Illinois has two State Senators; the Senior Senator is Richard Durbin (Democrat) since January 7, 1997, with the next election in 2020. The Junior Senator is Tammy Duckworth (Democrat) since January 3, 2017, with next election in 2022. Stepping into the office of Governor on January 12, 2015, Bruce Vincent Rauner is a Republican.
One State Senator and one State Representative represents you in the Illinois General Assembly. Two US Senators and one US Congressman represent your interests in the US Congress.
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He was a state senator from Illinois, and then a U.S. senator from that state.
He was the junior senator from Illinois.
Answer: Illinois.
no they are not
US Senator from Illinois. Prior to that he was a state senator from Illinois.
Illinois was the state where he was elected Senator before he was elected President.Illinois.Barack Obama is one of two US Senators for the US State of Illinois.IllinoisPresident Obama was U.S. Senator of Illinois, Chicago. He began there as a State legislator. He was however not born and raised there.
He lived in Illinois from age 22 until he was elected President of the United States. He also was an Illinois State Assemblyman for 4 terms, a US Representative, from Illinois for 1 term, and ran for US Senator from Illinois, twice.
among other things: US Senator from Illinois, Illinois State Senator
The difference between a district representative and a senator is the pay scale. A senator would get paid more. There is also a difference in the number of constituents for each. A senator represents an entire state, and a district representative only represents a part of the state.
As the President of the US, he represents all 50 states and every territory. As a US Senator, Barack Obama was the representative from the State of Illinois.
He was a state senator from Illinois, and then he was a U.S. senator, also from Illinois.
Yes, he was an Illinois State Senator, and then a U.S. senator from Illinois before he became president.