Donne Trotter
| Donne Trotter | |
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| Member of the Illinois Senate from the 17th district 16th district (1993-2003) |
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Assumed office January 13, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Ethel Skyles Alexander |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 25th district | |
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In office December 1, 1988 – January 13, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Carol Moseley Braun |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Flynn Currie |
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January 30, 1950 Cairo, Illinois |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Rose Trotter |
| Children | Four |
| Residence | Chicago, Illinois |
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Chicago State University (B.A.) Loyola University (M.J.) |
| Profession | Hospital Administrator |
Donne Trotter (born January 30, 1950) is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate and currently serves as an Assistant Majority Leader. He represents the 17th district, which stretches from the South side of Chicago in the north, through portions of the Chicago Southland to eastern Kankakee County. Previously, he was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1988 through 1993.
Trotter was born in Cairo, Illinois, but is a lifelong resident of Chicago. He attended the University of Arizona and Chicago State University where he earned his bachelor's degree in History and Political Science. He went on to earn his Masters in Health Administration and Law from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
As a senator, he sponsored legislation that would allow adults to purchase sterile syringes from pharmacies without a prescription. He co-sponsored a bill that allows individuals to file a petition asking for their personal police record to be sealed after which no one would have access to the records except law enforcement agencies.
Trotter worked to provide health care to low-income families. He fought to include funding in the state budget for the FamilyCare program, which provides health insurance to the parents of children enrolled in KidCare.
In 2001, Trotter sponsored and passed the law that created the Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act. The legislation provides that birth parents may legally leave a newborn at a hospital, fire station, or emergency medical facility. If neither child abuse nor neglect is suspected, no questions are asked.
Trotter is a vocal advocate of gun control laws, having cosponsored 31 bills on the issue.
In the 99th General Assembly Senator Trotter is a member of the following committees; Energy and Public Utilities, Appropriations I, Executive, the Committee of the Whole and the Special Committee on Oversight of Medicaid Managed Care. He serves on the Executive Committee's Subcommittee on Governmental Operations and its Subcommittee on Gaming. He is also the vice-chairperson of the Appropriations II committee.
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