Keith P. Sommer | |
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Member of the IllinoisHouseofRepresentatives from the 88th district | |
In office January 1999 –December 2022 | |
Preceded by | Jay Ackerman |
Succeeded by | Dan Caulkins |
Personal details | |
Born | Peoria,Illinois,U.S. | September 6,1946
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Deb |
Alma mater | University of Virginia (B.A.) |
Occupation | Real estate broker |
Keith P. Sommer (born September 6,1946) is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives since 1999. Sommer currently represents the 88th district which includes the cities of Morton,Washington,and Bloomington.
Sommer was born September 6,1946,in Morton,Illinois. He earned a B.A. in government from the University of Virginia. [1] Sommer previously served as a Tazewell County Board member from 1994 to 1998,Tazewell County Recorder of Deeds from 1984 to 1988,and a Morton Village Board member from 1977 to 1986. His brother Roger Sommer served in the Illinois Senate. [2]
On July 31,2017,Sommer was appointed a member of the Trade Policy Task Force for a term ending December 31,2018. [3] The Trade Policy Task Force's function is to analyze important issues relative to the growth of international trade and make recommendations to Congress,the United States Trade Representative,and the White House National Trade Council regarding trade policy. The Task Force also promotes Illinois as a market for exporting and importing. [4] Sommer did not seek reelection in the 2022 general election and resigned from the Illinois House of Representatives after the election. [5] Representative-elect Bill Hauter was named to finish Sommer’s term in the 88th district. [6]
As of July 3,2022,Representative Sommers was a member of the following Illinois House committees: [7]
On March 20,2012,Sommer won the Republican primary against opponent Steve Perry with 72% of the votes. Sommer was uncontested in the general election,and was re-elected on November 6,2012. [23]
In the 2018 Illinois legislative election,Sommer faced an opponent in a general election for the first time since 2008. Sommer won the election against Democrat Jill Blair with 58.7% of votes. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary election. [24]
Sommer won re-election in the 2020 Illinois legislative election against Libertarian Ken Allison and Democrat Karla Bailey-Smith,earning 60.1% of votes. Allison and Bailey-Smith earned 4.4% and 35.4% of votes,respectively. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary election. [25]
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