Newsletter     Signup   Email:    Zip:      Or click to Volunteer.               Executive   |   Legislative   |   Judicial Illinois Politicians on the Issues Governor: Rod Blagojevich  Democratic IL Governor; previously Representative (IL-5) Senate: Kathy Cummings  Green Challenger (2008 race) Richard Durbin  Democratic Sr Senator (IL) (2008 race) Barack Obama  Junior Senator (IL); President-Elect Steven Sauerberg  Republican Challenger (2008 race) Larry Stafford  Libertarian challenger (2008 race) House: Melissa Bean  Democratic Representative (IL-8) Judy Biggert  Republican Representative (IL-13) Rod Blagojevich  Democratic IL Governor; previously Representative (IL-5) Jerry Costello  Democratic Representative (IL-12) Danny Davis  Democratic Representative (IL-7) Rahm Emanuel  Democratic Rep. (IL-5); Chief of Staff-Designee Bill Foster  Democrat Luis Gutierrez  Democratic Representative (IL-4) Debbie Halvorson  Democratic Rep.-Elect (District ) Phil Hare  Democrat Jesse Louis Jackson  Democratic Representative (IL-2) Timothy Johnson  Republican Representative (IL-15) Mark Kirk  Republican Representative (IL-10) Ray LaHood  Republican Representative (IL-18) Dan Lipinski  Democratic Representative (IL-3) Donald Manzullo  Republican Representative (IL-16) Peter Roskam  Republican Bobby Rush  Democratic Representative (IL-1) Jan Schakowsky  Democratic Representative (IL-9) Aaron Schock  Republican Rep.-Elect (District ) John Shimkus  Republican Representative (IL-19) Jerry Weller  Republican Representative (IL-11) Former candidates & officeholders: Andy Martin  Republican Senate Challenger Lane Evans  Former Democratic Representative (IL-17, 1983-2007) Thomas Ewing  Former Republican Representative (IL-15) Denny Hastert  Former Republican Representative (IL-14, 1987-2007) Henry Hyde  Former Republican Representative (IL-6, 1975-2007) David Phelps  Former Democratic Representative (IL-19) John Porter  Former Republican Representative (IL-10) Glenn Poshard  Former Democratic Representative (IL-19) George Ryan  Former Republican IL Governor James Thompson  Former Republican Governor Philip Crane  Former Republican Representative (IL-8) Harris Fawell  Former Republican Representative (IL-13) Mike Flanagan  Former Republican Representative (IL-5) William Lipinski  Former Democratic Representative (IL-3) Peter Fitzgerald  Former Republican Senator (IL; retired 2004) James Durkin  Former Republican Challenger (IL) Alan Keyes  American Independent nominee for President; 2004 Republican challenger for IL Senate Jack Ryan  Former Republican Senate challenger (withdrew July 2004) Carol Moseley-Braun  Former IL Senator; Democratic Candidate for President Paul Simon  Former Democratic Senator (IL)