Scott E. Penny is a former American chief of police and a politician who served as a Democratic 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 November 2011 until January 2013.

Background

Penny received his associate degree in law enforcement form

Belleville Area College Southwestern Illinois College is a public community college in Illinois with campuses in Belleville, Granite City, and Red Bud. It also has off-campus sites throughout the district, including Scott Air Force Base and the East St. Louis Commun ...

and his bachelor's degree in criminal justice from

McKendree University McKendree University (McK) is a private university in Lebanon, Illinois. Founded in 1828 as the Lebanon Seminary, it is the oldest college or university in Illinois. McKendree enrolls approximately 2,300 undergraduates and nearly 700 graduate ...

. He served as an adjunct professor at

Southwestern Illinois College Southwestern Illinois College is a public community college in Illinois with campuses in Belleville, Granite City, and Red Bud. It also has off-campus sites throughout the district, including Scott Air Force Base and the East St. Louis Commu ...

. Penny served as police chief for

Fairmont City, Illinois Fairmont City is a village in St. Clair and Madison counties, Illinois, United States. The population is currently 2,635 at the 2010 census. In the 1990s Fairmont City's Hispanic population doubled, and as of 2010, over 71% of the population i ...

and was a business owner.

Illinois House of Representatives

In November 2011, Penny was appointed by local Democratic leaders to the

to succeed Tom Holbrook who chose to resign and take chairmanship of the

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. Penny served until January 2013

Post legislative career

On July 1, 2013, Governor Pat Quinn appointed Penny to the Southwest Regional Port District Board for a term expiring for a term expiring June 30, 2016. The Southwest Regional Port District Board governs the port district which includes townships of

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, Centreville,

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, Stites, and

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St. Clair County, Illinois St. Clair County is the oldest county in Illinois; its western border is formed by the Mississippi River, bordering Missouri. It is a part of the Metro East in southern Illinois. At the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 257,400 ...

. Its specific responsibilities include maintenance terminal, and airport facilities and the promotion of industrial, commercial, and recreational development.

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Fairmont City, Illinois McKendree University alumni Southwestern Illinois College alumni Southwestern Illinois College faculty American municipal police chiefs Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-stub