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The Illinois Senator for the 5th District, Rickey Hendon has served in this post since 1992. Hendon serves as an Assistant Majority Leader, Co-Chairman of the Senate Executive Appointments Committee, Vice-Chairman of the Environment and the Energy Committee and the member of the Labor and Commerce Committee and the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus.
Senator Hendon is the youngest African American male ever to serve as Assistant Majority Leader in the Illinois State Senate. He is an advocate for "affordable and quality health care," and an advocate for expanding government intervention to deliver such services. He continues to contribute to the dialogue concerning a national health insurance system as an alternative to the stifling financial burden imposed upon economically disadvantaged families who could not otherwise afford health coverage.
He has served at the city level, previously as Alderman of the 27th Ward and was formerly Secretary/Treasurer of the Cook County Forest Preserve.
He is the father of five children. His favorite past times include softball and table games. His team, The Fighting 5th competed in the National Amateur Softball Association (NSA) Tournament in 2006 coming in 15th out of 56 teams. They also played 3 games in the National Softball Association (NSA). Rickey recently invented a double-deck card game that has become the rage with community volunteers and his legislative cohorts.