The Chamber

Current Office: Representative
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2012
Party: Republican

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Nancy; 2 Children: Christy, Brad
Birth date: 05/05/1947
Birthplace: Wheaton, Il
Home City: Glen Carbon IL
Religion: Presbyterian

Education

BA, Political Science and Business Administration, Taylor University, 1970

Profession

Vice President, Cassens Transport, 1995-present Campaign Chairman, Illinois Appellate Court Justice Stephen McGlynn, 2006 Finance Chairman, Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier, 2004

Committees

Appropriations for Public Safety
Financial Institutions
Judiciary I on Civil Law
Small Business Empowerment and Workforce Development
Subcommittee on Judicial Process
Transportation Regulation, Roads and Bridges

HB 3782 Prohibits Employers from Asking for Internet Login Information
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 4083 Internet Dating Site Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 5531 Limits Tuition Waivers for State University Employees
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

Amendment No. 4 Requires Physicians to Provide Information About Side Effects of Erectile Dysfunction Drugs
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 3782 Prohibits Employers from Asking for Internet Login Information
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

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HB 3782 Prohibits Employers from Asking for Internet Login Information
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 4083 Internet Dating Site Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 5531 Limits Tuition Waivers for State University Employees
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

Amendment No. 4 Requires Physicians to Provide Information About Side Effects of Erectile Dysfunction Drugs
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 3782 Prohibits Employers from Asking for Internet Login Information
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 5531 Limits Tuition Waivers for State University Employees
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 3782 Prohibits Employers from Asking for Internet Login Information
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 4083 Internet Dating Site Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 5789 Establishes State Park Fees
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 3944 Authorizing the Recording of Police
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 3810 Eliminates General Assembly Scholarships
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 3944 Authorizing the Recording of Police
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 3810 Eliminates General Assembly Scholarships
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 3944 Authorizing the Recording of Police
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 5099 Prohibits the Use of Cell Phones Near Emergency Scenes
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1310 Authorizes Certain Businesses to Permit Smoking
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 400 Amends State Income Tax
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 397 Tax Code Amendments
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 1883 Property Tax Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 2147 Paying Regional Superintendents
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 2147 Paying Regional Superintendents
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 965 Authorizing Speed Cameras in Certain Cities
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 2147 Paying Regional Superintendents
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 2147 Paying Regional Superintendents
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 2147 Paying Regional Superintendents
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 2147 Paying Regional Superintendents
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 965 Authorizing Speed Cameras in Certain Cities
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 1701 Legal Immunity for Individuals Seeking Treatment for Drug Overdose
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 1652 Smart Grid Technology
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

HB 1490 Regulating Full-Contact Martial Arts Events
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 1698 Workers Comp Reform
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 1723 Amending The Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 1698 Workers Comp Reform
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 744 Gambling and Gaming Bill
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 1652 Smart Grid Technology
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 2185 Establishes the DREAM Fund Commission
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 1652 Smart Grid Technology
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 744 Gambling and Gaming Bill
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 145 Nursing Home Infection Control
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

SB 2185 Establishes the DREAM Fund Commission
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 145 Nursing Home Infection Control
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

HB 1091 Public-Private Transportation Partnership
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 1600 Artificial Trans Fat Restriction Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 203 Limit on Sale of Firearms Within a Certain Time Period
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1600 Artificial Trans Fat Restriction Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 3499 Firearm Waiting Period Exemptions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 161 Electronic Benefits Transfer Card Photograph Requirement
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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