Bill Hauter

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| name = Bill Hauter

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| district=88th

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| preceded = Keith Sommer

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| party = Republican

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| residence = Morton, Illinois

| alma_mater = {{nowrap|University of Illinois (M.D.)}}

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| profession = Physician

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William E. Hauter is an American doctor and Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 87th district. The 87th district, located in Central illinois, includes parts of DeWitt, Logan, Macon, McLean, and Sangamon counties.{{cite web|title=Maps of Districts of the Illinois House of Representatives (2023-2033)|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|date=July 16, 2022|url=https://archive.org/details/2022-house-map-series-layout-reduce|access-date=November 14, 2022}}

Early life and career

William E. Hauter, a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine, is a board-certified doctor in Emergency Medicine and Anesthesiology. In his medical career, he has been at various times a partner at Associated Anesthesiologists; an emergency physician at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, and an assistant clinical

professor at the Peoria campus of the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He was elected to the County Board in Tazewell County, Illinois, in the 2020 general election.{{cite journal|editor-last=Barlow|editor-first=Sarah E.|title=Biographies of New House Members|journal=First Reading|volume=36|number=1|page=2|publisher=Illinois General Assembly|access-date=December 4, 2022|url=https://www.ilga.gov/commission/lru/FirstReadingNov2022.pdf}}

Illinois House of Representatives

On December 21, 2022, the Republican Representative Committee of the Republican Party of the 88th Representative District appointed Hauter to the remainder of Representative Sommer's term. Hauter served from the 88th district for the remainder of the 102nd General Assembly. The 88th district included parts of Tazewell and McLean counties.{{cite web|url=http://www.precinctmaps.com/maps/GA/House2011/88thHouse.pdf|author=Veeneman, Drew|title=88th House District|publisher=precinctmaps.com|access-date=2013-02-01|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108040241/http://www.precinctmaps.com/maps/GA/House2011/88thHouse.pdf|archive-date=2012-11-08}} Upon being sworn in to the 103rd General Assembly, to which he was elected, he became the representative for the 87th district.{{cite news|title=Hauter named to finish Sommer’s term in the 88th district|newspaper=WGLT|publisher=Illinois State University|first=Eric|last=Stock|date=December 22, 2022|access-date=December 28, 2022|url=https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2022-12-22/hauter-named-to-finish-sommers-term-in-the-88th-district}} Hauter was sworn into office on January 1, 2023.{{cite journal|last=Hollman|first=John (Clerk of the House)|title=Certificate of Appointment|date=January 4, 2023|journal=Journal of the Illinois House of Representatives|volume=102|number=108|page=13|access-date=October 16, 2023|url=https://www.ilga.gov/house/journals/102/2023/HJ102108R.pdf}}

Electoral history

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In the 2022 Republican primary, Hauter defeated Mary J. Burress, the Tazewell County Treasurer, and was unopposed in the 2022 general election.

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = William E. Hauter

| votes = 8,828

| percentage = 56.82

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Mary J. Burress

| votes = 6,709

| percentage = 43.18

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| votes = 15,537

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Bill Hauter

|votes = 37,568

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