Joe Sosnowski | |
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Member of the IllinoisHouseofRepresentatives from the 69th district | |
Assumed office January 2011 | |
Preceded by | Ronald A. Wait |
Personal details | |
Born | Hanover Park,Illinois,U.S. | April 13,1977
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Roxanne Sosnowski |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Rockford,Illinois,U.S. |
Alma mater | Northern Illinois University |
Profession | Real Estate Salesperson |
Joe Sosnowski (born April 13,1977) is a member of the Illinois House of Representatives,first sworn in to represent the 69th district in 2010. The district he represents includes the municipalities of Belvidere,Caledonia,Capron,Cherry Valley,Loves Park,Machesney Park,Roscoe,South Beloit,Timberlane. [1]
Joe Sosnowski was born April 13,1977,in Hanover Park,IL. He grew up in Carol Stream,IL and graduated from West Chicago High School in 1995. [2] In 1999,Sosnowski graduated from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb,Illinois with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a minor in Political Science. [2]
In addition to his job as State Representative,Sosnowski currently works as the Director of Institutional Advancement at Rockford Christian Schools in Rockford. [3] He presently holds an Illinois Real Estate License, [4] has previously worked in real estate management and leasing [4] and is the former Vice President of Commercial Real Estate for Buckley Real Estate [5] in Rockford. Sosnowski is a regional board member of Children's Home and Aid, [4] and was a 2008 recipient of the Rockford Chamber of Commerce's "40 Under 40" Award,which recognizes young leaders from the Rockford,IL region. [5] Sosnowski married Roxanne Swedlund in 2001 and they have three children. [3]
Sosnowski served a four-year term as Seventh Ward Alderman on the DeKalb City Council from 1999 - 2003. [6] In 2005,he was elected to the office of First Ward Alderman on the Rockford City Council,and in 2009,he was re-elected to that same office. [2] While on the Rockford City Council,he served as the Chairman of the Planning and Development Committee and was also a member of the Codes and Regulations Committee. [3] In his 2010 race for the 69th State Representative seat,Sosnowski was endorsed by the Chicago Tribune [7] and the Rockford Register Star . [8] He won the general election held on November 2,2010 and was sworn into the Illinois House of Representatives on January 12,2011. [9]
As of July 3,2022,Representative Joe Sosnowski is a member of the following Illinois House committees: [10]
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