since January 3, 2019
7th
Danny K. Davis
DemocraticD+38Since January 3, 1997
8th
Raja Krishnamoorthi
DemocraticD+8Since January 3, 2017
9th
Jan Schakowsky
DemocraticD+18Since January 3, 1999
10th
Brad Schneider
DemocraticD+10Since January 3, 2017
11th
Bill Foster
DemocraticD+9Since January 3, 2013
12th
Mike Bost
RepublicanR+5Since January 3, 2015
13th
Rodney L. Davis
RepublicanR+3Since January 3, 2013
14th
Lauren Underwood
DemocraticR+5Since January 3, 2019
15th
John Shimkus
RepublicanR+21Since January 3, 1997
16th
Adam Kinzinger
RepublicanR+8Since January 3, 2011
17th
Cheri Bustos
DemocraticD+3Since January 3, 2013
18th
Darin LaHood
RepublicanR+15Since September 10, 2015

1812 – 1818: 1 Territorial delegate

The Illinois Territory was established on March 1, 1809.
Years
December 3, 1812 – August 2, 1813Shadrach Bond
November 14, 1814 – March 3, 1817Benjamin Stephenson
March 4, 1817 – November 30, 1818Nathaniel Pope

Part of the area of Illinois Territory became the State of Illinois on December 3, 1818.

1818 – 1833: 1 seat

From statehood in 1818, until the addition of two seats in 1833, Illinois had one Member, elected at-large statewide.
Congress
15th
1818–1819
John McLean
16th
1819–1821
Daniel Pope Cook
17th
1821–1823
Daniel Pope Cook
18th
1823–1825
Daniel Pope Cook
19th
1825–1827
Daniel Pope Cook
20th
1827–1829
Joseph Duncan
21st
1829–1831
Joseph Duncan
22nd
1831–1833
Joseph Duncan

1833 – 1843: 3 seats

1843 – 1853: 7 seats

1853 – 1863: 9 seats

1863 – 1873: 14 seats

1873 – 1883: 19 seats

1883 – 1895: 20, then 22 seats

Illinois gained one seat in 1881 and two more in 1891, but didn't redistrict until 1893.

1895 – 1903: 22 seats

1903 – 1913: 25 seats

1913 – 1943: 27 seats

1943 – 1953: 26 seats

1953 – 1963: 25 seats

1963 – 1983: 24 seats

1983 – 1993: 22 seats

1993 – 2003: 20 seats

2003 – 2013: 19 seats

2013 – present: 18 seats

United States Senate

Senate delegation timeline (1817 – Present)

Tables showing membership in the Illinois federal Senate delegation throughout history of statehood in the United States.
Class 2 SenatorsCongressClass 3 Senators
Jesse B. Thomas 15th Ninian Edwards
16th --
17th --
Jesse B. Thomas 18th Ninian Edwards
John McLean 18th -
Jesse B. Thomas 19th Elias K. Kane
20th --
John McLean 21st -
David J. Baker 21st -
John M. Robinson 21st -
22nd --
23rd --
24th --
24th William Lee D. Ewing -
John M. Robinson 25th Richard M. Young
26th --
Samuel McRoberts 27th -
28th Sidney Breese -
28th James Semple -
29th --
Stephen A. Douglas 30th -
31st James Shields -
32nd --
33rd --
34th Lyman Trumbull -
35th --
36th --
37th --
37th Orville H. Browning -
37th William Alexander Richardson -
38th --
Richard Yates 39th -
40th --
41st --
John A. Logan 42nd -
43rd Richard J. Oglesby -
44th --
David Davis 45th -
46th John A. Logan -
47th --
Shelby M. Cullom 48th -
49th --
49th Charles B. Farwell -
50th --
51st --
52nd John M. Palmer -
53rd --
54th --
55th William E. Mason -
56th --
57th --
58th Albert J. Hopkins -
59th --
60th --
61st William Lorimer -
62nd --
J. Hamilton Lewis 63rd Lawrence Y. Sherman
64th --
65th --
Medill McCormick 66th -
67th William B. McKinley -
68th --
68th Charles S. Deneen -
69th --
69th Frank L. Smith -
70th --
70th Otis F. Glenn -
71st --
J. Hamilton Lewis 72nd -
73rd William H. Dieterich -
74th --
75th --
76th Scott W. Lucas -
76th James M. Slattery -
76th Charles W. Brooks -
77th --
78th --
79th --
80th --
Paul Douglas 81st -
82nd Everett Dirksen -
83rd --
84th --
85th --
86th --
87th --
88th --
89th --
Charles H. Percy 90th -
91st --
91st Ralph Tyler Smith -
91st Adlai Stevenson III -
92nd --
93rd --
94th --
95th --
96th --
97th Alan J. Dixon -
98th --
Paul Simon 99th -
100th --
101st --
102nd --
103rd Carol Moseley-Braun -
104th --
Richard Durbin 105th -
106th Peter Fitzgerald -
107th --
108th --
109th Barack Obama -
110th --
111th Roland Burris -
111th Mark Kirk -
112th --
113th --
114th --
115th Tammy Duckworth -
116th --

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