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71st District

District Office: 275 N. Division St. PO Box 173 Woodhull, IL 61490 ( 309 ) 334 - 7474 Map/Driving Directions
Springfield Office: 203-N Stratton Office Building Springfield, IL 62706 Map/Driving Directions Email: swanson@ilhousegop.org
Years Served
January 2017 - Present
Committee Assignment
Veterans' Affairs (Chairperson); Higher Education (Republican Spokesperson); Agriculture & Conservation; Approp-Higher Education; Education Policy; State Government Administration.
Biography
Family Farmer & Retired Lieutenant Colonel, Illinois Army National Guard; born July 30, 1959, in Woodhull; attended Black Hawk East and Western Illinois University; former Member of AlWood (Alpha and Woodhull) Board of Education, Henry County Board, and former Superintendent of Henry County Veterans Assistance Commission; married, has two adult sons.
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