Seth Lewis
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{for|the 19th-century Louisiana judge|Seth Lewis (judge)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Seth Lewis
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| state_senate = Illinois
| state = Illinois
| district = 24th
| term_start = {{start date|2023|01|11}}
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| preceded = Suzy Glowiak {{small|(redistricted)}}
| succeeding =
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| state_house2 = Illinois
| state2 = Illinois
| district2 = 45th
| term_start2 = {{start date|2021|01|13}}
| term_end2 = {{end date|2023|01|11}}
| preceded2 = Diane Pappas
| succeeded2 = Jenn Ladisch Douglass
| party = Republican
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| spouse = Bhavna Sharma-Lewis
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| children = 2
| residence = Bartlett, Illinois, US
| alma_mater = {{nowrap|University of Iowa {{small|(B.S.)}}}}
| occupation =
| profession = Industrial Engineer
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| website = https://senatorlewis.com
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Seth Lewis is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate from the 24th district. He previously served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 45th district from 2021 to 2023.
Electoral career
Lewis began his career in public service as a Bartlett Fire Protection District Trustee.{{cite web |title=Representative Seth Lewis (R) |url=https://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?MemberID=2994 |website=ilga.gov |publisher=Illinois General Assembly |access-date=16 March 2022}} Lewis later ran for Illinois State Senate in the 23rd district in 2016 and 2018, but lost both elections to incumbent Tom Cullerton.{{cite web |title=Seth Lewis, Illinois House 45th District Republican nominee profile |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/21/21450078/seth-lewis-illinois-house-rep-45th-district-republican-nominee-2020-election-candidate-profile |website=Chicago Sun Times |access-date=16 March 2022}}{{cite web |title=Seth Lewis |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Seth_Lewis |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=16 March 2022}}
In 2020, Lewis announced that he would be running against incumbent Diane Pappas in Illinois' 45th House District. Lewis defeated Pappas in the general election with 53% of the vote.
Illinois House of Representatives
=Committees=
Currently, Lewis serves on seven committees and one subcommittee: the Transportation: Regulation, Roads committee, the Labor & Commerce committee, the Judiciary - Civil committee, the International Trade & Commerce committee, the Consumer Protection committee, the Appropriations-Human Services committee, the Civil Procedure & Tort Liability committee, and the Wage Policy & Study subcommittee.
=Legislation=
As of 2022, one bill with Lewis listed as the Primary Sponsor has gone on to become law in Illinois: HB2109.{{cite web |title=Bill Status of HB2109 |url=https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocTypeID=HB&DocNum=2109&GAID=16&SessionID=110&LegID=130858 |website=ilga.gov |publisher=Illinois General Assembly |access-date=16 March 2022}} This legislation amended the Illinois Insurance Code to require individual and group accident and health insurers to cover "medically necessary comprehensive cancer testing and testing of blood or constitutional tissue for cancer predisposition testing as determined by a physician."{{cite web |title=Full Text of HB2109 |url=https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=110&GA=102&DocTypeId=HB&DocNum=2109&GAID=16&LegID=130858&SpecSess=&Session= |website=ilga.gov |publisher=Illinois General Assembly |access-date=16 March 2022}}
Personal life
Lewis has been married to Dr. Bhavna Sharma-Lewis since 1997, with whom he has two children. Sharma-Lewis currently serves as superintendent of Diamond Lake School District 76.{{cite web |title=Superintendent of Schools |url=https://www.dist76.org/Superintendent.aspx |website=Diamond Lake District 76 |publisher=Diamond Lake School District 76 |access-date=16 March 2022}} He has lived in Bartlett, Illinois since 2001.{{cite web |title=Meet Seth |url=https://votesethlewis.com/meet-seth/ |website=Seth Lewis |publisher=Citizens for Seth Lewis |access-date=16 March 2022}}
Electoral history
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| title = Illinois 23rd State Senate District Republican Primary, 2016{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=LRZfHKfi8HQ%3d&OfficeType=chAdDTGMeUbnvUBCe6YOyA%3d%3d&T=637461232042481940|title=Election Results 2016 GENERAL PRIMARY|access-date=2021-01-13|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = Seth Lewis
| votes = 21362
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 21362
| percentage = 100.0
}}
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| title = Illinois 23rd State Senate District General Election, 2016{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=LRZfHKfi8HQ%3d&OfficeType=chAdDTGMeUbnvUBCe6YOyA%3d%3d&T=637461232042481940|title=Election Results 2016 GENERAL ELECTION|access-date=2021-01-13|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Thomas E. Cullerton (incumbent)
| votes = 44643
| percentage = 50.69
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = Seth Lewis
| votes = 43429
| percentage = 49.31
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 88072
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
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| title = Illinois 23rd State Senate District Republican Primary, 2018{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=LRZfHKfi8HQ%3d&OfficeType=chAdDTGMeUbnvUBCe6YOyA%3d%3d&T=637461232042481940|title=Election Results 2018 GENERAL PRIMARY|access-date=2021-01-13|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = Seth Lewis
| votes = 12193
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 12193
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois 23rd State Senate District General Election, 2018{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=LRZfHKfi8HQ%3d&OfficeType=chAdDTGMeUbnvUBCe6YOyA%3d%3d&T=637461232042481940|title=Election Results 2018 GENERAL ELECTION|access-date=2021-01-13|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Thomas Cullerton (incumbent)
| votes = 39604
| percentage = 54.86
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = Seth Lewis
| votes = 32582
| percentage = 45.14
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 72186
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois 45th State House District General Election, 2020{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=LRZfHKfi8HQ%3d&OfficeType=Mzn1hIdK%2bXutYfUM2d1xMZdggWwiK022jqUoC73M0kw%3d&T=637461227862350055|title=Election Results 2020 GENERAL ELECTION|access-date=2021-01-13|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = Seth Lewis
| votes = 30246
| percentage = 53.22
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Diane Pappas (incumbent)
| votes = 26590
| percentage = 46.78
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 56836
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2022 Illinois State Senate District 24 General Election{{cite web |title=Seth Lewis |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Seth_Lewis}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Illinois Republican Party
| candidate = Seth Lewis
| votes = 43389
| percentage = 52.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Lauren Nowak (incumbent)
| votes = 39978
| percentage = 48.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 83367
| percentage = 100.0
}}
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Category:21st-century members of the Illinois General Assembly