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Senator Rickey R. Hendon (D) - Previous General Assembly (96th)
5th District
Assistant Majority Leader

Photograph of Senator  Rickey R. Hendon (D)
 

Springfield Office:
627 Capitol Building
Springfield, IL   62706
(217) 782-6252
District Office:
2928 West Madison
Chicago, IL  60612
(773) 265-8611
(773) 265-8617 FAX
Years served: 1993 - Present

Committee assignments: Committee of the Whole; Gaming; Insurance; Energy; Executive (Vice-Chair); Subcommittee on Const. Amendments; Subcommittee on Ethics; Subcommittee on State Regulation (Sub-Chair).

Biography: Born December 8, 1953, in Cleveland, Ohio. Attended Farragut High School, (Chicago) 1969-1970. Youngest African American male ever appointed to serve as Assistant Majority Leader in the Illinois State Senate. His softball team, The Fighting 5th, competed in the National ASA Tournament coming in 7th out of 40 teams in Iowa in 2006. The Fighting 5th played and won two championships as well.


Associated Senator(s): Annazette Collins
 Arthur Turner