46th District
District Office: 400 NE. Jefferson, Suite 200
Peoria, IL
61603
( 309 ) 677 - 0120
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Years Served
Appointed December 2006, Elected 2008 - Present
Committee Assignment
Agriculture and Conservation (Chair); Energy (Vice-Chair); Local Government; Transportation; Committee of the Whole; Subcommittee on Food Labeling (Sub-Chair); Executive Appointments; Advisory Committee on Healthcare (Co-Chair).
Biography
Born and raised in South Dakota, moved to Peoria in 1978; B.A., Yankton College, 1971; M.A. in divinity, United Theological Seminary, 1974; staff member, National Farm Worker Ministry; community organizer and program manager, Peoria Friendship House; executive director, Peoria Area Labor Management Council; president, Labor Management Cooperative Health Programs Inc.; Peoria County Board member, 1982-88; Peoria City Council member, 1989-97 (mayor pro tem, 1993-94); first elected to Senate in 2006; married with three daughters, a son-in-law and two granddaughters.
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