Ryan Spain

Ryan Spain (born October 11, 1982) is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 73rd district which includes Bureau, Marshall, Peoria, Stark and Woodford counties in west central Illinois.[1]

Ryan Spain
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 73rd district
Assumed office
January 11, 2017 (2017-January-11)
Preceded byDavid R. Leitch
Personal details
Born (1982-10-11) October 11, 1982
Peoria, Illinois
Political partyRepublican
ChildrenTwo
ResidencePeoria, Illinois
Alma materUniversity of Illinois
Bradley University

Early life and career

At age 24, Spain was elected an at-large member of the Peoria City Council. He was sworn in May 1, 2007.[2] On October 5, 2016, Spain announced his resignation from the City Council with an effective date of November 18, 2016.[3]

Spain has undergraduate degrees in political science and speech communications from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and an M.B.A. from Bradley University.[4] Prior to his service in the Illinois House, Spain was Vice President of Government Relations at OSF HealthCare, which included serving as one of OSF Healthcare's lobbyists on Capitol Hill.[5][6] As of 2020, Spain is Vice President of Economic Development with OSF.[7]

State legislature

On February 11, 2021, Minority Leader Jim Durkin announced that Spain would be leading the House Republican Organization, the campaign arm of Republican candidates running for the Illinois House of Representatives, for the 2022 general election.[8]

As of July 3, 2022, Representative Spain is a member of the following Illinois House committees:[9]

  • Appropriations - Human Services Committee (HAPH)
  • Business & Innovation Subcommittee (HLBR-BUIN)
  • Ethics & Elections Committee (SHEE)
  • Executive Committee (HEXC)
  • Financial Institutions Committee (HFIN)
  • Labor & Commerce Committee (HLBR)
  • Prescription Drug Affordability Committee (HPDA)
  • Redistricting Committee (HRED)
  • Tourism Committee (SHTO)

References
  1. "Illinois Representative District 73" (PDF). Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Board of Elections. May 18, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 17, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  2. Davis, Jennifer (May 1, 2007). "Spain set to be sworn in to council - State's attorney says no conflict of interest exists". Peoria Journal Star – via NewsBank subscription from Chicago Public Library.
  3. Koonce, Tanya (October 5, 2016). "Councilman Announces Resignation to Let Voters Decide". WCBU.org. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  4. Miller, David R. (ed.). "Biographies of New House Members" (PDF). First Reading. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois General Assembly Legislative Research Unit. p. 5. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  5. Swiech, Paul (February 20, 2015). "Depth of cuts worrisome for health services". The Pantagraph – via NewsBank subscription from Chicago Public Library.
  6. Spain, Ryan (January 10, 2017). "Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) Lobbying Report".
  7. Shelley, Tim (October 11, 2019). "New OSF Headquarters Still On Track for 2021 Opening". WCBU.org. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  8. Miller, Rich (February 11, 2021). "Question of the Day". Capitol Fax. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  9. "Illinois General Assembly - Representative Committees". ilga.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-03.


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