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100th General Assembly U of I CaucusSenatorsSenator Jason Barickman (R)53rd DistrictUIUC alumSenator Scott Bennett (D)52nd DistrictUIUC alumBiography: Born May 1, 1975 in Streator, Illinois;raised on family farm in Livingston County;Graduated Woodland High School. Veteran of hisservice in uniform while an infantry soldier in theIllinois Army National Guard. Graduated fromIllinois State University and then the University ofIllinois College of Law. Principal with law office ofMeyer Capel, P.C. Selected to inaugural class ofthe 2012 Edgar Fellows Leadership Program.Member of Illinois House from 2011-2013.Resides in Bloomington with wife, Kristin, as wellas their two sons and a daughter.Biography: Grew up in Gibson City; B.A. inHistory, Illinois State University; J.D. fromUniversity of Illinois College of Law; formerAssistant State's Attorney for Champaign andMcLean counties; Past President of the UrbanaRotary; Attorney; married (wife, Stacy), has twochildren.
Senator Bill Cunningham (D)18th DistrictUIC alumSenator John Curran (R)41st DistrictUIUC alumSenator Michael Hastings (D)19th DistrictUIUC alumBiography: Served in the House from 2011-13;full-time state legislator and lifelong resident ofthe southwest Chicago area; born July 21, 1967;graduate of Saint Barnabas Grammar School(1981), Mount Carmel High School (1985) and theUniversity of Illinois Chicago (1990); formeradvisor to Cook County Sheriff Mike Sheahan andformer chief of staff to Cook County Sheriff TomDart; youth soccer coach; parent representativeon the Sutherland Local School Council; lives inBeverly with wife, Juliana, and two daughters,Madeline and Olivia.Biography: John Curran was sworn in torepresent the 41st District in the Illinois Senate inJuly of 2017. Prior to the General Assembly, heserved as the Vice-Chairman of the DuPageCounty Board, and was a board member from2008 to 2017. Following 19 years working as anAssistant State's Attorney in the Cook CountyState's Attorney's Office, Curran now works as anattorney at a private law firm in Oak Brook. Hereceived his Juris Doctor Degree from NorthernIllinois University College of Law and Bachelor ofScience Degree from the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign (where he played football).Curran and his wife, Sue, have four daughters andlive in Downers Grove.Biography: Elected to Senate in 2012; holds B.S inLeadership and Management, Civil Engineeringfrom the United States Military Academy at WestPoint; M.S., Business Administration, Universityof Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; and J.D., TheJohn Marshall Law School; Former US ArmyCaptain; Served in Operation Iraqi Freedom,Bronze Star recipient; Former Vice President ofHigh School District 230; born October 6th,resides in Tinley Park, married to wife Katie andhas one son Mikey.
Senator Toi Hutchinson (D)40th DistrictUIUC alumSenator Kimberly Lightford (D)4th DistrictUIS alumSenator Andy Manar (D)48th DistrictBiography: Born May 20, 1973; GraduatedUniversity of Illinois at Urbana with a Bachelor inEnglish; J.D. Northern Illinois University, Collegeof Law 2014, Former Olympia Fields Village Clerk;Harvard Kennedy School of GovernmentExecutive Management Program (Women andPower) 2004, 2012 Edgar Fellow at University ofIllinois at Urbana Institute of Government andPublic Affairs; Chair of Senate RevenueCommittee, lives in Olympia Fields with husband(Paul), 3 children (Paul Jr., Camryn, Ryan) and thefamily dog (Maisy)Biography: Full-time senator; B.A. incommunications, Western Illinois University;M.A. in public administration, University of IllinoisSpringfield; village of Maywood trustee;employee for Secretary of State, Department ofCorrections and Central Management Services;longtime champion in the Senate for education,working families and women's issues; lives inMaywood with her son, Isaiah.Biography: Born November 15, 1975, in BunkerHill; B.A. in History, Southern Illinois UniversityEdwardsville; past chairman of Macoupin CountyBoard; married (wife, Trista), has three children.
Senator Iris Martinez (D)20th DistrictUIC supporterSenator Pat McGuire (D)43rd DistrictSenate Higher Education Committee ChairSenator Antonio Munoz (D)1st DistrictUIC alumBiography: Born Feb. 25, 1956, in Chicago; earnedher bachelor's degree in public policy andadministration from Northeastern IllinoisUniversity in 2009; elected president of theNational Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators. Sheis also the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus CoChair; has one daughter.Biography: Former teacher, school boardmember, Will County treasurer and BraidwoodCity Clerk; attended Joliet Catholic schools fromfirst grade through college; married (Lora) withone daughter (Molly).Biography: Born Feb. 18, 1964, in Chicago; servedin U.S. Army with the 82nd Airborne Division; Cityof Chicago-Mayor's License Commission, LocalLiquor Control Section (1990); Dept. of Aviation;Mayor's Office of Budget & Management;member of Fraternal Order of Police; married(wife, Patricia), has three children.
Senator Jim Oberweis (R)25th DistrictUIUC alumSenator Tom Rooney (R)27th DistrictBiography: Jim Oberweis of Sugar Grove hasserved in the Illinois Senate since January 2013.He serves as Republican spokesperson for theLabor and Commerce Committee, and is amember of the Appropriations I, Environment,Local Government, and Public Healthcommittees. A lifelong resident of the Fox Valley,Jim graduated from Marmion Military Academy,earned a B.A. from the University of Illinois atChampaign-Urbana and an M.B.A. from theUniversity of Chicago Graduate School ofBusiness. His first job was a math and scienceteacher at Waldo Junior High School in Aurora.He later launched a career in the financialservices industry. Today, Oberweis AssetManagement manages approximately 2 billionin growth stock assets. Jim also serves as theChairman of Oberweis Dairy, a business foundedby his grandfather Peter. Jim and his wife, Julie,have five adult children, two stepchildren, and 20grandchildren.Biography: Born March 24, 1968, in Evanston, IL;graduate, Evanston Township High School;bachelor's degree, Loyola University; M.P.Adegree, Northern Illinois University; history andeconomics teacher, served six years in the UnitedStates Marine Corps Reserves; former aldermanand mayor of Rolling Meadows; married toSusan, both have two sons (Chris and Brian,Adam and Christopher).
Senator Chapin Rose (R)51st DistrictUIUC alumSenator Martin Sandoval (D)11th DistrictChildren at UICBiography: Born December 27, 1973; B.S.,University of Illinois (former Student Trustee);J.D., University of Illinois Law School; selected toinaugural class of the 2012 Edgar FellowsLeadership Program; married (wife, Camille), hasone son and three daughters.Biography: Fulltime state legislator, born in TheBack of the Yards, graduate of Loyola Universityin Chicago where he earned a Bachelor's ofScience in psychology; married (wife, Marina) hasthree children.
Senator Jil Tracy (R)47th DistrictSenator Patricia Van Pelt Watkins (D)5th DistrictRepresents UICBiography: Jil Tracy was elected to represent the47th District in the Illinois Senate in November of2016. She previously served as a member of theIllinois House of Representatives from 2006 to2014. In her early career, Tracy worked in privatelaw as the Mt. Sterling City Attorney and anAssistant Illinois Attorney General. She currentlyserves on the John Wood Community CollegeFoundation Board, the Network KnowledgeWQEC/WSEC/PBS Board. She was also a foundingboard member of the Brown County United Wayand served for more than 13 years on the Mt.Sterling Park District Board. In addition to SenateCommittees, she serves as a member of Illinois'Commission on Government Forecasting andAccountability, as well as the Legislative ResearchUnit. She and her husband, Jim, live in Quincy andhave four grown children and two grandchildren.Biography: First elected to the Senate in 2012;born Nov. 12, 1957, in Chicago. Bachelor'sdegree, Roosevelt University (1996); master'sdegree, Spertus Institute (1996); doctorate,Capella University (2009); earned her CPA.Currently Chairperson with Ariix International.She has one child.
RepresentativesRepresentative Carol Ammons (D)103rd DistrictRepresents UIUCRepresentative Mark Batinick (R)97th DistrictUIUC alumRepresentative Thomas Bennett (r)106th DistrictUIUC alumBiography: Full-time legislator; former member ofUrbana City Council and Champaign CountyBoard; volunteered at Courage Connections (AWoman's Fund); worked at Urbana-ChampaignIndependent Media Center, Don Moyer Boys &Girls Club, Salvation Army Food Pantry, andUniversity YMCA; resides in Urbana; married, hasthree children.Biography: Small business owner andentrepreneur; B.S., Business Education,University of Illinois; founder of the Will CountyLiberty Club; member of the Plainfield andOswego Chambers of Commerce; Married (wife,Ellen) with five children.Biography: Raised in Gibson City, Illinois. FormerIT manager for a national insurance company;former high school science teacher and acorporate computer software developer andtrainer. Earned a BS in Education, BS in AppliedComputer Science, MBA, and a Doctorate ofBusiness Administration. Married with two grownchildren and three grandchildren.
Representative Daniel Burke (D)1st DistrictRepresentative Kelly Burke (D)36th DistrictUIUC alumChildren at UIUCRepresentative Tim Butler (R)87th DistrictRepresents UISBiography: Deputy City Clerk of Chicago; bornDec. 17, 1951, in Chicago; attended LoyolaUniversity and DePaul University.Biography: Full-time state representative; B.A.,University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; J.D.,John Marshall Law School; Evergreen Park LibraryBoard trustee, 2003-2011 (board president 20052011); alumna of the Edgar Fellows LeadershipProgram (2012); adjunct faculty, LoyolaUniversity Law School.Biography: Rep. Tim Butler previously served asdistrict chief of staff to former U.S. Rep. RayLaHood and to U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis. A 1990graduate of Eastern Illinois University, Tim andhis wife Wendy have lived in Sangamon Countysince 1998. He is active in the Lincoln ParkNeighborhood Association and serves on theBoards of Directors of the Dirksen CongressionalCenter and Downtown Springfield, Inc.
Representative Jerry Costello (D)116th DistrictRepresentative Linda Chapa LaVia (D)83rd DistrictUIC alumRepresentative Mary Flowers (D)31st DistrictUIC alumBiography: Financial adviser; born February 13,1969 in Belleville, IL; graduate, Southern IllinoisUniversity Carbondale; former paratrooper, U.S.Army 82nd Airborne Division during OperationDesert Storm; former patrolman and assistantchief of police; member, Fraternal Order ofPolice, Laborers International Union of NorthernAmerica, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Catholic WarVeterans; member, St. Theresa's Catholic Churchin Belleville; married, has three children.Biography: Real estate broker; born and raised inAurora; bachelor's degree and ROTC, Universityof Illinois at Chicago; commissioned officer in theU.S. Army until 1993, Illinois National Guard until1997; resides in Aurora; married, two daughters.Biography: Full-time state legislator; attendedKennedy King Community College and Universityof Illinois-Chicago; married, has one daughter andone granddaughter.
Representative Robyn Gabel (D)18th DistrictUIC alumRepresentative Jehan Gordon-Booth (D)92nd DistrictUIUC alumBiography: Throughout her career, Robyn Gabelhas maintained a strong commitment to servingthe people of Illinois as an advocate for women,children and families. She served as the ExecutiveDirector of the Illinois Maternal and Child HealthCoalition, a non-profit advocacy organization,from 1988 to 2010 and previously worked aslegislative aid to Alderman (now Congressman)Luis Gutierrez. Her legislative priorities includeaffordable, accessible health care, environmentand sustainability issues, education, andeconomic development. She has a B.A. fromBeloit College, an M.S.P.H. from the University ofIllinois at Chicago, School of Public Health and anM.J. in Health Law from Loyola UniversityChicago. She has one daughter, Lilah.Biography: Full-time state legislator; B.A.,University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign;former local school board member; former staffmember, Illinois Central College; 2013 EdgarFellow; resides in Peoria with husband, Derrick,and daughter, Jianna.
Representative Michael Halpin (D)72nd DistrictUIUC alumRepresentative Chad Hays (R)104th DistrictRepresents UIUCRepresentative Frances Ann Hurley (D)35th DistrictChild is a UIC alumBiography: Attorney; B.A., Roger WilliamsUniversity; J.D., University of Illinois; served as alegislative aide to former Congressman LaneEvans; former public guardian for Rock IslandCounty; board of directors, Bridging the Gap:Stand Down for Homeless Veterans; lives in RockIsland with his wife and two children.Biography: Chad Hays is a Vermilion Countynative. He graduated from Catlin High School(1981), Danville Area Community College (1983)and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale(1986). Hays served as Mayor of Catlin for twoterms. He chaired the Vermilion County Mayor'sCouncil and was a member of the Board ofDirectors for many community basedorganizations including Danville Area EconomicDevelopment Corporation (Vermilion Advantage),Danville Rotary Club, and the Vermilion AreaCommunity Health Center. Representative Haysand his wife Ruth reside in Catlin. They havethree children and one grandchild.Biography: Full-time state legislator and lifelongresident of the southwest community; graduateof Saint Barnabas Elementary School, MotherMcAuley High School, and Saint Xavier University;former aide to Chicago aldermen Ginger Rugaiand Matthew O'Shea; member of the SaintChristina Parish, Mt. Greenwood CivicAssociation; former director of the Saint ChristinaManna Program and past volunteer for ChristHospital's Ronald McDonald House, Misercordia,Y-Me softball tournament, PADS, Marist HighSchool, Mt. Greenwood Party in the Park, andMerrionette Park Youth Softball; lives in Mt.Greenwood and has three children.
Representative Jeanne Ives (R)42nd DistrictChild is a UIUC alumRepresentative Sara Wojcicki Jimenez (R)99th DistrictUIS alumRepresents UISRepresentative Lou Lang (D)16th DistrictUIUC alumBiography: Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) is a graduateof West Point Military Academy with a bachelor’sdegree in economics. Jeanne is a veteran officerin the United States Army where she served as aplatoon leader and headquarters detachmentcommander for transportation units in Germanyand a ROTC instructor at Wheaton College.Jeanne formerly served as the Council-Woman atLarge for the City of Wheaton, she and herhusband are the proud parents of 5 children.Biography: A graduate of Southern IllinoisUniversity Edwardsville and the University ofIllinois at Springfield, Jimenez worked as areporter for KHQA in Quincy and WICS inSpringfield before taking a position as deputydirector of communications for the Illinois StateTreasurer's office. She worked as press secretaryfor the Illinois House Republican caucus andDirector of Intergovernmental Affairs andProgram Communications for the Illinois statecomptroller's office. Jimenez most recentlyworked as chief of staff to Illinois First Lady DianaRauner. She was elected to a term on theSpringfield Park District Board in 2011and was anadvocate for parks and recreation opportunitiesin Springfield while navigating tough economictimes. She and her husband live in Leland Grovewith their twin sons.Biography: Attorney; born Nov. 26, 1949, inChicago; B.A., political science, University ofIllinois; J.D., DePaul University College of Law;married (wife, Teri), has five children.
Representative Tony McCombie (R)71st DistrictRepresentative Anna Moeller (D)43rd DistrictBiography: Born and raised in Savanna, IL.Received BA from Western Illinois University.Currently is a small businesswoman, operatingBlue Appraisals and self-employed in the realestate industry as a broker with MelFosterCompany. Formerly served as the Mayor ofSavanna, IL and as a Savanna Councilwoman. Sheis a citizen legislator who lives in Savanna withher husband, Curt.Biography: Full-time legislator; BA History andMPA, Northern Illinois University; Edgar Fellow,University of Illinois: former Councilwoman, Cityof Elgin; former Executive Director, McHenryCounty Council of Governments; former memberof the City of Elgin Planning and DevelopmentCommission and Human Relations Commission,former Vice-President of the NortheastNeighborhood Association, former volunteer ESLtutor for the Elgin Literacy Connection, formerTreasurer for the Channing Elementary SchoolPTO. Member of the Elgin Area Branch of theAssociation of American University Women;married, has two children.
Representative Marty Moylan (D)55th DistrictUIUC alumRepresentative David Olsen (R)81st DistrictUIUC alumBiography: Full-time legislator; attended theUniversity of Illinois; member, Support YourNeighbor Commission; former Des Plaines mayorand alderman; former electrician and electricalinspector; former business representative, IBEWLocal 134; married, has one son.Biography: David S. Olsen (R-81, Downers Grove)was appointed to the House in August 2016after the resignation of Representative RonSandack, and has since been elected. He hasan undergraduate degree in finance andmanagement from the University of Illinois,where he was Student Body President. He is onthe Board of Directors of the District58 Education Foundation and previously was ViceChairman of the College of DuPageBoard of Trustees and a member of the DownersGrove Village Council (where he was chosen asMayor Pro Tem). He is an ethics and complianceofficer in the commodities trading industry. He isa member of the House Community CollegeAccess & Affordability; Elementary & SecondaryEducation: School Curriculum & Policies;Judiciary—Criminal; Public Utilities; andRenewable Energy & Sustainability Committees.
Representative Lindsay Parkhurst (R)79th DistrictUIUC alumRepresentative Robert Pritchard (R)70th DistrictUIUC alumRepresentative David Reis (R)109th DistrictUIUC alumBiography: Raised in Kankakee. Received BA fromUniversity of Illinois, JD from IIT Chicago-KentCollege of Law, and LLM from DePaul UniversityCollege of Law. Currently practicing as a civilpractice trial attorney and criminal defenseattorney. Formerly served as Assistant PublicDefender and Medical Malpractice defenseattorney. She is a citizen legislator who lives inKankakee with her husband and daughter.Biography: Agriculture businessman; born Feb. 2,1945, in Aurora; B.S. and Masters inCommunication, University of Illinois; farmer andformer Executive Director of Illinois AgLeadership Foundation, seed marketer andspecialist in public affairs, University ExtensionCommunicator and County Ag Advisor, and Radio- TV reporter; served as County Board memberand Chair, School Board member and a leader incommunity groups; married (wife, Mary) has twosons.Biography: Farmer; born September 15, 1964;A.S. in Agriculture, Lake Land College, B.S. inAgriculture, University of Illinois; Member of theIllinois Pork Producers Association, the Jasper Co.Farm Bureau, the Jasper & Effingham CountyChamber of Commerce, the Sons of the AmericanLegion, and St. Thomas Catholic Church; NewtonKnights of Columbus; married (wife, Maria); twoChildren (Nicholas, Adriana).
Representative Al Riley (D)38th DistrictUIC alumRepresentative Nick Sauer (R)51st DistrictBiography: Urban planner and statistician; bornMarch 4, 1953 in Chicago; bachelor's degree,Economic Geography/Secondary Education,Chicago State University; master's degree, UrbanPlanning and Policy Analysis and doctoral study inEconomic Policy Analysis, University of Illinois atChicago; held executive positions in education,government, medical research and the privatesector; former adjunct professor, Business andPublic Administration, Governors StateUniversity; former trustee, Village of OlympiaFields; former trustee, Rich Township; Supervisor,Rich Township; member, American Institute ofCertified Planners, Calumet Council executiveboard, Boy Scouts of America, IllinoisPhilharmonic Orchestra, U.S. Army Reserve.Biography: Partner and Sales Representative forfamily small business, Sauer Kitchen Solutions;former Lake County Board member; formerDirector of Illinois Tollway Board; former memberof the Barrington 220 Board of Education; formerU.S. Department of Commerce staff in theGeorge W. Bush Administration; member ofWillow Creek Community Church; Edgar Fellow;B.A., history & public policy, University of Denver;completing M.P.P.A., public policy &administration, Northwestern University.
Representative Elgie Sims, Jr. (D)34th DistrictUIS alumRepresentative Cynthia Soto (D)4th DistrictUIC alumRepresentative Ryan Spain (R)73rd DistrictUIUC alumBiography: Attorney; born in Chicago; B.S.,Political Science, Illinois State University; M.P.A.,University of Illinois; J.D., Loyola UniversityChicago School of Law; married, has two children.Biography: Administrative Supervisor in the CookCounty State's Attorney's office, Child SupportEnforcement Division. She was educated atHarper College. She is also a member of theboard of the Near North Civic Committee.Biography: Vice President of EconomicDevelopment, OSF Healthcare System; bornOctober 11, 1982, in Peoria; Graduated fromUniversity of Illinois, MBA from BradleyUniversity; former Peoria City Council Member,Board Member for Downtown DevelopmentCorporation of Peoria and Greater Peoria EDC;married, has one daughter.
Representative Juliana Stratton (D)5th DistrictUIUC alumUIC employeeRepresentative Arthur Turner (D)9th DistrictRepresents UICRepresentative Keith Wheeler (R)50th DistrictUIUC alumBiography: Director of the Center for PublicSafety and Justice at the University of Illinois atChicago; founder and president of JDS MediationServices, Inc.; former executive director of CookCounty Justice Advisory Council; former executivedirector of Cook County Justice for Children; B.S.,University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; J.D.,DePaul University.Biography: Attorney; born July 17, 1982 inChicago; B.S., political science, MorehouseCollege; J.D., Southern Illinois University Schoolof Law; former community organizer and youthmentor.Biography: Born on June 9; graduated fromOswego High School '85; earned a B.A. degree inEconomics from the University of Illinois; ownerof Responsive Network Service for over 23 yearswith offices in Chicago and Oswego; pastChairman of NFIB Illinois Leadership Council; pastBoard Chairman for the Aurora Regional Chamberof Commerce; past Chairman of the KendallCounty Republican Central Committee; Treasurerof the Oswego Bears Youth Football and CheerPop Warner program; wife Lisa; three children,Matthew, Chad, and Ava.
Representative Kathleen Willis (D)77th DistrictUIUC alumRepresentative Michael Zalewski (D)23rd DistrictUIUC alumBiography: Full-time legislator; B.A., HumanServices Administration, Elmhurst College;master's degree, Library and InformationServices, University of Illinois; former coordinatorof access services, Elmhurst College Library;former member, Addison Elementary District 4school board; resides in Addison; married, hasfour children.Biography: Attorney; born in Chicago; B.A.,Political Science, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign; J.D., John Marshall Law School;Attorney specializing in civil and criminal law;married (wife, Carrie).
University of Illinois at Urbana with a Bachelor in English; J.D. Northern Illinois University, College of Law 2014, Former Olympia Fields Village Clerk; Harvard Kennedy School of Government Executive Management Program (Women and Power) 2004, 2012 Edgar Fellow at University of Illinois at Urbana Institute of Government and
