Todd Sieben (born July 11, 1945) was a

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member of the

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who represented northwestern Illinois from 1993 until his resignation in March 2008. Sieben was born in

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on July 11, 1945. He attended

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where he earned a bachelor's degree in business administration. From 1968 to 1972 he served as an officer in the

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including serving in Vietnam. He ended his service with the United States Navy in 1972 with the rank of Lieutenant. He then became co-owner and vice-president of Sieben Hybrids, a family seed business and he operated a 400-acre livestock farm. In 1986, he was elected to the

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to succeed A. T. McMaster. During his time in the House he praised lifting the inheritance tax, attempted to shorten campaigning season by moving back Illinois's March primary elections and was supportive of education reform with the exception of forced school district consolidation. In 1991, he advocated for

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to convert the Campbell Center in

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into a regional branch, similar to ones in

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and

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. In 1992, he was elected to the

to represent the 37th district to succeed Calvin W. Schuneman. After the 2001 redistricting, Sieben's district was renumbered to the 45th and drawn to include all of Jo Daviess, Stephenson and Lee counties and portions of Winnebago,

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, Carroll,

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and

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counties. In 2003, he was appointed an Assistant Republican Leader. He ran unopposed in 1998, 2002 and 2006. In 2007, he announced his retirement, but in February 2008 he chose to resign to become a lobbyist for the ethanol industry. He was succeeded by retired Lee County Sherriff Tim Bivins.

References

External links

Senator Todd Sieben official website

Senator Todd Sieben official GOP website

Illinois General Assembly - Senator Todd Sieben (R) 45th District

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