Blaine Wilhour is a
Republican member of the
Illinois House of Representatives
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from the 110th district for the 103rd General Assembly. The district, located in South Central Illinois, includes all or portions of
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Montgomery, and
Richland counties.
Wilhour, of
Beecher City, defeated David J. Seiler, a history teacher at
Lake Land College, in the 2018 general election. He is a past member of the Fayette County Board and veteran of the
Illinois Army National Guard. He works at his family's construction company and its farm.
In the aftermath of the
storming of the Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters, Wilhour condemned the violence and the rioters but expressed sympathy with the reason for the protests. Wilhour supported
Congresswoman Mary Miller's objections to certifying
Joe Biden's electoral victory, claiming there were "irregularities" in the
2020 election.
As of January 13, 2023, Representative Wilhour is a member of the following Illinois House committees during the 103rd General Assembly:
* Appropriations - Elementary & Secondary Education Committee (HAPE); Republican Spokesperson
* Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum and Policies Committee (HELM)
* Energy & Environment Committee (HENG)
* Ethics & Elections Committee (SHEE)
* Job Growth & Workforce Development Sub-Committee (HLBR-HLJG)
* Labor & Commerce Committee (HLBR)
* Occupational Licenses Sub-Committee (HLBR-HLOL)
* Personnel & Pensions Committee (HPPN)
* Small Business, Technology Innovation Committee (SBTE)
As of July 3, 2022, Representative Wilhour was a member of the following Illinois House committees during the 102nd General Assembly:
* Appropriations - Elementary & Secondary Education Committee (HAPE)
* Energy & Environment Committee (HENG)
* Ethics & Elections Committee (SHEE)
* Labor & Commerce Committee (HLBR)
* Personnel & Pensions Committee (HPPN)
* Prescription Drug Affordability Committee (HPDA)
* Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee (HVES)
* Wage Policy & Study Subcommittee (HLBR-WAGE)
Electoral history
References
External links
Representative Blaine Wilhour (R) 107th District 101st
Citizens For Blaine Wilhourofficial campaign website
21st-century American legislators
Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives
County board members in Illinois
Farmers from Illinois
Illinois National Guard personnel
People from Fayette County, Illinois
Living people
1982 births
21st-century Illinois politicians
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