Jerry Lee Long

{{short description|American politician}}

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| district=76th

| term_start = {{start date|2017|01|11}}

| term_end = {{start date|2019|01|9}}

| preceded=Andy Skoog

| succeeded=Lance Yednock

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|residence = Streator, Illinois

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Jerry Lee Long is a former Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 76th district which includes Bureau, LaSalle, Putnam and Livingston counties in north central Illinois from 2017 to 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=100&MemberID=2491|title=Representative Jerry Lee Long (R) 76th District|publisher=Illinois General Assembly|date=January 11, 2017|accessdate=January 18, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/VotingInformation/PDF/2011Districts/2011RepDist76.pdf|title=Illinois Representative District 76|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|location=Springfield, Illinois|date=May 18, 2011|accessdate=January 18, 2017}}

In the 2018 general election, Long was defeated for a second term by Democratic candidate Lance Yednock, a business representative with International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150.{{cite news|last=Barichello|first=Derek|title=Election 2018: Lance Yednock won in Ottawa, La Salle, Peru; Jerry Long won in Streator in 76th District tally|date=November 9, 2018|newspaper=My Web Times|accessdate=November 11, 2018|url=https://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/11/09/election-2018-lance-yednock-won-in-ottawa-la-salle-peru-jerry-long-won-in-streator-in-76th-district-tally/ase5j40/}}{{cite press release|author=|title=LOCAL 150 BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE LANCE YEDNOCK TO CHALLENGE JERRY LONG FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE IN ILLINOIS DISTRICT 76|location=Countryside, Illinois|publisher=International Union of Operating Engineers|date=September 7, 2017|access-date=November 11, 2018|url=http://local150.org/local-150-business-representative-lance-yednock-to-challenge-jerry-long-for-state-representative-in-illinois-district-76/}}