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Senator Jim Oberweis (R) - Previous General Assembly (99th)
25th District

Springfield Office:

Senator 25th District

105A Capitol Building

Springfield, IL 62706

(217) 782-0471

(217) 782-0116 FAX

District Office:

959 Oak Street

North Aurora, IL 60542

(630) 800-1992

Years served: 2013 - Present

Committee assignments: Committee of the Whole; Appropriations II; Labor (Minority Spokesperson); Transportation; State Government & Veterans Affairs; Local Government; Subcommittee on Consolidation.

Biography: Jim Oberweis of Sugar Grove has served in the Illinois Senate since January 2013. He serves as Republican spokesperson for the Labor and Commerce Committee, and is a member of the Appropriations I, Environment, Local Government, and Public Health committees. A lifelong resident of the Fox Valley, Jim graduated from Marmion Military Academy, earned a B.A. from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. His first job was a math and science teacher at Waldo Junior High School in Aurora. He later launched a career in the financial services industry. Today, Oberweis Asset Management manages approximately $2 billion in growth stock assets. Jim also serves as the Chairman of Oberweis Dairy, a business founded by his grandfather Peter. Jim and his wife, Julie, have five adult children, two stepchildren, and nineteen grandchildren.

Associated Representative(s):	Mike Fortner
	Keith R. Wheeler

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