Jerry Lee Long

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Jerry Lee Long
Member of the IllinoisHouseofRepresentatives
from the 76th district
In office
January 11, 2017 (2017-January-11) –January 9, 2019 (2019-January-09)
Preceded by Andy Skoog
Succeeded by Lance Yednock
Personal details
Political party Republican
Residence Streator, Illinois

Jerry Lee Long is a former Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 76th district which includes Bureau, LaSalle, Putnam and Livingston counties in north central Illinois from 2017 to 2019. [1] [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Representative Jerry Lee Long (R) 76th District". Illinois General Assembly. January 11, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Illinois Representative District 76" (PDF). Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Board of Elections. May 18, 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  3. ↑ Barichello, Derek (November 9, 2018). "Election 2018: Lance Yednock won in Ottawa, La Salle, Peru; Jerry Long won in Streator in 76th District tally". My Web Times. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  4. ↑ "LOCAL 150 BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE LANCE YEDNOCK TO CHALLENGE JERRY LONG FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE IN ILLINOIS DISTRICT 76" (Press release). Countryside, Illinois: International Union of Operating Engineers. September 7, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2018.


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