Majority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives
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The office of Majority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives, usually in practice called the Illinois House Majority Leader, is a statutory office of the Illinois House of Representatives
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of the Illinois House of Representatives and is a member of the majority party of that legislative chamber. In practice, the House Majority Leader serves as the Speaker's chief floor aide and legislative whip
. The House Majority Leader may preside over meetings of the Speaker's political party caucus
or leadership team, and may serve as a negotiator for members of his or her political party in talks with other Illinois political leaders.
The Illinois House Majority Leader receives a stipend in addition to his or her pay as a member of the Illinois legislature.
As of 2011, the office of Illinois House Majority Leader is held by Representative Barbara Flynn Currie
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Illinois House of Representatives
The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The state House of Representatives is made of 118 representatives elected from...
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Duties of office
The Illinois House Majority Leader is selected by the SpeakerSpeaker (politics)
The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the...
of the Illinois House of Representatives and is a member of the majority party of that legislative chamber. In practice, the House Majority Leader serves as the Speaker's chief floor aide and legislative whip
Whip (politics)
A whip is an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. Whips are a party's "enforcers", who typically offer inducements and threaten punishments for party members to ensure that they vote according to the official party policy...
. The House Majority Leader may preside over meetings of the Speaker's political party caucus
Caucus
A caucus is a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement, especially in the United States and Canada. As the use of the term has been expanded the exact definition has come to vary among political cultures.-Origin of the term:...
or leadership team, and may serve as a negotiator for members of his or her political party in talks with other Illinois political leaders.
The Illinois House Majority Leader receives a stipend in addition to his or her pay as a member of the Illinois legislature.
As of 2011, the office of Illinois House Majority Leader is held by Representative Barbara Flynn Currie
Barbara Flynn Currie
Barbara Flynn Currie is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 25th District since 1979.- Political career :...
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