Majority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives

The office of Majority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives, usually in practice called the Illinois House Majority Leader, is a statutory office of the Illinois House of Representatives.

Duties of office

The Illinois House Majority Leader is selected by the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives and is a member of the majority party of that legislative chamber. In practice, the House Majority Leader serves as the Speaker's chief floor aide and legislative whip. The House Majority Leader may preside over meetings of the Speaker's political party caucus or leadership team, and may serve as a negotiator for members of his or her political party in talks with other Illinois political leaders.

The Illinois House Majority Leader receives a stipend in addition to his or her pay as a member of the Illinois legislature.[1]

List
Name Term Party
Jim McPike 1983 to 1994[2] Democrat
Robert W. Churchill 1995 to 1996[3] Republican
Barbara Flynn Currie 1997-2019 Democrat
Greg Harris 2019- Democrat

Recent

The current Illinois House Majority Leader, Representative Greg Harris, began his term in the position in 2019. At the end of November 2021, he announced that he would not seek re-election in 2022 to his House seat. He will have served eight terms in the Illinois General Assembly by the time he leaves office.[4]

See also

References
  1. 25 ILCS 115/1, state law accessed July 11, 2008
  2. "McPike to retire next year".
  3. "Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of HR1579".
  4. Hancock, Peter. "After eight terms, Illinois House majority leader Greg Harris won't seek re-election". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
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