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Senator Edward Petka (R) - Previous General Assembly (94th)

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Springfield Office:
Senator 42nd District
309D Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-0422
 
District Office:
15133 South Route 59
P.O. Box 188
Plainfield, IL 60544
(815) 436-5577
(815) 436-8065 FAX

Years served: 1987 - 93 (House); 1993 - Present (Senate)

Committee assignments: Rules (Minority Spokesperson); Sen. Comm. Whole; Executive; Executive Appointments; Judiciary; Exec.Subcommitte on Gaming.

Biography: Born March 10, 1943, in Chicago; B.A., Southern Illinois University; J.D., John Marshall Law School; former president of Illinois State's Attorneys Association; appointed to Criminal Justice Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures; married (wife, Phyllis), has four children