Years Served
January 2003 - Present
Committee Assignment
Appropriations-Higher Education; Appropriations-Public Safety; Environment; Health Care Licenses; Veterans' Affairs; Labor & Commerce Committee; Public Utilities (Chairperson); Practice Acts Subcommittee; Special Matters Subcommittee (Sub-Chairperson).
Biography
Full-time state legislator; born in Eldorado; B.A., Political Science, Eastern Illinois University; former organizer for the Midwest Region of Laborers’ International; member of the AFL-CIO; member of Star General Baptist Church in Eldorado; father of daughter, Hunter Matteson.