N. Duane Noland (born September 12, 1956) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a Republican member of the

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first in the

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and later in the

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Biography

Born in

Blue Mound, Illinois Blue Mound is a village in Macon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,133 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Decatur, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Blue Mound is located in southwestern Macon County ...

, Noland graduated from the public schools in Blue Mound, and attended the

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where he earned a

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degree in Agriculture Education and Economics. Professionally, he has been Vice President of Noland Farms and an

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officer at Illinois National Bank of Springfield for four years. On April 3, 1990, Noland was appointed to the Illinois House of Representatives to succeed Mike Tate who resigned to become executive director of the Illinois Association of Independent Insurance Agents. The district included all or portions of Macon,

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, Shelby, and Moultrie counties in

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. While a member of the Illinois House, Noland served as Minority Spokesman for the Agriculture and Conservation Committee, as well as being seated on the following committees: Appropriations-Public Safety Committee, the Insurance Committee, and the Registration and Regulation Committee. In the 1998 election for

, Noland defeated Democratic incumbent Kevin Kehoe, who had been appointed to replace the late

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. The Senate district he represented, located in

, included all or parts of Macon,

, Piatt,

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, Coles,

, Moultrie, and Effingham. He and his wife, Tina Beckett, have two sons and one daughter. As of 2017, Noland is the CEO of the Association of Illinois Electrical Cooperatives.

References

1956 births People from Macon County, Illinois Republican Party Illinois state senators Farmers from Illinois Living people Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives 20th-century members of the Illinois General Assembly {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-Republican-stub