Illinois's 13th House of Representatives district
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| Hoan Huynh D–Chicago | |
| since 2023 | |
12.3% Black
17.5% Hispanic
12.9% Asian
0.3% Other
2.8% Multiracial
1849–1873, 1957–1973
| Illinois's 13th State House of Representatives district | |||||
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| Demographics | 54.2% White 12.3% Black 17.5% Hispanic 12.9% Asian 0.3% Other 2.8% Multiracial | ||||
| Population (2018) | 109,467 | ||||
| Created | 1983–present 1849–1873, 1957–1973 | ||||
| Notes | [1] | ||||
Illinois's 13th House of Representatives district is a Representative district within the Illinois House of Representatives located in Cook County, Illinois. It has been represented by Democrat Hoan Huynh since January 11, 2023. The district was previously represented by Democrat Greg Harris from 2006 to 2023.
The district includes parts of the Chicago neighborhoods of Edgewater, Lake View, Lincoln Square, North Center, Uptown, West Ridge.[2][3]
Prior to the ratification of the 1848 Illinois Constitution, counties (or two or more counties) were designated a certain number of Senators and Representatives. With the ratification of the 1848 Illinois Constitution, Legislative and Representative districts were numbered and called by name. Each district was still assigned a certain number of Senators and Representatives. After the passage of the 1872 Apportionment, only Legislative districts were drawn with Representatives elected cumulatively. The 1954 amendment to the 1870 Illinois Constitution established Representative districts as separate from Legislative districts (with representatives still elected cumulatively). The boundaries of Representative and Legislative districts would differ.[4] After the United States Supreme Court ruled in Reynolds v. Sims (1964) that "both houses of state legislatures must be apportioned according to districts of equal population," new districts were redrawn for the Illinois Senate and Illinois House of Representatives. While the Legislative districts were redrawn, the Governor and General Assembly failed to agree on Representative district boundaries. Under the 1954 amendment, "a 10-man bipartisan commission appointed by the governor from recommendations made by both parties" were directed to redraw boundaries but failed to do so in 1963. Because of this failure, and with no district boundaries redrawn, all Representative districts were temporarily merged into one at-large district with 177 representatives (the total number of representatives at the time). The 1964 Illinois House election had several candidates running for all 177 seats throughout the state.[5] In 1965, the Representative districts were redrawn by the Illinois Legislative Reapportionment Commission and elections held in 1966 were done with separate districts.[6] With the 1971 Apportionment (and adoption of the 1970 Illinois Constitution), Representative districts were abolished and representatives were once again elected cumulatively per Legislative district.[7] After the passage of the Cutback Amendment in 1980, the number of Representatives was reduced from 177 to 118 with Representative districts re-established and now electing a single representative.
Prominent representatives
| Representative | Notes |
|---|---|
 William A. J. Sparks |
Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 16th congressional district (1875 – 1883) |
 Greg Harris |
Served as Majority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives (2019 – 2023) |
List of representatives
1849 – 1873
| Representative[8] | Party | Years[a] | General Assembly (GA) | Electoral history | Counties represented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13th Representative district established with 1848 Illinois Constitution. | |||||
| Elisha H. Starkweather | Democratic[9] | January 1, 1849 – January 6, 1851 |
16th | Redistricted from the Coles County House district and re-elected in 1848 Was not re-elected in 1850. |
Clay Cumberland Effingham |
| William H. Blakely | Unknown | January 6, 1851 – January 3, 1853 |
17th | Elected in 1850 Was not re-elected in 1852. | |
| P. Funkhouser | Democratic [10][11][12] |
January 3, 1853 – January 1, 1855 |
18th | Elected back in 1852 Redistricted to the 15th Representative district and re-elected in 1854. | |
| James Bradford | January 1, 1855 – January 5, 1857 |
19th | Elected in 1854 Was not re-elected in 1856. |
Bond Clinton | |
William A. J. Sparks |
January 5, 1857 – January 3, 1859 |
20th | Elected in 1856 Was not re-elected in 1858. | ||
| Charles Hoiles | January 3, 1859 – January 7, 1861 |
21st | Elected in 1858 Was not re-elected in 1860. | ||
| Joshua P. Knapp | Unknown | January 7, 1861 – January 5, 1863 |
22nd | Elected in 1860 Was not re-elected in 1862. | |
| Robert H. McCann | January 5, 1863 – January 2, 1865 |
23rd | Elected in 1862 Was not re-elected in 1864. |
Effingham Fayette | |
| George H. Deickman | Democratic[13] | January 2, 1865 – January 7, 1867 |
24th | Elected in 1864 Was not re-elected in 1866. | |
| George W. Cornwell | Unknown | January 7, 1867 – January 4, 1869 |
25th | Elected in 1866 Was not re-elected in 1868. | |
| Leonard Rush | Democratic[14] | January 4, 1869 – January 4, 1871 |
26th | Elected in 1868 Was not re-elected in 1870. | |
| William R. Gass | Republican[15] | January 4, 1871 – January 8, 1873 |
27th | Elected in 1870 Was not re-elected in 1872. |
Perry |
| District abolished with 1872 Reapportionment as 3 Representatives were now elected cumulatively from Legislative districts. | |||||
1957 – 1973
| Representative[8] | Party | Party Control | Years[a][b] | General Assembly (GA) | Electoral history | Counties represented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District re-established in 1957. | ||||||
| James P. Loukas | Democratic | 2 Democrats 1 Republican |
January 9, 1957 – January 6, 1965 |
70th 71st 72nd 73rd |
Elected in 1956 Re-elected in 1958 Re-elected in 1960 Re-elected in 1962 Ran in the At-large district election and won re-election in 1964. |
Cook |
| Nathan J. Kaplan | Elected in 1956 Re-elected in 1958 Re-elected in 1960 Re-elected in 1962 Retired. | |||||
| Elroy C. Sandquist | Republican | Redistricted from the 25th Legislative district and re-elected in 1956 Re-elected in 1958 Re-elected in 1960 Re-elected in 1962 Ran for Illinois Attorney General and lost in 1964. | ||||
| The district was temporarily abolished from 1965 to 1967 due to the Redistricting Commission in 1963 failing to reach an agreement. An at-large election was held electing 177 Representatives from across the state. | ||||||
| William E. Pollack | Republican | 2 Republicans 1 Democrat |
January 4, 1967 – March 18, 1968 |
75th | Redistricted from At-large district and re-elected in 1966 Died while in office on March 18, 1968.[16] |
Cook |
| LaSalle J. Michaels | Democratic | January 4, 1967 – January 8, 1969 |
Redistricted from At-large district and re-elected in 1966 Retired. | |||
| Elroy C. Sandquist | Republican | January 4, 1967 – January 13, 1971 |
75th 76th |
Elected back in 1966 Re-elected in 1968 Retired. | ||
| 1 Vacancy | 1 Democrat 1 Republican |
March 18, 1968 – January 8, 1969 |
75th | Vacancy left unfilled for remainder of the 75th GA. | ||
.jpg) Richard Elrod |
Democratic | 2 Democrats 1 Republican |
January 8, 1969 – January 13, 1971 |
76th | Elected in 1968 Elected Cook County Sheriff in 1970. | |
| John B. Brandt | January 8, 1969 – January 10, 1973 |
76th 77th |
Elected in 1968 Re-elected in 1970 Redistricted to the 14th Legislative district and re-elected in 1972. | |||
 Howard W. Carroll |
January 13, 1971 – January 10, 1973 |
77th | Elected in 1970 Elected state Senator from the 15th Legislative district in 1972. | |||
| Charles J. Fleck, Jr. | Republican | Elected in 1970 Redistricted to the 14th Legislative district and re-elected in 1972. | ||||
| District abolished with 1971 Reapportionment as Representatives were once again elected from Legislative districts. | ||||||
1983 – Present
| Representative[8] | Party | Years[b] | General Assembly (GA) | Electoral history | Counties represented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District re-established with representatives now elected one per district with the passage of the Cutback Amendment | |||||
| Ralph C. Capparelli | Democratic | January 12, 1983 – January 8, 2003 |
83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd |
Redistricted from the 16th Legislative district and re-elected in 1982 Re-elected in 1984 Re-elected in 1986 Re-elected in 1988 Re-elected in 1990 Re-elected in 1992 Re-elected in 1994 Re-elected in 1996 Re-elected in 1998 Re-elected in 2000 Redistricted to the 15th Representative district and re-elected in 2002. |
Cook |
| Larry McKeon | January 8, 2003 – December 1, 2006 |
93rd 94th |
Redistricted from the 34th Representative district and re-elected in 2002 Re-elected in 2004 Retired before the end of the 94th GA. | ||
Greg Harris |
December 1, 2006 – January 11, 2023 |
94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd |
Elected and appointed in 2006 Re-elected in 2008 Re-elected in 2010 Re-elected in 2012 Re-elected in 2014 Re-elected in 2016 Re-elected in 2018 Re-elected in 2020 Retired. | ||
| Hoan Huynh | January 11, 2023 – present |
103rd | Elected in 2022 | ||
Historic District Boundaries
| Years | County | Municipalities/Townships | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 – present | Cook | Chicago (Edgewater, Lake View, Lincoln Square, North Center, Uptown, West Ridge) | [2] |
| 2013 – 2023 | Chicago (Albany Park, Edgewater, Lake View, North Center, North Park, Rogers Park, Uptown, West Ridge) | [17][3] | |
| 2003 – 2013 | Chicago | [18] | |
| 1993 – 2003 | Chicago | [19] | |
| 1983 – 1993 | Chicago | [20] | |
| 1967 – 1973 | Chicago | [21] | |
| 1957 – 1965 | Chicago | [22] | |
| 1871 – 1873 | Perry | Barnard, Black Diamond, Calum, Comants, Cowen, Cufler, Denmark, Du Quoin, Four Mile Prairie, Galum, Grand Cote, Iowa, Old Du Quoin, Pinckneyville, St. Johns, Tamaroa, | [23][24][25] |
| 1863 – 1871 | Effingham Fayette |
Bluff City, Bowling Green, Coal, Cumberland, Edgewood, Effingham, Ewington, Farina, Freemantown, Hickory Creek, Higgins, Howard Point, London City, Mason, Ocanee, Ramsey, Shobonier, Teutopolis, Vandalia, Watson | [23][26][27][28][29] |
| 1855 – 1863 | Bond Clinton |
Aviston, Beaver Creek, Bethel, Breese, Carlyle, Clement, Dry Fork, Dudleyville, Elm Point, Fairview, Greenville, Hanover, Jamestown, Keyesport, Looking Glass, Mulberry Grove, New Berlin, Newport, Pocahontas, Shoal Creek, Trenton, Wertenberg | [23][30][31][26] |
| 1849 – 1855 | Clay Cumberland Effingham |
Cato, Edgewood, Effingham, Ewington, Flora, Freemantown, Greenup, Louisville, Maysville, Tentopolis, Woodbury, Xenia | [23][32][33][34][35] |