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: Richard Durbin  Democratic Sr Senator (IL) (2008 race) Andy Martin  Republican Senate Challenger (2008 race) Barack Obama  Democratic Jr Senator (IL) 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 Representative (IL-5) Bill Foster  Democrat (District ) Luis Gutierrez  Democratic Representative (IL-4) Phil Hare  Democrat (District ) 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 (District ) Bobby Rush  Democratic Representative (IL-1) Jan Schakowsky  Democratic Representative (IL-9) John Shimkus  Republican Representative (IL-19) Jerry Weller  Republican Representative (IL-11) Former candidates & officeholders: James Thompson  Former Republican Governor 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 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) Alan Keyes  2004 former Republican challenger for IL Senate; previously Candidate for President James Durkin  Former Republican Challenger (IL) 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)