Pennie Von Bergen Wessels | |
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Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 73rd district | |
In office January 1993 –January 1995 | |
Preceded by | David Deets |
Succeeded by | Jerry L. Mitchell |
Personal details | |
Born | Pennie Von Bergen March 19,1949 Sterling,Illinois |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Michael Wessels |
Residence | Ocean Isle Beach,North Carolina |
Alma mater | Northern Illinois University (B.S.) University of Illinois (J.D.) |
Profession | Teacher Attorney |
Pennie L. Von Bergen Wessels (born March 19,1949) [1] was a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives for a single term from 1993 to 1995. She was raised in Sterling,Illinois. She attended Sauk Valley Community College [2] and transferred to Northern Illinois University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in education. She later attended University of Illinois College of Law where she earned her juris doctor. She served as a member of the Whiteside County Board from 1984 until 1988 and as a director of the Citizen Utility Board. [1] In 1988,she ran for the Illinois Senate,losing to Republican incumbent Calvin W. Schuneman. [3]
She was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1992 defeating appointed Republican incumbent David Deets. [4] She was elected to represent the 73rd district,which included all or parts of Bureau,Henry,Lee,Ogle,and Whiteside. [5] Her legislative priorities included education,health care,senior citizen interests,and agriculture with special emphasis on equitable education funding and health care reform. [6]
She served on the following committees;aging;agriculture and conservation;appropriations-education;healthcare and human services;and public utilities. [1] She was defeated for reelection in 1994 by Jerry L. Mitchell. She later lost a rematch with Mitchell in 1996,before being elected to the Sauk Valley Community College Board of Trustees in 1997. She has since retired and moved to Ocean Isle Beach,North Carolina. [7]
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