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Question: Since the VRA of 1965, who has been the Senator to come out of Illinois?
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Paul Douglas (1949-1967)		  
#2
Everett Dirksen (1951-1969)		  
#3
Charles H. Percy (1967-1985)		  
#4
Ralph Tyler Smith (1969-1970)		  
#5
Adlai Stevenson III (1970-1981)		  
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Alan Dixon (1981-1993)		  
#7
Paul M. Simon (1985-1997)		  
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Carol Moseley Braun (1993-1999)		  
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Dick Durbin (1997-Present)		  
#10
Peter Fitzgerald (1999-2005)		  
#11
Barack Obama (2005-2008)		  
#12
Roland Burris (2009-2010)		  
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Mark Kirk (2010-Present)		  
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Total Voters: 56

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Mr. Smith
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« on: May 25, 2015, 08:28:26 AM »
« edited: May 25, 2015, 08:33:00 AM by L.D. Smith, Bay Area Conservadem »
And here's Illinois. Wonder how our current President will fare

Past Atlas Votes:
Alabama: Howell Heflin
Alaska: Mike Gravel
Arizona: Barry Goldwater
Arkansas: Dale Bumpers
California: Pete Wilson
Colorado: Mark Udall
Connecticut: Chris Murphy
Delaware: Joe Biden
Florida: Bob Graham
Georgia: Sam Nunn
Hawaii: Hiram Fong
Idaho: Frank Church
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« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2015, 08:31:51 AM »
The Great One naturally. (BHO)
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« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2015, 08:36:17 AM »
« Edited: May 25, 2015, 09:21:24 AM by vivaportugalhabs »
Alabama: Howell Heflin
Alaska: Mike Gravel
Arizona: Dennis Deconcini
Arkansas: J William Fulbright  
California: Barbara Boxer
Colorado: Gary Hart
Connecticut: Chris Murphy
Delaware: Joe Biden
Florida: Bob Graham
Georgia: Sam Nunn
Hawaii: Daniel Inouye
Idaho: Frank Church
Illinois: Paul Simon but definitely tied with Obama
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« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2015, 08:44:19 AM »
Simon, but only because Douglas support 'Nam.

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AL: Howell Heflin
AK: Ernest Gruening
AZ: Carl Hayden
AR: Dale Bumpers
CA: Barbara Boxer
CO: Mark Udall
CT: Abraham Ribicoff
DE: Joe Biden
FL: Lawton Chiles
GA: Sam Nunn
HI: Daniel Inouye
ID: Frank Church
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« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2015, 12:35:41 PM »
Dirksen, FOR SURE.
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« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2015, 01:03:45 PM »
Percy, although I also like Fitzgerald.
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« Reply #6 on: May 25, 2015, 01:11:55 PM »
Dirksen, but Fitzgerald wasn't bad.
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« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2015, 01:57:17 PM »
B-Rock the Islamic Shock
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« Reply #8 on: May 25, 2015, 01:59:59 PM »
What were the general political stances of Paul Simon and Carol Moseley Braun?
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« Reply #9 on: May 25, 2015, 02:11:30 PM »
Paul Simon.
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« Reply #10 on: May 25, 2015, 02:14:02 PM »
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« Reply #11 on: May 25, 2015, 02:35:27 PM »
Everett Dirksen, one of the best of the best. (Mark Kirk, and Fitzgerlad come close, though.)

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AK: Sullivan, R-AK
AR: Cotton, R-AR
AZ: Goldwater, R-AZ
CA: Hayakawa, R-CA
CO: Armstrong, R-CO
CT: Lieberman, D-CT/I-CT
DE: Roth, R-DE
FL: Rubio, R-FL
GA: Isakson, R-GA
HI: Fong, R-HI
ID: Symms, R-ID
IN: E. Bayh, D-IN
IL: Dirksen, R-IL
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« Reply #12 on: May 25, 2015, 03:18:14 PM »
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« Reply #13 on: May 25, 2015, 04:54:45 PM »
Paul Simon...Obama would be next, but he did only serve four years (two of which were spent running for President)
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« Reply #14 on: May 25, 2015, 05:08:26 PM »
Paul Douglas...defeated by Carol Moseley Braun?

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« Reply #15 on: May 25, 2015, 06:06:36 PM »
Paul Douglas easily.
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« Reply #16 on: May 26, 2015, 10:07:59 AM »
Dirksen, but Percy and Kirk are close behind.
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« Reply #17 on: May 26, 2015, 10:19:49 AM »
Fitzgerald, with Percy close behind.
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« Reply #18 on: May 26, 2015, 11:46:31 AM »
Went with Simon. Obama was my second choice. Durbin and Percy were also pretty good.
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« Reply #19 on: May 26, 2015, 01:48:43 PM »
Paul Simon... But Paul Douglas runs a close second.
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« Reply #20 on: May 26, 2015, 02:15:10 PM »
I'll go with the unsung hero of the Civil Rights Act: Dirksen.
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« Reply #21 on: May 26, 2015, 10:35:37 PM »
Have to go with Mr. President, but I obviously love Paul Simon
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