Calvin L. Skinner, Jr. is an American politician who served two tenures as a Republican member of the

Illinois House of Representatives The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...

from 1973 to 1981 and again from 1993 to 2001.

Early life

Skinner was born in

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on June 11, 1942. During his childhood, he moved to

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and attended Crystal Lake High School. He then attended

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and the

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where he earned a bachelor's degree in economics and a

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. He accepted a job with the United States Bureau of the Budget. In 1966, at age 23, he returned to McHenry County and was elected county treasurer. During his time as Treasurer he became a Certified Illinois Assessing Officer.

Political career

Skinner was first elected to the

as one of three members from the 33rd district with Republican

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and Democrat Thomas J. Hanahan. Skinner was an opponent of the Regional Transportation Authority citing the limited services provided to exurban residents and the risk to local autonomy. He did sit on the R.T.A. Legislative Advisory Committee. He left the legislature in 1981 and was succeeded by Republican Jill Zwick. He later served another tenure in the Illinois House from the 64th district from 1993 to 2001. He was the

Libertarian Libertarianism (from french: libertaire, "libertarian"; from la, libertas, "freedom") is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state's e ...

nominee for

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with running mate Jim Tobin. They received 73,794 votes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Skinner, Calvin 1942 births Living people People from Easton, Maryland Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives Illinois Libertarians University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts alumni Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy alumni