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26th District

District Office: 795 Ela Road Suite 208 Lake Zurich, IL 60047 ( 224 ) 662 - 4544 Map/Driving Directions
Springfield Office: 208 C Capitol Building Springfield, IL 62706 Map/Driving Directions
Years Served
2016 - Present
Committee Assignment
Approp- Health and Human; Education (Minority Spokesperson); Human Rights (Minority Spokesperson); Insurance; Labor; Transportation; Chicago Elected Rep. School Board (Minority Spokesperson).
Biography
Elected Senate Republican Leader (January 2021- January 2023); appointed to the Illinois Senate in 2016; supports policies that promote job growth, encourage smaller and smarter government, and root out corruption; championed legislation to reduce property taxes, ensure visitation rights for patients in hospitals and nursing homes, protect sexual assault victims, increase government transparency, provide for a non-partisan redistricting process, and empower voters to take a more active role in their state government. Energy consultant with Verde Solutions; served nine years in the Army National Guard in the infantry and military police; lives in Hawthorn Woods; married (Milena); two daughters.
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