Illinois's 20th congressional district

The 20th Congressional District of Illinois was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Illinois. It was eliminated as a result of the 2000 Census. It was last represented by John Shimkus who was redistricted into the 19th District.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
John R. Thomas	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889	Redistricted from the 18th district
George W. Smith	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895	Redistricted to the 22nd district
Orlando Burrell	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James R. Campbell	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James R. Williams	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903	Redistricted to the 24th district
Henry T. Rainey	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1921	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Guy L. Shaw	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Henry T. Rainey	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – August 19, 1934	Died
Vacant		August 19, 1934 – January 3, 1935
Scott W. Lucas	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James M. Barnes	Democratic	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Sid Simpson	Republican	January 3, 1943 – October 26, 1958	Died
Vacant		October 26, 1958 – January 3, 1959
Edna O. Simpson	Republican	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Paul Findley	Republican	January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1983	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Dick Durbin	Democratic	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1997	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
John Shimkus	Republican	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003	Redistricted to the 19th district

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 20th congressional district

As of May 2015, three former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 20th congressional district are alive.

Representative	Term in office	Date of birth (and age)
Paul Findley	1961 - 1983	June 23, 1921
Dick Durbin	1983 - 1997	November 21, 1944
John Shimkus	1997 - 2003	February 21, 1958

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present