Illinois's 5th congressional district

The '''5th Congressional District of Illinois''' 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 [[History of the United States Republican Party|creation of the Republican Party]]. As of the most recent [[redistricting]] it includes part of [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook County]], and was represented by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Rahm Emanuel]] from January 2003 until he resigned on January 2, 2009, to become [[White House Chief of Staff]]. On April 8, 2009, [[Michael Quigley|Mike Quigley]] won a [[Illinois's 5th congressional district special election, 2009|special election]] to fill the seat. The [[congressional district]] currently spans much of the [[Neighborhoods of Chicago#North Side|North Side]] of the City of [[Chicago]] from [[Lake Michigan]] into the western suburbs. It includes [[Schiller Park, Illinois|Schiller Park]], [[Franklin Park, Illinois|Franklin Park]], [[River Grove, Illinois|River Grove]], [[Elmwood Park, Illinois|Elmwood Park]], [[Northlake, Illinois|Northlake]] and [[Melrose Park, Illinois|Melrose Park]]. [[Wrigley Field]] and Chicago's gay district of Boystown are both located in this district, along with the Chicago neighborhoods of Lakeview, Uptown and Lincoln Park. [[George W. Bush]] received 33% of the vote in this district in 2004.{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}} 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 [[United States House of Representatives elections, 1994|1994]]. Emanuel's predecessor was [[Rod Blagojevich]], who was elected [[Governor of Illinois|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 [[United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois,_2010#District_5|2010 congressional elections]]. ===Presidential elections=== {{Incomplete|date=August 2009}} {| class=wikitable | Year | Result |- | [[United States presidential election, 2000|2000]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Al Gore|Gore]] 63 - 33% |- | [[United States presidential election, 2004|2004]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[John Kerry|Kerry]] 67 - 33% |- | [[United States presidential election, 2008|2008]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Barack Obama|Obama]] 73 - 26% |} ==List of representatives== {| class=wikitable |- valign=bottom ! Representative ! Party ! Years ! District home ! Note |- | colspan=5 | District created March 4, 1843 |- | [[Stephen A. Douglas]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 || || Resigned at close of Congress after being elected to [[US Senate]] |- | colspan=2 | Vacant || March 3, 1847 – December 6, 1847 || || |- | [[William Alexander Richardson|William A. Richardson]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || December 6, 1847 – August 25, 1856 || || Resigned |- | colspan=2 | Vacant || August 25, 1856 – November 4, 1856 || || |- | [[Jacob C. Davis]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || November 4, 1856 – March 3, 1857 || || |- | [[Isaac N. Morris]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 || || |- | [[William Alexander Richardson|William A. Richardson]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || March 4, 1861 – January 29, 1863 || || Resigned after being elected to [[US Senate]] |- | colspan=2 | Vacant || January 29, 1863 – March 4, 1863 || || |- | [[Owen Lovejoy]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Republican]] || March 4, 1863 – March 25, 1864 || || [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] from the {{ushr|Illinois|3|3rd district}}, Died |- | colspan=2 | Vacant || March 25, 1864 – May 20, 1864 || || |- | [[Ebon C. Ingersoll]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Republican]] || May 20, 1864 – March 3, 1871 || || |- | [[Bradford N. Stevens]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 || || |- | [[Horatio C. Burchard]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Republican]] || March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879 || || [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] from the {{ushr|Illinois|3|3rd district}} |- | [[Robert M.A. Hawk]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Republican]] || March 4, 1879 – June 29, 1882 || || Died |- | colspan=2 | Vacant || June 29, 1882 – November 7, 1882 || || |- | [[Robert R. Hitt]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Republican]] || November 7, 1882 – March 3, 1883 || || [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to the {{ushr|Illinois|6|6th district}} |- | [[Reuben Ellwood]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Republican]] || March 4, 1883 – July 1, 1885 || || Died |- | colspan=2 | Vacant || July 1, 1885 – December 7, 1885 || || |- | [[Albert J. Hopkins]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Republican]] || December 7, 1885 – March 3, 1895 || || [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to the {{ushr|Illinois|8|8th district}} |- | [[George E. White]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Republican]] || March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 || || |- | [[Edward T. Noonan]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 || || |- | [[William F. Mahoney]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 || || |[[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to the {{ushr|Illinois|8|8th district}} |- | [[James McAndrews]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 || || [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] from the {{ushr|Illinois|4|4th district}} |- | [[Anthony Michalek]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907 || || |- | [[Adolph J. Sabath]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || March 4, 1907 – January 3, 1949 || || Redistricted to the [[Illinois's 7th congressional district|7th District]] |- | [[Martin Gorski]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || January 3, 1949 – December 4, 1949 || || Redistricted from the [[Illinois's 4th congressional district|4th District]]
Died |- | colspan=2 | Vacant || December 4, 1949 – January 3, 1951 || || |- | [[John C. Kluczynski]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || January 3, 1951 – January 26, 1975 || || Died |- | colspan=2 | Vacant || January 26, 1975 – July 8, 1975 || || |- | [[John G. Fary]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || July 8, 1975 – January 3, 1983 || || |- | [[Bill Lipinski]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 || || [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to the {{ushr|Illinois|3|3rd district}} |- | [[Dan Rostenkowski]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 || || Redistricted from the [[Illinois's 8th congressional district|8th District]] |- | [[Michael Patrick Flanagan|Michael P. Flanagan]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] || January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 || || |- | [[Rod Blagojevich]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 || [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] || Retired to run for Governor |- | [[Rahm Emanuel]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || January 3, 2003 – January 2, 2009 || [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] || Resigned to become [[White House Chief of Staff]] |- | colspan=2 | Vacant || January 2, 2009 – April 7, 2009 || || See [[Illinois's 5th congressional district special election, 2009]] |- | [[Michael Quigley]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || April 7, 2009 – present || [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] || Incumbent |} ==See also== *[[United States congressional delegations from Illinois]] *[[Illinois's 5th congressional district special election, 2009]] *[[Political history of Chicago]] ==External links== *[http://fastfacts.census.gov/servlet/CWSFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=50000US1705&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US17%7C50000US1704&_street=&_county=&_cd=50000US1705&_cityTown=&_state=04000US17&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=500&_content=&_keyword=&_industry=5th District Fact Sheet] from the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]] {{USCongDistStateIL}} {{coord missing|Illinois}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Illinois's 5th Congressional District}}