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53rd District

District Office: 2401 E. Washington Street, Suite 201 Bloomington, IL 61704 ( 309 ) 661 - 2788 Map/Driving Directions
Springfield Office: M103E Capitol Building Springfield, IL 62706 Map/Driving Directions
Years Served
2011 - 2012 (House); 2013 - Present (Senate)
Committee Assignment
Appropriations II; Judiciary (Minority Spokesperson); Education; Financial Institutions; State Government & Veterans Affairs; Committee of the Whole; Sub on Economic Development (Sub-Minority Spokesperson); Subcommittee on Special Issues (SG) (Sub-Minority Spokesperson); Subcommittee on Special Issues (ED); Advisory Committee On Ed. Funding.
Biography
Born May 1, 1975 in Streator, Illinois; raised on family farm in Livingston County; Graduated Woodland High School. Veteran of his service in uniform while an infantry soldier in the Illinois Army National Guard. Graduated from Illinois State University and then the University of Illinois College of Law. Principal with law office of Meyer Capel, P.C. Selected to inaugural class of the 2012 Edgar Fellows Leadership Program. Member of Illinois House from 2011-2013. Resides in Bloomington with wife, Kristin, and their two sons.
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