Illinois's 6th House of Representatives district American legislative district
Illinois's 6th House of Representatives district is a Representative district within the Illinois House of Representatives located in Cook County, Illinois . It has been represented by Democrat Sonya Harper since 2015. The district was previously represented by Democrat Esther Golar from 2005 to 2015.
The district covers parts of Chicago , and of Chicago's neighborhoods , it covers parts of Armour Square , Bridgeport , Chicago Lawn , Douglas , Englewood , Fuller Park , Grand Boulevard , Greater Grand Crossing , Loop , Near North Side , Near South Side , Near West Side , New City , and West Englewood .[ 1] [ 2]
Representative district history
Prior to the ratification of the 1848 Illinois Constitution, counties (or two or more counties) were designated a certain number of Senators and Representatives. With the ratification of the 1848 Illinois Constitution, Legislative and Representative districts were numbered and called by name. Each district was still assigned a certain number of Senators and Representatives. After the passage of the 1872 Apportionment, only Legislative districts were drawn with Representatives elected
cumulatively . The 1954 amendment to the 1870 Illinois Constitution established Representative districts as separate from Legislative districts (with representatives still elected cumulatively). The boundaries of Representative and Legislative districts would differ.
[ 3] After the
United States Supreme Court ruled in
Reynolds v. Sims (1964) that "both houses of state legislatures must be apportioned according to districts of equal population," new districts were redrawn for the
Illinois Senate and
Illinois House of Representatives . While the Legislative districts were redrawn, the
Governor and
General Assembly failed to agree on Representative district boundaries. Under the 1954 amendment, "a 10-man bipartisan commission appointed by the governor from recommendations made by both parties" were directed to redraw boundaries but failed to do so in 1963. Because of this failure, and with no district boundaries redrawn, all Representative districts were temporarily merged into one at-large district with 177 representatives (the total number of representatives at the time). The 1964 Illinois House election had several candidates running for all 177 seats throughout the state.
[ 4] In 1965, the Representative districts were redrawn by the Illinois Legislative Reapportionment Commission and elections held in 1966 were done with separate districts.
[ 5] With the 1971 Apportionment (and adoption of the 1970 Illinois Constitution), Representative districts were abolished and representatives were once again elected cumulatively per Legislative district.
[ 6] After the passage of the
Cutback Amendment in 1980, the number of Representatives was reduced from 177 to 118 with Representative districts re-established and now electing a single representative.
Prominent representatives
List of representatives
1849 – 1855
Representative[ 7]
Party
Party Control
Years[ a]
General Assembly (GA)
Electoral History
Counties Represented
6th Representative district established electing 3 Representatives cumulatively with 1848 Illinois Constitution.
John A. Campbell
Democratic [ 8]
3 Democrats
January 1, 1849 – January 6, 1851
16th
Elected in 1848 Was not re-elected in 1850.
Hamilton Jefferson Marion Wayne
Zadok Casey
January 1, 1849 – January 3, 1853
16th 17th
Elected in 1848 Re-elected in 1850 Was not re-elected in 1852.
James J. Richardson
January 1, 1849 – January 6, 1851
16th
Elected in 1848 Was not re-elected in 1850.
William L. Gas
Unknown
2 Unknown 1 Democrat
January 6, 1851 – January 3, 1853
17th
Elected in 1850 Was not re-elected in 1852.
Isham N. Haynie
Alexander Campbell
Democratic [ 9]
3 Democrats
January 3, 1853 – January 1, 1855
18th
Elected in 1852 Was not re-elected in 1854.
John Wilbanks
John A. Wilson
Apportionment of 1854 redistricts the district and only 1 Representative is elected.
1855 – 1873
Representative[ 7]
Party
Years[ a]
General Assembly (GA)
Electoral History
Counties Represented
Apportionment of 1854 redistricts the district and only 1 Representative is elected.
James C. Holbrook
Republican [ 10]
January 1, 1855 – January 5, 1857
19th
Elected in 1854 Was not re-elected in 1856.
Randolph
James H. Watt
Unknown
January 5, 1857 – January 3, 1859
20th
Elected in 1856 Was not re-elected in 1858.
John E. Detrich
Democratic [ 11]
January 3, 1859 – January 7, 1861
21st
Elected in 1858 Was not re-elected in 1860.
Edmund Faherty
Unknown
January 7, 1861 – January 5, 1863
22nd
Elected in 1860 Was not re-elected in 1862.
James M. Washburn
January 5, 1863 – January 2, 1865
23rd
Elected in 1862 Was not re-elected in 1864.
Jackson Williamson
William H. Logan
Democratic [ 12]
January 2, 1865 – January 7, 1867
24th
Elected in 1864 Was not re-elected in 1866.
Hugh Gregg
Unknown
January 7, 1867 – January 4, 1869
25th
Elected in 1866 Was not re-elected in 1868.
Edward L. Denison
Republican [ 13] [ 14]
January 4, 1869 – January 4, 1871
26th
Elected in 1868 Was not re-elected in 1870.
William Schwartz
January 4, 1871 – January 8, 1873
27th
Elected in 1870 Was not re-elected in 1872.
Jackson
District abolished with 1872 Reapportionment as 3 Representatives were now elected cumulatively from Legislative districts.
1957 – 1973
Representative[ 7]
Party
Party Control
Years[ a] [ b]
General Assembly (GA)
Electoral History
Counties Represented
District re-established in 1957.
John W. Carroll
Republican
2 Republicans 1 Democrat
January 9, 1957 – January 6, 1965
70th 71st 72nd 73rd
Elected in 1956 Re-elected in 1958 Re-elected in 1960 Re-elected in 1962 Redistricted to At-large district and re-elected in 1964.
Cook
Arthur E. Simmons
Thomas J. Halpin
Democratic
January 9, 1957 – January 7, 1959
70th
Elected in 1956 Retired.
Bernard M. Peskin
January 7, 1959 – January 6, 1965
71st 72nd 73rd
Elected in 1958 Re-elected in 1960 Re-elected in 1962 Redistricted to At-large district and re-elected in 1964.
The district was temporarily abolished from 1965 to 1967 due to the Redistricting Commission in 1963 failing to reach an agreement. An at-large election was held electing 177 Representatives from across the state.
Marjorie Pebworth
Republican
2 Republicans 1 Democrat
January 4, 1967 – January 8, 1969
75th
Redistricted from At-large district and re-elected in 1966 Retired.
Cook
Ralph A. Beezhold
Elected in 1966 Lost renomination in 1968.
Harry Yourell
Democratic
January 4, 1967 – January 10, 1973
75th 76th 77th
Elected in 1966 Re-elected in 1968 Re-elected in 1970 Redistricted to 8th Legislative district and re-elected in 1972.
Romie J. Palmer
Republican
January 8, 1969 – January 10, 1973
76th 77th
Elected in 1968 Re-elected in 1970 Redistricted to 8th Legislative district and re-elected in 1972.
Edward L. Kipley, Sr.
Elected in 1968 Re-elected in 1970 Redistricted to 10th Legislative district and lost renomination in 1972.
District abolished with 1971 Reapportionment as Representatives were once again elected from Legislative districts.
1983 – Present
Representative[ 7]
Party
Years[ b]
General Assembly (GA)
Electoral History
Counties Represented
District re-established with representatives now elected one per district with the passage of the Cutback Amendment
Bruce A. Farley
Democratic
January 12, 1983 – January 13, 1993
83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th
Redistricted from 14th Legislative district and re-elected in 1982 Re-elected in 1984 Re-elected in 1986 Re-elected in 1988 Re-elected in 1990 Ran for Illinois Senate in the 17th Legislative district and won in 1992.
Cook
Shirley M. Jones
January 13, 1993 – January 8, 2003
88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd
Redistricted from 19th Representative district and re-elected in 1992 Re-elected in 1994 Re-elected in 1996 Re-elected in 1998 Re-elected in 2000 Retired.
Patricia Bailey
January 8, 2003 – December 2005
93rd
Elected in 2002 Re-elected in 2004 Resigned during the 94th GA.
94th
Vacant
December 2005
Esther Golar
Democratic
December 2005 – September 21, 2015
Appointed in 2005 Elected in 2006 Re-elected in 2008 Re-elected in 2010 Re-elected in 2012 Re-elected in 2014 Died.
95th 96th 97th 98th
99th
Vacant
September 21, 2015 – October 20, 2015
Sonya Harper
Democratic
October 20, 2015 – Present
Appointed in 2015 Elected in 2016 Re-elected in 2018 Re-elected in 2020 Re-elected in 2022
100th 101st 102nd 103rd
Historic District Boundaries
Years
County
Municipalities/Townships
Notes
2013 – present
Cook
Chicago (Armour Square , Bridgeport , Chicago Lawn , Douglas , Englewood , Fuller Park , Grand Boulevard , Greater Grand Crossing , Loop , Near North Side , Near South Side , Near West Side , New City , and West Englewood )
[ 1] [ 15] [ 2]
2003 – 2013
Chicago
[ 16]
1993 – 2003
Chicago
[ 17]
1983 – 1993
Chicago
[ 18]
1967 – 1973
Calumet Township , parts of Stickney Township , parts of Thornton Township , and Worth Township
[ 19]
1957 – 1965
Barrington Township , Elk Grove Township , Hanover Township , parts of Leyden Township , Maine Township , Niles Township , parts of Northfield Township , parts of Norwood Park Township , Palatine , Schaumburg Township , and Wheeling Township
[ 20]
1871 – 1873
Jackson
Ava, Bradley, Carbondale , De Soto , Elkville , Fountain Bluff, Grand Tower , Makanda , Mt. Carbon, Murphysboro , Ora, Vergennes , Worthen, Worthington
[ 21] [ 22] [ 23]
1863 – 1871
Jackson Williamson
Bainbridge, Bolton, Bradley, Breesville, Brownsville , Carbondale , Crab Orchard , De Soto , Fredonia, Grand Tower , Jeffersonville, Locust Grove, Makanda , Marion , Mulberry Grove, Murphysboro , Sarahville, Sulphur Spa, Urlene, Vergennes ,
[ 21] [ 24] [ 25] [ 26]
1855 – 1863
Randolph
Chester , Cobb, Coulterville , Eden , Georgetown, Jones Creek, Jordan Grove, Kaskaskia , Liberty, Prairie du Rocher , Prairieville, Preston , Randolph, Red Bud , Ruma , Sparta , Steels Mills, Steuben
[ 21] [ 27] [ 28] [ 29]
1849 – 1855
Hamilton Jefferson Marion Wayne
Bear Creek, Burnt Prairie, Bussville, Enterprise, Fairfield , Fredericktown, Griswold, Hickory Hill, Horse Prairie, Jordans Prairie, Kendall, Mantua, Marge Grove, Maulding's Mills, McLeansboro , Moores Prairie, Mount Vernon , Mt. Zion, New Franklin, Oxford, Palo Alto, Raccoon, Salem , Spring Garden, Wabash, Walnut Hill
[ 21] [ 30] [ 31] [ 32]
Electoral history
2030 – 2022
2020 – 2012
2010 – 2002
2000 – 1992
1990 – 1982
1970 – 1962
1960 – 1956
Notes
^ a b c From 1870 to 1970, the GA met for a new session on the Wednesday after the first Monday of January.
^ a b Since 1970, the GA meets on the second Wednesday of January for a new session.
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