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Illinois State Senate Candidate Bill Gentes
About the Illinois State Senate
The Illinois State Senate is the upper part of the Illinois General Assembly. At present, the Illinois State Senate is composed of a 59 member body.
It was created in 1818 with the adoption of Illinois' constitution. Legislative districts are determined by population.
State senators serve a term of either 2 or 4 years, in accordance with the Illinois' Constitution of 1970. This measure was adopted to avoid complete turnovers of the state senate.
Among its duties are: to enact laws, pass resolutions, adopt appropriations bills and conduct inquires on pending legislation.
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