Mike Fortner

{{Short description|American politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

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| name=Mike Fortner

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| office=Member of the
Illinois House of Representatives
from the 49th district
{{small|95th district (2007-2013)}}

| term_start=2007

| term_end=2019

| preceded= Randy Hultgren

| succeeded= Karina Villa

| birth_date={{birth date and age|1958|6|6}}[https://www.facebook.com/pg/State-Representative-Mike-Fortner-128841243801803/about/ Facebook: State Representative Mike Fortner]

| birth_place=Chicago, Illinois

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| spouse=Rebecca

| profession=Physicist

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| party=Republican

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Mike Fortner (born June 6, 1958) is a former Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 49th district. He has also been a researcher at Fermilab since 1987, and a professor at Northern Illinois University since 1993. Before election to the House, he had been the Mayor of West Chicago, Illinois.

On November 7, 2006, he defeated Democratic candidate Dirk Enger, succeeding Randy Hultgren, who was elected to the Illinois State Senate in the 48th district. He announced August 7, 2017, he would not seek reelection.{{cite news|url=https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/07/rep-fortner-to-retire-at-end-of-term/|title=Rep. Fortner to retire at end of term|last=Miller|first=Rich|newspaper=Capitol Fax|location=Springfield, Illinois|date=August 7, 2017|accessdate=August 7, 2017}} In the election to succeed Fortner, Karina Villa defeated DuPage County Board member Tonia Khouri.{{cite news|last=Krishnamurthy|first=Madhu|title=Villa wins handily in 49th House race|date=November 6, 2018|newspaper=Daily Herald|url=https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20181106/villa-wins-handily-in-49th-house-race}}

Fortner holds a Ph.D. in physics from Brandeis University.[http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=57446 Project Vote Smart - Representative Mike Fortner - Biography]

House Minority Leader Jim Durkin appointed Fortner to the Census Advisory Panel for a term beginning June 25, 2019.{{cite web|editor-last=Klenke|editor-first=Clayton|title=Expiration and Vacancies Governor October 2019|page=33|date=October 31, 2019|accessdate=May 10, 2020|url= http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lru/Gov.pdf|publisher=State of Illinois Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability|archive-url=|archive-date=}} The Census Advisory Panel advisory board to the Census Office within the Department of Human Services to ensure complete and accurate census count for the 2020 United States Census.{{cite web|last=Gruber|first=Amanda|title=Publication 425: State Board and Commission Descriptions|publisher=State of Illinois Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability|date=August 1, 2019|accessdate=May 10, 2020|page=52|url=http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lru/Descriptions.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=}}