Dave Syverson
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Dave Syverson.jpg
| name = Dave Syverson
| image name =
| state_senate1 = Illinois
| state1 = Illinois
| district1 = 35th
| term_start1 = 2013
| term_end1 =
| preceded1 = Christine J. Johnson
| succeeded1 = Incumbent
| state_senate2 = Illinois
| state2 = Illinois
| district2 = 34th
| term_start2 = 1993
| term_end2 = 2013
| preceded2 = Joyce Holmberg
| succeeded2 = Steve Stadelman
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|06|29}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| website = https://senatordavesyverson.com
| profession = Insurance agency owner
| party = Republican|
}}
Dave Syverson (born June 29, 1957) is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate representing the 35th district since 2013. Previously, he represented the 34th district from 1993 to 2013.
Early life, education and career
He was born June 29, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois, and moved to Rockford in his early childhood. He attended Guilford High School and Rock Valley College as a business major.
Illinois Senate
Syverson was first elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1992. He joined a group of newly elected conservative State Senators called the "Fab Five". As a member of the Fab Five, along with Chris Lauzen, Steve Rauschenberger, Patrick O'Malley, and Peter Fitzgerald.{{cite news |last=Strahler |first=Steven |date=May 20, 1995 |title=Young and Restless;Meet GOP's Fab 5 |url=http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/19950520/ISSUE01/10009649/young-and-restless-meet-gops-fab-5|newspaper=Crain's Chicago Business |location=Chicago|access-date=February 21, 2015}}
Syverson serves on the following Senate committees: Approp- Health and Human (Minority Spokesperson); Behavioral and Mental Health; Health and Human Services (Minority Spokesperson); Insurance (Minority Spokesperson); Licensed Activities; Local Government; Public Health.Illinois General Assembly, [http://ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=100&MemberID=2316], Committee Assignments
During the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries, Syverson worked on behalf of the presidential campaign of former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson serving as a congressional district chair for Illinois's 16th congressional district.{{cite web|title=Press Release: Thompson Campaign Announces Illinois Leadership Team|editor-first1=Gerhard|editor-last1=Peters|editor-first2=John T.|editor-last2=Woolley|work=The American Presidency Project|date=November 8, 2007|publisher=University of California, Santa Barbara|access-date=August 20, 2021|url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/press-release-thompson-campaign-announces-illinois-leadership-team|archive-date=August 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820215103/https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/press-release-thompson-campaign-announces-illinois-leadership-team|url-status=dead}}
During his time in the Senate he has sponsored and passed over 100 of pieces of legislation aimed at improving the jobs climate in his state, reducing the size of Government, & local Government Tax Caps. In addition, he worked on many sweeping health care reforms including the legislation he sponsored, along with then State Senator Barack Obama, creating Illinois Kid Care health plan.{{cite web |title=Dave Syverson |url=https://senatordavesyverson.com/biography/ |website=Senator Dave Syverson}}
Personal life
In addition to his Senate Role, Dave is a partner with Williams-Manny, Inc., and serves on the Board of MercyHealth.{{Cite web|url=http://mercyhealthaco.com/about-us/|title = About Us - Mercy Accountable Care Organization}} He lives in Rockford and has two children. Syverson is a member of the Rockford Chamber of Commerce, Rockford Area Economic Development Council, Rockford Machine Tool Association, National Federation of Independent Business, the National Association of Financial Planners, The Board of Advisors for Zion Development Corporation and Reformer's Unanimous International. Under a Charity Fund created by the Senator, and funded by giving up portions of his salary, he has been able to raise money to build neighborhood playgrounds for schools around his Senate district.{{Cite web|url=http://www.senatordavesyverson.com/About/Biography|title = Biography}}
Electoral history
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{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2006 Illinois State Senate District 34 General Election{{cite web |title=Dave Syverson |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Dave_Syverson}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = Dave Syverson
| votes = 29131
| percentage = 55.75
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Democratic Party
| candidate = Daniel Lewandowski
| votes = 23120
| percentage = 44.25
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 52251
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2010 Illinois State Senate District 34 General Election{{cite web |title=Dave Syverson |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Dave_Syverson}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = Dave Syverson
| votes = 28145
| percentage = 52.56
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Democratic Party
| candidate = Marla Wilson
| votes = 25407
| percentage = 47.44
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 53552
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2012 Illinois State Senate District 35 General Election{{cite web |title=Dave Syverson |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Dave_Syverson}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = Dave Syverson
| votes = 72411
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 72411
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2016 Illinois State Senate District 35 General Election{{cite web |title=Election Results 2016 General Election |url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/VoteTotalSearch.aspx?ID=wWAtR1UmjvQ%3d}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = Dave Syverson
| votes = 78269
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 78269
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2018 Illinois State Senate District 35 General Election{{cite web |title=Dave Syverson |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Dave_Syverson}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = Dave Syverson
| votes = 62422
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 62422
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2022 Illinois State Senate District 35 General Election{{cite web |title=Dave Syverson |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Dave_Syverson}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = Dave Syverson
| votes = 65233
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 65233
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
- [http://my.ilga.gov/Member/Index/1875?tab=1&chamber=S Biography, bills and committees] at the 98th Illinois General Assembly
- By session: [http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=98&MemberID=1875 98th], [http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=97&MemberID=1650 97th], [http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=96&MemberID=1439 96th], [http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=95&MemberID=1234 95th], [http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=94&MemberID=1011 94th], [http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=93&MemberID=764 93rd]
- [http://www.senatordavesyverson.com State Senator Dave Syverson] constituency site
- [http://www.senategop.state.il.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13 Profile]{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at Illinois State Senate Republicans
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Category:Politicians from Rockford, Illinois
Category:Republican Party Illinois state senators
Category:21st-century members of the Illinois General Assembly