SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Members of Illinois’ Democratic-led 99th General Assembly have been sworn into office as the state enters its first divided government in more than a decade.

The 118 members of the Illinois House were sworn in at noon Wednesday at the University of Illinois Springfield with Secretary of State Jesse White presiding.

The ceremony for the 19 new members of the 59-member Senate took place simultaneously at Capitol chambers with new GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner presiding. Rauner was sworn in Monday.

Democrats maintain strong majorities in both chambers.

Senate Democrats lost one seat in the Senate during the November election, reducing their veto-proof supermajority to 39 members. House Democrats’ will keep a 71-member supermajority in the new session.

 

 

 

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