Majority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives

The office of Majority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives, usually in practice called the Illinois House Majority Leader, is a statutory office of the Illinois House of Representatives.

Duties of office

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The Illinois House Majority Leader is selected by the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives and is a member of the majority party of that legislative chamber. In practice, the House Majority Leader serves as the Speaker's chief floor aide and legislative whip. The House Majority Leader may preside over meetings of the Speaker's political party caucus or leadership team, and may serve as a negotiator for members of his or her political party in talks with other Illinois political leaders.

The Illinois House Majority Leader receives a stipend in addition to his or her pay as a member of the Illinois legislature.[1]

List

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Name Term Party
Clyde L. Choate 1965 to 1966 Democrat
William E. Pollack 1967 to 1968 Republican
Lewis V. Morgan 1969 to 1970 Republican
Henry Hyde 1971 to 1972 Republican
William D. Walsh 1973 to 1974 Republican
Gerald W. Shea 1975 to 1976 Democrat
Michael Madigan 1977 to 1980 Democrat
Arthur A. Telcser 1981 to 1982 Republican
Jim McPike 1983 to 1994[2] Democrat
Robert W. Churchill 1995 to 1996[3] Republican
Barbara Flynn Currie 1997 to 2019 Democrat
Greg Harris 2019 to 2023 Democrat
Robyn Gabel 2023 to present Democrat

Recent

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The current Illinois House Majority Leader, Representative Robyn Gabel, began her term in the position in 2023. She succeeded Greg Harris who did not seek re-election.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 25 ILCS 115/1, state law accessed July 11, 2008
  2. ^ "McPike to retire next year".
  3. ^ "Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of HR1579".
  4. ^ Hancock, Peter. "After eight terms, Illinois House majority leader Greg Harris won't seek re-election". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
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