Are there any Republicans in Illinois government?

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I recently got a posting from someone on Y/A, and wanted to know how true it is:
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 Copied the following from a friend and thought I'd pass it on. This is obviously an old forward, as Mr. Obama is no longer representing Illinois. After reading that there are no Republicans in Illinois, I wondered how that happened, as I thought each state had to have a representative from both parties. Since I don't live in Illiniois, I can't gripe about it, but thought bringing it to the attention of someone who does live there might bring some insight into this. What's your thoughts? 
  
                          Chicago....Who Runs it?

Senators:                               Barack Obama & Dick Durbin
Representative:                    Jesse Jackson, Jr.
Illinois Governor:                 Rod Blogojevich (arrested)
Illinois House leader:           Mike Madigan
Illinois Attorney General:     Lisa Madigan (daughter of Mike)
Chicago Mayor:                    Richard M. Daley (son of Mayor Richard J. Daley)

The leadership in Illinois ?  All Democrats.

Thank you for the combat zone in Chicago .
Body count in the last six months:        292 killed (murdered) in Chicago  221 killed in IraqState pension fund  -  $44 Billion in debt, worst in the country.

Cook County ( Chicago ) sales tax  -  10.25% highest in country. (Look it up).

Chicago school system  -  rated one of the worst in the country.

Of course, they're all blaming each other. They can't blame Republicans because there aren't any.

This is the political culture that Obama comes from in Illinois . And he's going to '"fix" Washington politics for us?
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All of this was part of the posting I received, but I'm mainly concerned with the claim that there are no Republicans in Illinois government. If that's true, how can the people be properly represented? I'd like to know from other Illinois people if this is true of your state government and what you think about this posting. <*)))><

Sal · Accepted Answer

Most of that is true, but it leaves out several key facts.

Illinois has two part legislative system - both are controlled by the democrats, however, there are republican representatives in them.

11 of the 19 House Reps in the US congress are Dems, there are 7 Repubs, and 1 seat is vacant.

So, in essence, yes, Illinois is pretty much run by the democrats, but the republicans do have a say in the matters.

TheOnlyBeldin · Answer

Thank George Ryan for the lack of Republicans in charge in Illinois.

All of the elected statewide officials are Democrats.  Democrats hold a 37-22 advantage in the Illinois Senate and 66-51 in the House.

Both Illinois senators are Democrats, and as mentioned 11 of the 19 House members are Democrats (the 5th district is still vacant since Rahm Emannuel became Chief of Staff).

Anonymous · Answer

Illinois is rapidly becoming a mid-west version of California...God help America.

Anonymous · Answer

Look at it this way. They have no one to blame except each other.

Anonymous · Answer

good question, i'll star it.

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