Steven Stadelman (born October 30, 1960) is an American politician and former television journalist who has been a Democratic member of the

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since 2013, representing the 34th district. The district is based in Winnebago County and includes all or part of the municipalities of Rockford, Machesney Park,

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and Cherry Valley.

Background

Stadelman is a graduate of the

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, where he studied journalism. He was a TV reporter and anchor in the Rockford area for two decades.

State Senate

2012 election

Stadelman was endorsed by former Rockford Board of Education President Nancy Kalchbrenner and former mayors

Charles Box Charles Box (born February 24, 1951) was elected mayor of Rockford, Illinois in 1989, the 2nd largest city in the state. A Democrat, Box was the first African-American Mayor elected in Rockford. Box was elected to three terms as mayor before ch ...

and Doug Scott. Steve Stadelman defeated Winnebago County Board Member Frank Gambino to become senator for the new 34th district.

Tenure

In the

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Stadelman's associated representatives are Democrat

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in State House District 67 and Republican

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in State House District 68. As of July 2022, Senator Stadelman is a member of the following Illinois Senate committees: * Appropriations - General Services Committee (SAPP-SAGS) * Appropriations - Emergency Management Committee (SAPP-SAEM( * Commerce Committee (SCOM) * Credits, Deduction, and Exemptions Committee (SREV-SRCD) * Higher Education Committee (SCHE) * (Chairman of) Local Government Committee (SLGV) * (Chairman of) Redistricting - Northern Illinois Committee (SRED-SRNI) * Revenue Committee (SREV) * (Chairman of) Revenue - Special Issues Committee (SREV-SRSI) * Tourism and Hospitality Committee (STOU) * Transportation Committee (STRN)

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Biography, bills and committees
at the 98th Illinois General Assembly ** By session
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