95th Illinois General Assembly
The 95th Illinois General Assembly, consisting of the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, existed from January 10, 2007 to January 13, 2009 during the final two years of Rod Blagojevich's governorship. The General Assembly met at Illinois State Capitol.
| 95th Illinois General Assembly | |||||
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The Illinois State Capitol in 2008 | |||||
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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, and the Illinois House was in session for 302 legislative days. The governor called the General Assembly into special session 26 times, the most in Illinois history.
All 118 members of the House, and 38 of the 59 members of the Senate, 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.