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95th Illinois General Assembly
Illinois state legislative session from 2007 to 2008 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 95th Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, existed from January 10, 2007[1] to January 13, 2009[2] during the final two years of Rod Blagojevich's governorship. The General Assembly met at Illinois State Capitol.
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Meeting place | Illinois State Capitol, Springfield | ||||
Term | 2007 – 2009 | ||||
Election | November 7, 2006 | ||||
Website | Official site | ||||
Illinois Senate | |||||
President | Emil Jones, Democrat | ||||
Illinois House of Representatives | |||||
Speaker | Michael J. Madigan, Democrat |
During the 95th General Assembly, the Illinois Senate was in session for 183 legislative days,[2] and the Illinois House was in session for 302 legislative days.[3] The governor called the General Assembly into special session 26 times, the most in Illinois history.[4]
All 118 members of the House, and 38 of the 59 members of the Senate,[1] were elected in the 2006 election. The apportionment of seats was based on the 2000 census. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
The 95th General Assembly was succeeded by the 96th General Assembly in January 2009.