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Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
(Democratic-IL 49) Chair
Sen. Kimberly Lightford
(Democratic-IL 4) Vice Chair
Sen. Chris Balkema
(Republican-IL 53) Member
Sen. Christopher Belt
(Democratic-IL 57) Member
Sen. Donald DeWitte
(Republican-IL 33) Member
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(Democratic-IL 31) Member
Sen. Adriane Johnson
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Sen. Mike Porfirio
(Democratic-IL 11) Member
Sen. Willie Preston
(Democratic-IL 16) Member
Sen. Chapin Rose
(Republican-IL 51) Member
Sen. Doris Turner
(Democratic-IL 48) Member
Sen. Karina Villa
(Democratic-IL 25) Member
Sen. Ram Villivalam
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Sen. Craig Wilcox
(Republican-IL 32) Member
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(Republican-IL 59) Ranking Minority Member
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