Ryan Spain
{{short description|American politician}}
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| birth_place = Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
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| district = 73rd
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| preceded = David R. Leitch
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| office2 = Member of the Peoria City Council
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| party = Republican
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| residence = Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
| alma_mater = University of Illinois
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Ryan Spain (born October 11, 1982) is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 73rd district which includes parts of Bureau, Marshall, Peoria, Rock Island, Stark and Whiteside counties in west central Illinois.
Early life and career
At age 24, Spain was elected an at-large member of the Peoria City Council. He was sworn in May 1, 2007.{{cite news|last=Davis|first=Jennifer|title=Spain set to be sworn in to council - State's attorney says no conflict of interest exists|date=May 1, 2007|newspaper=Peoria Journal Star}} On October 5, 2016, Spain announced his resignation from the City Council with an effective date of November 18, 2016.{{cite news|last=Koonce|first=Tanya|title= Councilman Announces Resignation to Let Voters Decide|date=October 5, 2016|newspaper=WCBU.org|access-date=February 11, 2021|url=https://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/councilman-announces-resignation-let-voters-decide#stream/0}}
Spain has undergraduate degrees in political science and speech communications from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and an M.B.A. from Bradley University.{{cite journal|editor-last=Miller|editor-first=David R.|title=Biographies of New House Members|journal=First Reading|volume=30|issue=2|page=5|publisher=Illinois General Assembly Legislative Research Unit|location=Springfield, Illinois|access-date=February 11, 2021|url=https://www.ilga.gov/commission/lru/Nov2016FirstRdg.pdf}} Prior to his service in the Illinois House, Spain was Vice President of Government Relations at OSF HealthCare, which included serving as one of OSF Healthcare's lobbyists on Capitol Hill.{{cite news|last=Swiech|first=Paul|title=Depth of cuts worrisome for health services|newspaper=The Pantagraph|date=February 20, 2015}}{{cite web|last=Spain|first=Ryan|title=Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) Lobbying Report|date=January 10, 2017|url=https://disclosurespreview.house.gov/ld/ldxmlrelease/2017/Q1/300844564.xml}} As of 2020, Spain is Vice President of Economic Development with OSF.{{cite news|last=Shelley|first=Tim|title=New OSF Headquarters Still On Track for 2021 Opening|date=October 11, 2019|newspaper=WCBU.org|access-date=February 11, 2021|url=https://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/new-osf-headquarters-still-track-2021-opening#stream/0}}
State legislature
On October 8, 2015, Representative David R. Leitch, the most senior Republican in the Illinois House of Representatives, announced that he would not seek re-election to the House from the 73rd district.{{cite news|url=http://capitolfax.com/2015/10/08/rep-leitch-wont-run-again/|title=Rep. Leitch won't run again|last=Miller|first=Rich|date=October 15, 2015|accessdate=December 24, 2020|newspaper=Capitol Fax}} The 73rd district consisted, at the time, of all or parts of Bureau, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Woodford, and LaSalle counties in west central Illinois.{{cite book|editor-last=White|editor-first=Jesse|title=Illinois Blue Book 2021-2022|chapter=Legislative Districts of Illinois|page=58|publisher=Illinois Secretary of State|location=Springfield, Illinois|url=https://www.ilsos.gov/publications/illinois_bluebook/legdistrictmaps.pdf|access-date=October 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017215839/https://www.ilsos.gov/publications/illinois_bluebook/legdistrictmaps.pdf|archive-date=October 17, 2021}}{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/VotingInformation/PDF/2011Districts/2011RepDist73.pdf|title=Illinois Representative District 73|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|location=Springfield, Illinois|date=May 18, 2011|access-date=January 18, 2017|archive-date=August 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817003519/https://www.elections.il.gov/Downloads/VotingInformation/PDF/2011Districts/2011RepDist73.pdf}} Spain was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in the 2016 general election to succeed Leitch.
As part of the 2021 decennial reapportionment, the 73rd district was redrawn to add parts of Bureau, Rock Island and Whiteside counties while removing LaSalle and Woodford counties, and removing various portions of Peoria, Stark, and Marshall counties.{{cite web|title=Maps of Districts of the Illinois House of Representatives (2023-2033)|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|page=73|date=July 16, 2022|url=https://archive.org/details/2022-house-map-series-layout-reduce|access-date=November 14, 2022}}
On February 11, 2021, Minority Leader Jim Durkin announced that Spain would be leading the House Republican Organization, the campaign arm of Republican candidates running for the Illinois House of Representatives, for the 2022 general election.{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Rich|title=Question of the Day|date=February 11, 2021|newspaper=Capitol Fax|access-date=February 11, 2021|url=https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/11/question-of-the-day-3209/#comments}} He was reappointed to this role chairing the House Republican Organization in 2023.{{cite letter|last=Krahn|first=David|subject=D-1 Statement of Organization (Amendment)|recipient=Illinois State Board of Elections|language=English|date=August 31, 2023|url=https://elections.il.gov/CampaignDisclosure/CDPDFViewer.aspx?FiledDocID=vjebInV083qQFV2ZiYWP3Q%3d%3d&DocType=y4%2bQAKnRNtkuIDOSztTByg%3d%3d|location=Naperville, Illinois|access-date=October 25, 2023}} At the start of the 103rd Illinois General Assembly, newly installed Minority Leader Tony McCombie elevated Spain to serve as one of two Deputy Minority Leaders alongside Norine Hammond of Macomb.{{cite letter| first= Tony | last= McCombie| recipient= John W. Hollman (Clerk of the Illinois House of Representatives)|subject=Appointments to the House Minority Leadership for the 103rd General Assembly|language=English|date=January 12, 2023|url=https://ilga.gov/House/journals/103/2023/HJ103002R.pdf|format=|location=Springfield, Illinois|publisher=Journal of the Illinois House of Representatives. 103 (2) 3|access-date=October 23, 2023|archive-url=|archive-date=|author-mask=|mode=|id=}}
As of July 3, 2022, Representative Spain is a member of the following Illinois House committees:{{Cite web |title=Illinois General Assembly - Representative Committees |url=https://ilga.gov/house/RepCommittees.asp?MemberID=2910 |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=ilga.gov}}
- Appropriations - Human Services Committee (HAPH)
- Business & Innovation Subcommittee (HLBR-BUIN)
- Ethics & Elections Committee (SHEE)
- Executive Committee (HEXC)
- Financial Institutions Committee (HFIN)
- Labor & Commerce Committee (HLBR)
- Prescription Drug Affordability Committee (HPDA)
- Redistricting Committee (HRED)
- Tourism Committee (SHTO)
References
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External links
- [http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=100&MemberID=2498 Profile] at Illinois General Assembly
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Category:Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives
Category:University of Illinois alumni
Category:People from Henry County, Illinois
Category:Peoria, Illinois City Council members
Category:21st-century members of the Illinois General Assembly