Donne Trotter

Donne Trotter
Member of the Illinois Senate from the 17th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 13, 1993
Personal details
Born	January 30, 1950 (1950-01-30) (age 61) Cairo, Illinois
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Rose Trotter
Profession	public health administrator

Donne Trotter (born January 30, 1950 in Cairo, Illinois) is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 17th district since 1993.^[1] His district includes the South side of Chicago and portions of the south suburbs. Previously he was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1988 through 1993.

Senator Trotter is Chairperson of the Senate Appropriations I Committee and a member of the Senate Revenue and Appropriations II Committee and the Economic and Fiscal Commission.

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 law degree 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 an individual to file a petition asking for his/her personal police record to be sealed, after which no one would have access to the records except law enforcement agencies.

Trotter has worked to provide health care to low income families. He has 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 2000 Trotter made an unsuccessful bid for the US House of Representatives in the Illinois' 1st congressional district against Bobby Rush and, then fellow State Senator, Barack Obama.

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.

References

1. ^ "Trotter Illinois State Senator". ilga.gov. http://www.ilga.gov/Senate/Senator.asp?MemberID=1012. Retrieved 2010-12-01. 

External links

• Illinois General Assembly - Senator Donne E. Trotter (D) 17th District Official IL Senate website
• Bills Committees
• Project Vote Smart - Senator Donne E. Trotter (IL) profile
• Follow the Money - Donne E Trotter
• 2006 2004 2002 2000 1998 1996 campaign contributions
• Illinois State Senate Democrats - Senator Donne E. Trotter profile

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Name	Trotter, Donne
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Date of birth	January 30, 1950
Place of birth	Cairo, Illinois
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