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Illinois
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Barack Obama was a US Senator from Illinois but is not currently a member of Congress.
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Lincoln's state of residence was Illinois. He was elected to Congress as a representative of Illinois. He was a member of the Illinois General Assembly. He is buried in Springfield, Illinois, his hometown.
He was elected to congress from Illinois.
The Illinois House of Representatives has 118 Congressmen.
Illinois
Based on the 2010 Census, there are 18 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois. The Illinois General Assembly is comprised of the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate. The State Senate has 59 members and the House has 118 members.
Abraham Lincoln was elected as a House Representative to Congress from Illinois in 46 and only served one term. Lincoln ran for the US Senate from Illinois in '58, but lost to Stephen Douglas.
In the 111th US Congress, Illinois has 19 seats.