Connor assumed the position following the resignation of Emily McAsey in June 2017.
[3] Connor's term came towards the end of the Illinois state budget crisis, when the House ruled 71–42 to override Governor Bruce Rauner's veto of a state budget package.
[4] In the 2020 general election, Connor successfully ran for the Illinois Senate seat being vacated by fellow Democrat Pat McGuire.
Connor was succeeded in the Illinois House by Democrat Dagmara Avelar.
[5] He resigned from the Senate on April 29, 2022, and Eric Mattson was appointed to replace him on May 6, 2022.