Illinois

U.S. Congress (Total Seats: 2 U.S. Senators, 18 U.S. Representatives)
Tammy Duckworth (D) U.S. Senator 2017-present
Carol Moseley-Braun (D) U.S. Senator 1993-1998
     
Lauren Underwood (D) U.S. Representative 2019-present
Cheri Bustos (D) U.S. Representative 2013-present
Robin L. Kelly (D)1 U.S. Representative 2013-present
Janice "Jan" Schakowsky (D) U.S. Representative 1999-present
Tammy Duckworth (D) U.S. Representative 2013-2016
Judy Bigeert (R) U.S. Representative 1999-2013
Debbie Halvorson (D) U.S. Representative 2009-2010
Melissa Bean (D) U.S. Representative 2005-2010
Cardiss Collins (D)2 U.S. Representative 1973-1996
Lynn Morley Martin (R) U.S. Representative 1981-1990
Charlotte Thompson Reid (R) U.S. Representative 1963-1971
Marguerite Stitt Church (R) U.S. Representative 1951-1962
Edna Oakes Simpson (R) U.S. Representative 1959-1960
Emily Taft Douglas (D) U.S. Representative 1945-1946
Jessie Sumner (R) U.S. Representative 1939-1946
Ruth Hanna McCormick (R) U.S. Representative 1929-1931
Winnifred S.M. Huck (R)3 U.S. Representative 1922-1923
  1. Kelly won a special election to fill a vacancy.
  2. Collins initially won a special election to fill a vacancy caused by the death of her husband; she was subsequently re-elected.
  3. Huck won a special election to fill a vacancy caused by the death of her father.
 
Statewide Elective Executives (Total Positions: 6)
Juliana Stratton (D) Lieutenant Governor 2019-present
Susanna Mendoza (D) State Comptroller 2017-present
Evelyn Sanguinetti (R) Lieutenant Governor 2015-2018
Lisa Madigan (D) Attorney General 2003-2018
Leslie Geissler Munger (R)1 State Comptroller 2015-2016
Sheila Simon (D) Lieutenant Governor 2011-2014
Judy Baar Topinka (R) State Comptroller 2011-2014
Judy Baar Topinka (R) State Treasurer 1995-2006
Corinne Wood (R) Lt. Governor 1999-2002
Loleta A. Didrickson (R) State Comptroller 1995-1998
Dawn Clark Netsch (D) Comptroller 1991-1994
  1. Munger was appointed in 2015
State Legislature
Year State
Rank		  

Senate		 Total
Women/
Total
Senate		  

House		 Total
Women/
Total
House		 Total
Women/
Total
Legis.		  
%
Total
Women
D R D R
2020 12 18 2 20/ 59 36 8 44/ 118 64/ 177 36.2
2019 11 17 2 19/ 59 37 8 45/ 118 64/ 177 36.2
2018 6 13 2 15/ 59 34 13 47/ 118 62/ 177 35.0
2017 6 13 4 17/ 59 33 12 45/ 118 62/ 177 35.0
2016 6 12 4 16/ 59 32 10 42/ 118 58/ 177 32.8
2015 7 12 4 16/ 59 32 10 42/ 118 58/ 177 32.8
2014 7 11 4 15/ 59 32 10 42/ 118 57/ 177 32.2
2013 7 11 4 15/ 59 30 10 40/ 118 55/ 177 31.1
2012 7 10 6 16/ 59 28 11 42/ 118 55/ 177 31.1
2011 7 10 6 16/ 59 28 11 39/ 118 55/ 177 31.1
2010 16 10 3 13/ 59 25 12 37/ 118 50/ 177 28.2
2009 15 10 3 13/ 59 25 11 36/ 118 49/ 177 27.7
2008 18 10 3 13/ 59 23 12 35/ 118 48/ 177 27.1
2007 17 10 3 13/ 59 23 12 35/ 118 48/ 177 27.1
2006 17 9 5 14/ 59 24 10 34/ 118 48/ 177 27.1
2005 16 9 5 14/ 59 24 11 35/ 118 49/ 177 27.7
2004 11 9 4 13/ 59 24 13 37/ 118 50/ 177 28.2
2003 16 8 3 11/ 59 23 14 37/ 118 48/ 177 27.1
2002 16 6 6 12/ 59 20 15 35/ 118 47/ 177 26.6
2001 15 6 6 12/ 59 20 15 35/ 118 47/ 177 26.6
2000 16 6 6 12/ 59 18 14 32/ 118 44/ 177 24.9
1999 16 5 7 12/ 59 19 14 33/ 118 45/ 177 25.4
1998 16 4 6 10/ 59 18 17 35/ 118 45/ 177 25.4
1997 14 5 6 11/ 59 18 17 35/ 118 46/ 177 26.0
1996 21 5 5 10/ 59 15 16 31/ 118 41/ 177 23.2
1995 21 5 5 10/ 59 15 16 31/ 118 41/ 177 23.2
1994 20 6 6 12/ 59 15 14 29/ 118 41/ 177 23.2
1993 18 5 6 11/ 59 15 15 30/ 118 41/ 177 23.2
1992 22 6 6 12/ 59 11 10 21/ 118 33/ 177 18.6
1991 23 6 6 12/ 59 11 10 21/ 118 33/ 177 18.6
1990 20 6 6 12/ 59 9 12 21/ 118 33/ 177 18.6
1989 18 6 6 12/ 59 9 12 21/ 118 33/ 177 18.6
1988 19 6 6 12/ 59 9 11 20/ 118 32/ 177 18.1
1987 19 6 6 12/ 59 9 11 20/ 118 32/ 177 18.1
1986 18 4 6 10/ 59 8 12 20/ 118 30/ 177 16.9
1985 18 4 6 10/ 59 8 12 20/ 118 30/ 177 16.9
1984 15 4 4 8/ 59 7 13 20/ 118 28/ 177 15.8
1983 15 4 4 8/ 59 6 13 19/ 118 27/ 177 15.3
1981 14 2 2 4/ 59 10 18 28/ 177 32/ 236 13.6
1979 17 - - 4/ 59 - - 22/ 177 26/ 236 11.0
1977 21 - - 3/ 59 - - 18/ 177 21/ 236 8.9
1975 31 - - 2/ 59 - - 12/ 177 14/ 236 5.9