Brent Hassert

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Brent Hassert
Member of the IllinoisHouseofRepresentatives
from the 85th district
In office
1993 - 2009
Succeeded by Emily McAsey
Personal details
Born (1952-10-29) October 29, 1952 (age 68)
Joliet, Illinois
Political party Republican
Professionlandscape contractor

Brent Hassert was a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 85th district where he served from 1993 until January 2009. [1] He served as Deputy House Republican Leader.

Hassert was the owner of Hassert Landscaping. He was elected to the Will County Board in the 1988 general election. That year, he was part of a task force which spurred the adoption of the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act (PA 85-1198). [2]

During the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries, Hassert endorsed the presidential campaign of Rudy Giuliani. [3] In his November 2008 bid for re-election, Hassert was defeated by Emily McAsey. [4]

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References

  1. "Representative Brent Hassert (R)". Illinois General Assembly . Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  2. Pollock, James. "New members of Illinois House: The issues they view as most important to constituents and state". Illinois Issues. Sangamon State University. p. 19. ISSN   0738-9663.
  3. Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. (eds.). "Rudy Giuliani Press Release Former IL Congressman Tom Ewing Endorses Giuliani Online by". The American Presidency Project. University of California, Santa Barbara . Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  4. "Illinois State Board of Elections Vote Totals". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 7 March 2012.