J. Bradley Burzynski (born July 13, 1955) is a former
Republican
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member of the
Illinois General Assembly serving in the
Illinois House of Representatives from 1990 to 1993 and the
Illinois Senate from 1993 to 2011.
Early life, education and career
J. Bradley Burzynski was born July 13, 1955, in
Christopher, Illinois
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History
Christopher was founded in 1879 as a railroad stop, and named for Christopher Harrison, a grandson of prominent ...
. He earned a
Bachelor's degree
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from
Illinois Wesleyan University
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. He then taught at Pinckneyville Middle Schools and served as a Farm Bureau manager for
Clark
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and
Clinton counties.
He then became the director of governmental affairs for the DeKalb County Farm Bureau.
Prior to his legislative service, Burzynski was president of the Sycamore School Citizens Advisory Committee, a board member of the DeKalb County Family Services Agency and the secretary of the Sycamore School Parent-Teacher Organization.
Burzynski resides in
Benton, Illinois
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History
Founding
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with his wife, Judy.
They have two adult children and eight grandchildren.
Legislative tenure
In 1990, Representative John Countryman, of the 76th district, chose to run for a judgeship on the
Illinois Circuit Court
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. Burzynski won the Republican nomination and defeated Democratic candidate and student at
Northern Illinois University College of Law
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Robert Tisch. Burzynski won the 1990 general election and took office on December 7, 1990.
The 76th district included all of
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and portions of
LaSalle and
Kendall counties.
In the 1992 general election, Burzynski defeated John M. Nelson by a margin of 46,150 to 37,949 to be elected to the
Illinois Senate. In 2003, he became a member of Senate Republican leadership with his appointment as Caucus Chair.
He led the effort to expand
health care options in rural areas by licensing advanced practice nurses in Illinois. He helped pass legislation establishing separate governing boards for state universities to provide a higher quality of education. He fights to improve the overall quality of education, relieve the property tax burden, and protect Illinois families.
During the
2008 Republican Party presidential primaries, Burzynski worked on behalf of the
presidential campaign
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of former U.S. Senator
Fred Thompson as a congressional district chair for
Illinois's 16th congressional district
The 16th congressional district of Illinois is represented by Republican Darin LaHood.
Geographic boundaries 2011 redistricting
The congressional district covers parts of DeKalb, Ford, Stark, Will and Winnebago counties, and all of Boone, Bu ...
.
Burzynski resigned in 2011 and was succeeded by DeKalb County Treasurer
Christine J. Johnson.
References
External links
J. Bradley Burzynski''official website''
Illinois General Assembly - Senator J. Bradley Burzynski (R) 35th District''official IL Senate website''
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Profile
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1955 births
Living people
Republican Party Illinois state senators
Illinois Wesleyan University alumni
Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives
21st-century American politicians
People from Christopher, Illinois
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