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|governor=Patrick Joseph Quinn
|governor=Patrick Joseph Quinn
|gparty=Democrat
|gparty=Democrat
|senator1=Roland W. Burris
|senator1=Roland Burris
|s1party=Democrat
|s1party=Democrat
|s1phone=(202) 224-2854
|s1phone=(202) 224-2854
The population distribution has led Illinois to lean politically to the [[left]] in most recent non-local elections. Many consider Illinois to be a liberal stronghold, especially in regard to [[presidential]] elections.
The population distribution has led Illinois to lean politically to the [[left]] in most recent non-local elections. Many consider Illinois to be a liberal stronghold, especially in regard to [[presidential]] elections.
Currently, Illinois has a [[Democratic]] governor, [[Rod Blagojevich]], but has elected [[Republican]] governors in the recent past, such as [[George Ryan]], who controversially emptied the state's death row after an investigation by [[Northwestern University]] law students proved that one death row inmate was innocent.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/01/11/illinois.death.row/</ref> Critics charged that he only did so to gain sympathy because he was about to be tried for [[corruption]] and selling [[commercial driver's license]]s when he was the [[Illinois Secretary of State]].
Currently, Illinois has a [[Democratic]] governor, [[Patrick Joseph Quinn]], but has elected [[Republican]] governors in the recent past, such as [[George Ryan]], who controversially emptied the state's death row after an investigation by [[Northwestern University]] law students proved that one death row inmate was innocent.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/01/11/illinois.death.row/</ref> Critics charged that he only did so to gain sympathy because he was about to be tried for [[corruption]] and selling [[commercial driver's license]]s when he was the [[Illinois Secretary of State]].
===Elected Officials===
===Elected Officials===
*Sen. [[Richard Durbin]]
===Federal===
*Sen. [[Barack Obama]]
*Sen. [[Richard Durbin]] [D, IL]
*Sen. [[Roland Burris]] [D, IL]
*Rep. [[Bobby Rush]] [D, IL-1]
*Rep. [[Mark Kirk]] [R, IL-10]
*Rep. [[Deborah Halvorson]] [D, IL-11]
*Rep. [[Jerry Costello]] [D, IL-12]
*Rep. [[Judy Biggert]] [R, IL-13]
*Rep. [[Bill Foster]] [D, IL-14]
*Rep. [[Timothy Johnson]] [R, IL-15]
*Rep. [[Donald Manzullo]] [R, IL-16]
*Rep. [[Phil Hare]] [D, IL-17]
*Rep. [[Aaron Schock]] [R, IL-18]
*Rep. [[John Shimkus]] [R, IL-19]
*Rep. [[Jesse Jackson]] [D, IL-2]
*Rep. [[Daniel Lipinski]] [D, IL-3]
*Rep. [[Luis Gutiérrez]] [D, IL-4]
*Rep. [[Peter Roskam]] [R, IL-6]
*Rep. [[Danny Davis]] [D, IL-7]
*Rep. [[Melissa Bean]] [D, IL-8]
*Rep. [[Janice Schakowsky]] [D, IL-9]
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