Don Harmon

Don Harmon
Harmon in 2010
39th President of the Illinois Senate
Assumed office
January 19, 2020
Preceded byJohn Cullerton
President pro tempore of the Illinois Senate
In office
January 3, 2011 – January 9, 2019
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byBill Cunningham (2020)
Member of the Illinois Senate
from the 39th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2003
Preceded byDan Cronin (redistricted)
Personal details
Born (1966-11-26) November 26, 1966 (age 58)
Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationKnox College (BA)
University of Chicago (JD, MBA)

Don Harmon (born November 26, 1966) is an American attorney serving as a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 39th District since 2003. His district includes Chicago's Austin neighborhood and the suburbs of Oak Park, Addison, Bensenville, Elmwood Park, Franklin Park, Melrose Park, Northlake, River Grove, Rosemont, Schiller Park, and Stone Park.[1]

In January 2009, incoming Illinois Senate President John Cullerton appointed Harmon the State Senate's Assistant Majority Leader. Harmon was appointed Illinois Senate President Pro Tempore in 2011.[2] In January 2019, Harmon lost that title when Cullerton retired the President Pro Tempore leadership position.[3] Harmon was later elected to succeed Cullerton as President of the Illinois Senate on January 19, 2020.[4]

  1. ^ "PA 97-0006 Legislative District 39" (PDF). 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  2. ^ "Sen. Harmon's stock rises in Illinois Senate - Oak Park".
  3. ^ "PRITZKER stuns, MADIGAN pokes — 'JUSTICE' in SAUER case — PRECKWINKLE faces complaint - POLITICO". Politico.
  4. ^ Bremer, Shelby (2019-01-20). "Don Harmon Elected President of Illinois State Senate". NBC Chicago. Retrieved 2020-01-19.