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President of the Illinois Senate

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The president of the Illinois Senate is the presiding officer of the Illinois Senate, the upper house of the Illinois General Assembly. The post dates from the General Assembly's 32nd session, in 1881.

From 1881 to 1973, the lieutenant governor was constitutionally President of the Senate. The highest elected post in the chamber, until then, was known as president pro tempore, and presided over the body in the absence of the lieutenant governor. Since then, the Illinois Senate has elected its president from its membership. The president is sixth (behind the lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, comptroller, and treasurer, respectively) in the line of succession to the office of Governor of Illinois.

While the Illinois Constitution does not impose any term limits on legislators or constitutional officers, Senate Rules limit the President of the Senate and the Minority Leader of the Senate to five general assemblies, or ten years of service in that role. The Senate first adopted such rule during the 100th General Assembly.

The colors indicate the political party affiliation of each presiding officer.

Ex officio presidents

Main article: List of Lieutenant Governors of Illinois

Presidents ''pro tempore''

#	President	Party	General Assembly	Date of election
1	William J. Campbell	Republican	32nd	January 6, 1881
33rd
34th
2	August W. Berggren		Republican	35th	January 5, 1887
3	Theodore S. Chapman		Republican	36th	January 9, 1889
4	Milton W. Matthews		Republican	37th	January 7, 1891
5	John W. Coppinger		Democrat	38th	January 4, 1893
6	Charles Bogardus		Republican	39th	January 9, 1895
7	Hendrick V. Fisher		Republican	40th	January 6, 1897
8	Walter Warder		Republican	41st	January 4, 1899
9	John J. Brenholt		Republican	42nd	January 9, 1901
10	John C. McKenzie		Republican	43rd	January 7, 1903
11	Leon A. Townsend		Republican	44th	January 4, 1905
12	Orville F. Berry		Republican
13	Stanton C. Pemberton		Republican	45th	January 9, 1907
14	Robert S. Hamilton		Republican	46th	January 6, 1909
15	Henry M. Dunlap		Republican	47th	January 4, 1911
16	Walter I. Manny		Democrat	48th	January 22, 1913
17	Stephen D. Canady		Democrat	49th	January 6, 1915
18	Adam C. Cliffe	Republican	50th	January 3, 1917
51st
19	William S. Jewell		Republican	52nd	January 5, 1921
20	Richard J. Barr	Republican	53rd	January 3, 1923
54th
55th
21	Martin R. Carlson		Republican	56th	January 9, 1929
22	Richard J. Barr		Republican	57th	January 7, 1931
23	Richey V. Graham	Democrat	58th	January 4, 1933
59th
24	George M. Maypole	Democrat	60th	January 6, 1937
61st
25	Arnold P. Benson	Republican	62nd	January 8, 1941
63rd
26	Edward E. Laughlin	Republican	64th	January 3, 1945
65th
27	Wallace Thompson	Republican	66th	January 10, 1949
67th
28	Walker Butler		Republican	68th	January 7, 1953
29	Arthur J. Bidwill	Republican	69th	January 5, 1955
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
30	W. Russell Arrington	Republican	74th	January 6, 1965
75th
76th
31	Cecil A. Partee		Democrat	77th	January 6, 1971

Presidents

#	President	Party	General Assembly	Date of election
32	William C. Harris		Republican	78th	January 10, 1973
33	Cecil A. Partee		Democrat	79th	January 8, 1975
34	Thomas C. Hynes		Democrat	80th	February 16, 1977
35	Philip J. Rock	Democrat	81st	January 10, 1979
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
36	James "Pate" Philip	Republican	88th	January 13, 1993
89th
90th
91st
92nd
37	Emil Jones, Jr.	Democrat	93rd	January 8, 2003
94th
95th
38	John Cullerton	Democrat	96th	January 14, 2009
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
39	Don Harmon	Democrat	101st	January 19, 2020
102nd
103rd
104th

References

"Constitution of the State of Illinois". [[Illinois General Assembly]].
"Illinois Compiled Statutes 15 ILCS 5 — Governor Succession Act.". [[Illinois General Assembly]].

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