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Representative Katherine Cloonen (D) - Previous General Assembly (99th)
79th District

Photograph of  Representative  Katherine Cloonen (D)
 

Springfield Office:
Senator 79th District
281-S Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-5981
 
District Office:
1 Dearborn Square
Suite 419
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815) 939-1983
(815) 939-0081 FAX

Years served: January 2013 - January 2017

Committee assignments: Agriculture & Conservation (Vice-Chairperson); Intermodal Infrastructure; Veterans' Affairs; State Government Administration; Elem Sec Ed School Curricu Policies; Business Growth & Incentives.

Biography: Small-business owner, farmer; B.A., Ball State University; M.Ed., National College of Education; former music teacher; member, Board of Directors, Presence St. Mary's Hospital; member, Sacred Heart of Goodrich Catholic Church; resides in Limestone near Kankakee; married, has two daughters and two grandchildren.

Associated Representative(s): Toi W. Hutchinson