Barbara A. Giolitto (born September 1, 1946) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the

Illinois House of Representatives The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 representativ ...

. Born in

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, Giolitto received her associate degree from

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and her bachelor's degree in sociology from

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. She lives in

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. In the 1991 decennial redistricting process, Republican incumbent Ron Wait was redistricted into the 68th House District. The 68th included all of Boone County, eastern Winnebago County, and a small portion of northern

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. Giolitto defeated Wait in the 1992 general election. In a 1994 rematch, the staunchly Republican district reverted to form and Wait was returned to the Illinois House of Representatives.

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1946 births Living people Politicians from Elgin, Illinois Politicians from Rockford, Illinois Rockford University alumni Women state legislators in Illinois Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives 21st-century American women 20th-century members of the Illinois General Assembly 20th-century American women politicians {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-Democratic-stub