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About Representative Jim Durkin

Jim Durkin (R) was elected Minority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives in Aug. 2013. Durkin has served in the Illinois House of Representatives since 2006, first representing the 44th District from Jan 1995-Jan. 2003 and now representing the 82nd District since 2006 when he was sworn in to replace Eileen Lyons after she retired mid-term.

Durkin received an undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice from Illinois State University and a Juris Doctor from The John Marshall Law School.

Following his graduation from law school, Durkin served as an Assistant Illinois Attorney General. Durkin continued his public service as an assistant Cook County state’s attorney. While working as an assistant state’s attorney, Durkin served in the felony trial and narcotics bureaus. Durkin currently practices law in the City of Chicago.

Durkin currently resides in Western Springs with his wife and family.

Illinois’ 82nd House District includes parts of Cook, DuPage and Will counties, including Burr Ridge, Hinsdale, Homer Glen, Indian Head Park, La Grange, Lemont, Palos Park, Western Springs, Willow Springs, Willowbrook and Woodridge

About Senator Dan McConchie

Dan McConchie (R) was confirmed as Illinois Senate Republican Leader on Jan. 13, 2021. McConchie has served in the Illinois State Senate since April 2016, representing the 26th District of Illinois Illinois. He currently serves as Minority Spokesperson for the Appropriations II Committee and the State Government Committee, and is a member of the Public Health, Higher Education, Insurance, Labor, and Telecommunications and Info Technology committees.

Currently an energy consultant with Verde Solutions, a full-service energy consulting firm, McConchie previously served for nine years in the Army National Guard.

McConchie holds an undergraduate degree from Central Bible College and a M.A. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.

McConchie and his wife, Milena, reside in Hawthorn Woods and have two adult daughters.

Illinois’ 26th Senate District is in the northwest Chicago suburbs and includes all or part of Algonquin, Barrington, Carpentersville, Cary, Crystal Lake, Deer Park, Fox River Grove, Green Oaks, Hawthorn Woods, Hoffman Estates, Island Lake, Kildeer, Lake in the Hills, Lake Zurich, Libertyville, Long Grove, Mundelein, Oakwood Hills and Vernon Hills.