Steven "Steve" Reick ( ) is an American politician. He is currently a 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 ...

, representing the 63rd district since January 2017. The district, located in the McHenry area, includes all or parts of

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, Marengo,

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, Bull Valley,

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, McHenry, Fox Lake, Spring Grove, Johnsburg and

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Early life and education

Reick was born and raised in

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, graduating from

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in 1971. Being the first person in his family to attend college, he graduated from

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in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in Accountancy and went on to earn a Juris Doctor and a master's degree in Accountancy and Taxation from the

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in 1980.

Career

Reick is a self-employed tax attorney. He began his profession in 1982, when he and his wife moved to

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Illinois House of Representatives

Reick unsuccessfully ran for State Representative in 2014, losing to incumbent

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. Reick won 41.46% of the vote to Franks' 58.54%. Reick ran again in 2016. Reick won the Republican primary and was set to face Franks again. Franks dropped out of the race in May to run for McHenry County Board Chairman, being replaced with John Bartman. Reick won the November 8 general election with 56.5% of the vote. He took office on January 11, 2017. As of July 2022, Reick is a member of the following Illinois House committees: * Appropriations - Elementary & Secondary Education Committee (HAPE) * Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee (HELM) * Labor & Commerce Committee (HLBR) * Revenue & Finance Committee (HREF) * Wage Policy & Study Subcommittee (HLBR-WAGE)

Electoral history

Personal life

Reick is married to his wife Deb, and together they have three children and four grandchildren. Reick lives in

. In May 2019, Reick was arrested and charged with

driving under the influence Driving under the influence (DUI)—also called driving while impaired, impaired driving, driving while intoxicated (DWI), drunk driving, operating while intoxicated (OWI), operating under the influence (OUI), operating vehicle under the infl ...

References

External links

Representative Steven Reick (R) 63rd District
at the Illinois General Assembly
100th101stCampaign websiteProfile
at

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