Illinois's 9th House of Representatives district American legislative district
Illinois's 9th 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 Yolonda Morris since 2023. Before then it was Lakesia Collins since July 24, 2020. The district was previously represented by Democrat Art Turner from 2010 to 2020.
The district includes parts of the Chicago neighborhoods of East Garfield Park , Lincoln Park , Loop , Lower West Side , Near North Side , Near West Side , North Lawndale , South Lawndale , West Garfield Park , and West Town .[ 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 – 1873
Representative[ 7]
Party
Years[ a]
General Assembly (GA)
Electoral History
Counties Represented
9th Representative district established with 1848 Illinois Constitution.
Ebenezer Z. Ryan
Whig [ 8]
January 1, 1849 – January 6, 1851
16th
Elected in 1848 Was not re-elected in 1850.
Lawrence Richland
Aaron Shaw
Democratic
January 6, 1851 – January 3, 1853
17th
Elected in 1850 Was not re-elected in 1852.
William Y. Christy
Whig [ 9]
January 3, 1853 – January 1, 1855
18th
Elected in 1852 Was not re-elected in 1854.
Samuel H. Martin
O L Dem[ 10]
January 1, 1855 – January 5, 1857
19th
Elected in 1854 Was not re-elected in 1856.
Wabash White
John E. Whiting
Unknown
January 5, 1857 – January 3, 1859
20th
Elected in 1856 Was not re-elected in 1858.
John G. Powell
Democratic [ 11]
January 3, 1859 – January 7, 1861
21st
Elected in 1858 Was not re-elected in 1860.
James M. Sharp
Unknown
January 7, 1861 – January 5, 1863
22nd
Elected in 1860 Was not re-elected in 1862.
Marion
John W. Merritt
January 5, 1863 – January 2, 1865
23rd
Elected in 1862 Was not re-elected in 1864.
Samuel E. Stephenson
Democratic [ 12]
January 2, 1865 – January 7, 1867
24th
Elected in 1864 Was not re-elected in 1866.
Erastus Newton Bates
Republican
January 7, 1867 – January 4, 1869
25th
Elected in 1866 Was not re-elected in 1868.
Thomas E. Merritt
Democratic [ 13] [ 14]
January 4, 1869 – January 4, 1871
26th
Elected in 1868 Redistricted to the 24th Representative district and re-elected in 1870.
William N. Ayres
January 4, 1871 – January 8, 1873
27th
Elected in 1870 Was not re-elected in 1872.
Gallatin Hardin
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.
William E. Pollack
Republican
2 Republicans 1 Democrat
January 9, 1957 – January 6, 1965
70th 71st 72nd 73rd
Redistricted from the 6th Legislative district and re-elected in 1956 Re-elected in 1958 Re-elected in 1960 Re-elected in 1962 Ran in the At-large district election and won re-election in 1964.
Cook
Kenneth E. Moberley
January 9, 1957 – January 7, 1959
70th
Elected in 1956 Lost re-election in 1958.
Joseph F. Fanta
Democratic
January 9, 1957 – January 9, 1963
70th 71st 72nd
Elected in 1956 Re-elected in 1958 Re-elected in 1960 Lost re-election in 1962.
Nicholas Zagone
2 Democrats 1 Republican
January 7, 1959 – January 4, 1961
71st
Elected in 1958 Lost re-election in 1960.
Kenneth E. Moberley
Republican
2 Republicans 1 Democrat
January 4, 1961 – January 6, 1965
72nd 73rd
Elected back in 1960 Re-elected in 1962 Retired.
Nicholas Zagone
Democratic
January 9, 1963 – January 6, 1965
73rd
Elected back in 1962 Ran in the At-large district election and won re-election 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.
Don A. Moore
Republican
2 Republicans 1 Democrat
January 4, 1967 – January 10, 1973
75th 76th 77th
Redistricted from At-large district and re-elected in 1966 Re-elected in 1968 Re-elected in 1970 Elected state Senator in the 9th Legislative District in 1972.
Cook
George M. Burditt
Redistricted from At-large district and re-elected in 1966 Re-elected in 1968 Re-elected in 1970 Retired.
Leland Rayson
Democratic
Redistricted from At-large district and re-elected in 1966 Re-elected in 1968 Re-elected in 1970 Redistricted to the 9th Legislative district and re-elected 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
Joseph Berrios
Democratic
January 12, 1983 – January 10, 1989
83rd 84th 85th
Elected in 1982 Re-elected in 1984 Re-elected in 1986 Elected Commissioner of the Cook County Board of Appeals in 1988.
Cook
Miguel A. Santiago
January 10, 1989 – January 13, 1993
86th 87th
Elected in 1988 Re-elected in 1990 Redistricted to the 3rd Representative district and re-elected in 1992.
Arthur Turner
January 13, 1993 – 2010
88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th
Redistricted from the 18th Representative district and re-elected in 1992 Re-elected in 1994 Re-elected in 1996 Re-elected in 1998 Re-elected in 2000 Re-elected in 2002 Re-elected in 2004 Re-elected in 2006 Re-elected in 2008 Lost the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor in 2010 and later resigned his representative seat.
96th
Vacant
2010 – December 2010
Art Turner
Democratic
December 2010 – July 3, 2020
96th 97th 98th 99th 100th
Elected in 2010 and appointed the same year Re-elected in 2012 Re-elected in 2014 Re-elected in 2016 Re-elected in 2018 Retired in 2020.
101st
Vacant
July 3, 2020 – July 24, 2020
Yolonda Morris
September 12, 2023 – present
103rd
Lakesia Collins
Democratic
July 24, 2020 – present
101st 102nd 103rd
Appointed and subsequently elected in 2020 Re-elected in 2022
Historic District Boundaries
Years
County
Municipalities/Townships
Notes
2013 – present
Cook
Chicago (East Garfield Park , Lincoln Park , Loop , Lower West Side , Near North Side , Near West Side , North Lawndale , South Lawndale , West Garfield Park , West Town )
[ 1] [ 15] [ 2]
2003 – 2013
Chicago
[ 16]
1993 – 2003
Chicago
[ 17]
1983 – 1993
Chicago
[ 18]
1967 – 1973
Bremen Township , Lemont Township , parts of Lyons Township , Orland Township , Palos Township , parts of Thornton Township
[ 19]
1957 – 1965
Chicago
[ 20]
1871 – 1873
Gallatin Hardin
Bowlesville, Buffalo, Cave-In-Rock , Christmasville, Cottonwood , Cypress, Elizabethtown , Equality , New Market, Rock Ferry, Rosiclare , Salineville, Shawneetown (Old Shawneetown) , South Hampton, Sparks Hill
[ 21] [ 22] [ 23]
1863 – 1871
Marion
Alma , Centralia , Fosterburg, Fosters, Fredericktown, Hickory Hill, Junction City (Junction) , Kinmundy , Middleton, Mt. Xian, Odin , Patoka , Raccoon, Salem , Sandoval , Tonti , Walnut Hill
[ 21] [ 24] [ 25] [ 26] [ 27]
1855 – 1863
Wabash White
Armstrong, Burnt Prairie , Carmi , Concord, Duncanton, Emma , Enfield, Friendsville , Grayville , Junto, Liberty (Burnt Prairie), Mier, Mount Carmel , Phillipstown , Poland, Rochester Mill (Rochester) , Sacramento, Shealsville, Tecumseh
[ 21] [ 28] [ 29] [ 24]
1849 – 1855
Lawrence Richland
C.H., Eden, Lawrenceville , Matthew's Mills, Noble , Olney , Parkersburg , Ruark, Russellville , St. Francisville , Smallsburg, Stringtown
[ 21] [ 30] [ 31] [ 32] [ 33]
Electoral history
2030 – 2022
2020 – 2012
2010 – 2002
2000 – 1992
1990 – 1982
1970 – 1962
1960 – 1956
Notes
^ a b 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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