Robert "Bob" Rita (born October 2, 1969) is 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 ...

for the 28th District since January 8, 2003. Rita is also the Calumet Township Democratic committeeman and a trustee on the township board. His state representative district includes parts of

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's 9th and 34th wards, as well as several suburbs. Rita lists economic redevelopment, equitable school funding and increased health care availability as his top priorities in the state legislature. Rita is an Operating Engineer and a member of Local #150. Rita has been re-elected four times, and was unopposed in the 2008 general election. His opponent in the February 5, 2008 Democratic primary, Earick Rayburn, was backed by William Dugan - then-head of Operating Engineers Union Local 150. The union contributed nearly $100,000 to Rayburn's campaign. Rita defeated Rayburn by a margin of more than 3-to-1 in the primary, and received about 60% of the vote in a five candidate race. As of July 3, 2022, Representative Rita is a member of the following Illinois House committees: * Cities & Villages Committee (HCIV) * Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee (HCDA) * Ethics & Elections Committee (SHEE) * (Chairman of) Executive Committee (HEXC) * Prescription Drug Affordability Committee (HPDA) * Revenue & Finance Committee (HREF) * (Chairman of) Sales, Amusements, and Other Taxes Subcommittee (HREF-SATX)

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Representative Robert Rita (D) 28th District
at the Illinois General Assembly
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at Illinois House Democrats {{DEFAULTSORT:Rita, Robert Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives 1969 births Living people People from Blue Island, Illinois People from Oak Lawn, Illinois 21st-century American politicians