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Senator David Koehler (D) - Previous General Assembly (97th)
46th District

Springfield Office:

Senator 46th District

M106 Capitol Building

Springfield, IL 62706

(217) 782-8250

(217) 782-2115 FAX

District Office:

400 NE Jefferson

Suite 200

Peoria, IL 61603

(309) 677-0120

Additional District Addresses

Years served: Appointed December 2006, Elected 2008 - Present

Committee assignments: Committee of the Whole; Agriculture and Conservation; Energy (Vice-Chair); Labor; Local Government (Chair); Transportation; Subcommittee on Amendments (Sub-Chair); Subcommittee on Special Issues; Redistricting; Subcommittee on Redistricting I; Enterprise Zone Extensions; Subcommittee on Employment Issues.

Biography: Born and raised in South Dakota. Received Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971 from Yankton College - Yankton, South Dakota. Masters of Divinity; United Theological Seminary - Dayton, Ohio. Former Staff member, National Farm Worker Ministry (NFWM). Former Community organizer and program manager for Peoria Friendship House. Former Executive Director - Peoria Area Labor Management Council (PALM). Former President for Labor Management Cooperative Health Programs, Inc. Peoria County Board (1982-1988). Peoria City Council (1989-1997). They have three daughters, a son-in-law and two granddaughters.

Associated Representative(s):	Jehan A. Gordon
	Michael Unes

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