Illinois's 5th congressional district

Illinois's 5th congressional district
Illinois's 5th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Mike Quigley (D–Chicago)
Area	96 mi2
Distribution	100.0% urban, 0.0% rural
Population (2011 est.)	712,292
Median income	$62,632
Ethnicity	81.8% White, 2.4% Black, 6.9% Asian, 16.9% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 6.6% other
Cook PVI	D+16

The 5th congressional district of Illinois covers parts of Cook and DuPage counties, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Chicago, Elmhurst, Elmwood Park, Franklin Park, La Grange Park, Norridge, Northlake, River Grove, Schiller Park, and Oakbrook Terrace are included.

It has been represented by Democrat Mike Quigley since a special election in April 2009.

History

The district was created as part of the 28th United States Congress, which first met on March 4, 1843; it was initially represented by Stephen A. Douglas, whose Kansas-Nebraska Act prompted the creation of the Republican Party. As of the most recent redistricting it includes part of Cook County, and was represented by Democrat Rahm Emanuel from January 2003 until he resigned on January 2, 2009, to become White House Chief of Staff. On April 8, 2009, Mike Quigley won a special election to fill the seat.

George W. Bush received 33% of the vote in this district in 2004. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of D +18. Despite its recent historical preference for Democrats the district was represented by a Republican for two years after Dan Rostenkowski lost his seat because of the Congressional Post Office scandal. On a national level the scandal helped prompt the Republican Revolution of 1994.

Emanuel's predecessor was Rod Blagojevich, who was elected Governor in 2002. Blagojevich was impeached, convicted and removed from office by the Illinois legislature in 2009. He was convicted in 2010 of one count of lying to federal investigators.

Mike Quigley was challenged for the seat by Republican nominee David Ratowitz and Green Party nominee Matt Reichel in the 2010 congressional elections.

Recent election results

Presidential elections

Year	Result
2000	Gore 63 - 33%
2004	Kerry 67 - 33%
2008	Obama 70 - 29%
2012	Obama 66 - 32%

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
District created		March 4, 1843
Stephen A. Douglas	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847		Resigned at close of Congress after being elected to US Senate
Vacant		March 3, 1847 – December 6, 1847
William A. Richardson	Democratic	December 6, 1847 – August 25, 1856		Resigned
Vacant		August 25, 1856 – November 4, 1856
Jacob C. Davis	Democratic	November 4, 1856 – March 3, 1857
Isaac N. Morris	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861
William A. Richardson	Democratic	March 4, 1861 – January 29, 1863		Resigned after being elected to US Senate
Vacant		January 29, 1863 – March 4, 1863
Owen Lovejoy	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 25, 1864		Redistricted from the 3rd district, Died
Vacant		March 25, 1864 – May 20, 1864
Ebon C. Ingersoll	Republican	May 20, 1864 – March 3, 1871
Bradford N. Stevens	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873
Horatio C. Burchard	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879		Redistricted from the 3rd district
Robert M.A. Hawk	Republican	March 4, 1879 – June 29, 1882		Died
Vacant		June 29, 1882 – November 7, 1882
Robert R. Hitt	Republican	December 4, 1882 – March 3, 1883		Redistricted to the 6th district
Reuben Ellwood	Republican	March 4, 1883 – July 1, 1885		Died
Vacant		July 1, 1885 – December 7, 1885
Albert J. Hopkins	Republican	December 7, 1885 – March 3, 1895		Redistricted to the 8th district
George E. White	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899
Edward T. Noonan	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901
William F. Mahoney	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903		Redistricted to the 8th district
James McAndrews	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905		Redistricted from the 4th district
Anthony Michalek	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907
Adolph J. Sabath	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – January 3, 1949		Redistricted to the 7th District
Martin Gorski	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – December 4, 1949		Redistricted from the 4th District Died
Vacant		December 4, 1949 – January 3, 1951
John C. Kluczynski	Democratic	January 3, 1951 – January 26, 1975		Died
Vacant		January 26, 1975 – July 8, 1975
John G. Fary	Democratic	July 8, 1975 – January 3, 1983
Bill Lipinski	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993		Redistricted to the 3rd district
Dan Rostenkowski	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995		Redistricted from the 8th District and defeated
Michael P. Flanagan	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997		Defeated
Rod Blagojevich	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003	Chicago	Retired to run for Governor
Rahm Emanuel	Democratic	January 3, 2003 – January 2, 2009	Chicago	Resigned to become White House Chief of Staff
Vacant		January 2, 2009 – April 7, 2009		See Illinois's 5th congressional district special election, 2009
Mike Quigley	Democratic	April 7, 2009 – present	Chicago	Incumbent

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 5th congressional district

As of May 2015, there are four former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 5th congressional district who are currently living at this time.

Representative	Term in office	Date of birth (and age)
Bill Lipinski	1983–1993	(1937-12-22) December 22, 1937
Michael Patrick Flanagan	1995–1997	(1962-11-09) November 9, 1962
Rod Blagojevich	1997–2003	(1956-12-10) December 10, 1956
Rahm Emanuel	2003–2009	(1959-11-29) November 29, 1959

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

• Illinois's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts
• United States congressional delegations from Illinois
• Illinois's 5th congressional district special election, 2009
• Political history of Chicago

References

• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

• District Fact Sheet from the U.S. Census Bureau