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American politician
John Connor
Member of the Illinois Senate
from the 43rd district
In office
January 13, 2021 – April 29, 2022
Preceded byPat McGuire
Succeeded byEric Mattson
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 85th district
In office
June 24, 2017 – January 13, 2021
Preceded byEmily McAsey
Succeeded byDagmara Avelar
Personal details
BornJoliet, Illinois
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceLockport, Illinois
Alma materUniversity of Notre Dame (B.A.)
University of Illinois (J.D.)
ProfessionAttorney

John Connor is an American judge and former politician serving as a Circuit Judge on the 12th Judicial Circuit of Illinois since 2022 who served as a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate and Illinois House of Representatives.

Political career

In 2017, Connor was appointed to the Illinois House of Representatives. Connor assumed the position following the resignation of Emily McAsey in June 2017. He served the remainder of McAsey's term until early 2019. As a prosecutor, Connor has been involved in high-profile cases, such as the Drew Peterson case. Connor's term came towards the end of the Illinois state budget crisis, when the House ruled 71–42 to override Governor Bruce Rauner's veto of a state budget package. Connor was one of six Democrats to vote no.

In the 2020 general election, Connor successfully ran for the Illinois Senate seat being vacated by fellow Democrat Pat McGuire. Connor was succeeded in the Illinois House by Democrat Dagmara Avelar.

He resigned from the Senate on April 29, 2022, and Eric Mattson was appointed to replace him on May 6, 2022.

In November 2022, Connor was elected as a Circuit Judge for the 12th Judicial Circuit of Illinois, defeating Arkadiusz "Art" Smigielski for the vacancy of Richard Schoenstedt with 51.64% of the vote.

References

  1. ^ "Illinois General Assembly - Representative Biography".
  2. "New state representative".
  3. "Will County Prosecutor". Chicago Tribune.
  4. "ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS PASS PERMANENT INCOME TAX HIKE, OVERRIDE RAUNER'S VETO". 6 July 2017.
  5. Barlow, Sarah E. (ed.). "Biographies of New House and Senate Members" (PDF). First Reading. 34 (1). Illinois General Assembly Legislative Research Unit. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  6. "State Senator John Connor Resigns". WJOL. April 29, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  7. "Eric Mattson Appointed In 43rd State Senate Seat". WJOL. May 6, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  8. https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=MVJQPFIDZQo%3d&OfficeType=OIPn0DmJsHWCRPQwcCA4%2bK%2bzeOSGzX4E

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Members of the Illinois Senate
103rd General Assembly (2023–2025)
President
Don Harmon (D)
Majority Leader
Kimberly Lightford (D)
Minority Leader
John Curran (R)
  1. ▌Javier Cervantes (D)
  2. ▌Omar Aquino (D)
  3. ▌Mattie Hunter (D)
  4. ▌Kimberly Lightford (D)
  5. ▌Lakesia Collins (D)
  6. ▌Sara Feigenholtz (D)
  7. ▌Mike Simmons (D)
  8. ▌Ram Villivalam (D)
  9. ▌Laura Fine (D)
  10. ▌Robert Martwick (D)
  11. ▌Mike Porfirio (D)
  12. ▌Celina Villanueva (D)
  13. ▌Robert Peters (D)
  14. ▌Emil Jones III (D)
  15. ▌Napoleon Harris (D)
  16. ▌Willie Preston (D)
  17. ▌Elgie Sims (D)
  18. ▌William Cunningham (D)
  19. ▌Michael Hastings (D)
  20. ▌Natalie Toro (D)
  21. ▌Laura Ellman (D)
  22. ▌Cristina Castro (D)
  23. ▌Suzy Glowiak (D)
  24. ▌Seth Lewis (R)
  25. ▌Karina Villa (D)
  26. ▌Dan McConchie (R)
  27. ▌Mark L. Walker (D)
  28. ▌Laura Murphy (D)
  29. ▌Julie Morrison (D)
  30. ▌Adriane Johnson (D)
  31. ▌Mary Edly-Allen (D)
  32. ▌Craig Wilcox (R)
  33. ▌Don DeWitte (R)
  34. ▌Steve Stadelman (D)
  35. ▌Dave Syverson (R)
  36. ▌Michael Halpin (D)
  37. ▌Win Stoller (R)
  38. ▌Sue Rezin (R)
  39. ▌Don Harmon (D)
  40. ▌Patrick Joyce (D)
  41. ▌John Curran (R)
  42. ▌Linda Holmes (D)
  43. ▌Rachel Ventura (D)
  44. ▌Sally Turner (R)
  45. ▌Andrew Chesney (R)
  46. ▌Dave Koehler (D)
  47. ▌Neil Anderson (R)
  48. ▌Doris Turner (D)
  49. ▌Meg Loughran Cappel (D)
  50. ▌Jil Tracy (R)
  51. ▌Chapin Rose (R)
  52. ▌Paul Faraci (D)
  53. ▌Thomas M. Bennett (R)
  54. ▌Steve McClure (R)
  55. ▌Jason Plummer (R)
  56. ▌Erica Harriss (R)
  57. ▌Christopher Belt (D)
  58. ▌Terri Bryant (R)
  59. ▌Dale Fowler (R)


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