Keith R. Wheeler
{{short description|American politician}}
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| name = Keith Wheeler
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| state_house = Illinois
| state = Illinois
| district = 50th
| term_start = {{start date|2015|01|14}}
| term_end = {{end date|2023|01|11}}
| preceded = Kay Hatcher
| succeeded = Barbara Hernandez
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| party = Republican
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| spouse = Lisa
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| children = One Child
Two Stepchildren
| residence = Oswego, Illinois
| alma_mater = University of Illinois (B.S.)
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Keith R. Wheeler is a Republican politician and former member of the Illinois House of Representatives. He represented the 50th District from 2015 to 2023. The 50th district included municipalities in southern Kane and Kendall counties.
Illinois House of Representatives
Wheeler was elected to the Illinois House in 2014, defeating three other Republicans in a primary and a Democrat in the general election.{{Cite web |title=Keith R. Wheeler |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Keith_R._Wheeler |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}} He was reelected in 2016, 2018, and 2020. Wheeler served as an Assistant Republican Leader.{{Cite web |title=Illinois General Assembly - Representative Biography |url=https://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=102&MemberID=2883 |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=www.ilga.gov}}
After new legislative maps were drawn to fit the results of the 2020 census, Wheeler opted to seek a fifth term in the House in the new 83rd District. He lost to Democratic nominee Matt Hanson.[https://ballotpedia.org/Keith_R._Wheeler]
= Committee assignments =
Electoral history
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| title = Illinois 50th State House District Republican Primary, 2014{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=XKALWXDAS04%3d&OfficeType=Mzn1hIdK%2bXutYfUM2d1xMZdggWwiK022jqUoC73M0kw%3d|title=Election results 2014 GENERAL PRIMARY|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=January 30, 2020}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = Keith R. Wheeler
| votes = 5849
| percentage = 52.50
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = Julie Cosimo
| votes = 2003
| percentage = 17.98
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = Beth C. Goncher
| votes = 1852
| percentage = 16.62
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = William F. Keck
| votes = 1437
| percentage = 12.90
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 11141
| percentage = 100.0
}}
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| title = Illinois 50th State House District General Election, 2014{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=z%2fR%2feACUG%2bY%3d&OfficeType=Mzn1hIdK%2bXutYfUM2d1xMZdggWwiK022jqUoC73M0kw%3d|title=Election results 2014 GENERAL ELECTION|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=January 30, 2020}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = Keith R. Wheeler
| votes = 23260
| percentage = 67.88
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Valerie L. Burd
| votes = 11007
| percentage = 32.12
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 34267
| percentage = 100.0
}}
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| title = Illinois 50th State House District General Election, 2016{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=MdSiWa1xQus%3d&OfficeType=Mzn1hIdK%2bXutYfUM2d1xMZdggWwiK022jqUoC73M0kw%3d|title=Election results 2016 GENERAL ELECTION|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=January 30, 2020}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = Keith R. Wheeler (incumbent)
| votes = 31659
| percentage = 60.32
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Valerie L. Burd
| votes = 20830
| percentage = 39.68
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 52489
| percentage = 100.0
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| title = Illinois 50th State House District General Election, 2018{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=JVM3BFfJbYc%3d&OfficeType=Mzn1hIdK%2bXutYfUM2d1xMZdggWwiK022jqUoC73M0kw%3d|title=Election results 2018 GENERAL ELECTION|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=January 30, 2020}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = Keith R. Wheeler (incumbent)
| votes = 25862
| percentage = 54.99
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = James G. Leslie
| votes = 21170
| percentage = 45.01
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 47032
| percentage = 100.0
}}
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| title = Illinois 50th State House District General Election, 2020{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=JVM3BFfJbYc%3d&OfficeType=Mzn1hIdK%2bXutYfUM2d1xMZdggWwiK022jqUoC73M0kw%3d|title=Election results 2018 GENERAL ELECTION|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=January 30, 2020}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = Keith R. Wheeler (incumbent)
| votes = 35817
| percentage = 56.4
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Kate Monteleone
| votes = 27661
| percentage = 43.6
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 63,478
| percentage = 100.0
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| title = Illinois 83rd State House District General Election, 2022{{cite book|editor-last=Matthews|editor-first=Bernadette M.|title=Official Canvass General Election November 8, 2022|date=December 5, 2022|access-date=December 5, 2022|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|location=Springfield, Illinois|url=https://archive.org/details/2022-official-vote-totals-book}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Matt Hanson
| votes = 20422
| percentage = 53.5
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = Keith R. Wheeler
| votes = 17739
| percentage = 46.5
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 38161
| percentage = 100.0
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Post-legislative career
On December 19, 2023, it was announced that Wheeler would join the governmental affairs team of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce.{{cite news|author=Staff|title=Illinois Chamber of Commerce deepens its legislative team|date=December 19, 2023|newspaper=Quad Cities Business Journal|access-date=December 19, 2023|url=https://quadcitiesbusiness.com/illinois-chamber-of-commerce-deepens-its-legislative-team/}}
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{{Illinois House of Representatives |state=collapsed}}
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Category:Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives
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Category:21st-century members of the Illinois General Assembly