Chuck Weaver is a former Republican member of the

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for the 37th Senate District. He was appointed in October 2015. The district he represented included all or parts of

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, Knox, Stark, Peoria, Woodford and

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counties in Central Illinois. Weaver graduated from

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and received his

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from nearby

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and J.D. from

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.Biography, bills and committees
at the 99th Illinois General Assembly. Accessed 2016-10-05. Weaver became president, of Weaver Enterprises, operator of 30

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franchises. Weaver has been on the board of the Peoria County Youth Farm, and was chairman of the City of Peoria Zoning Board of Appeals. he was co-owner of Peoria Builders. He was elected to an

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seat in the 2011 Peoria City Council election and retained it in the 2015 election. Weaver was chosen by a Republican committee, and sworn in, as a State Senator for the 37th Senate District in October 2015, joining the 99th Illinois General Assembly in mid-session. He ran unopposed in 2016, winning a four-year term. On January 9, 2020, it was announced that Weaver would withdraw from his reelection bid and retire from the Illinois Senate. He was replaced on the ballot by Republican businessman Win Stoller who would go on to win the election. As of 2022, he is the chairman of the Peoria County Republican Party.

Committees

* Education (Minority Spokesperson) * Higher Education * Insurance * Labor * Licensed Activities * Transportation

Personal life

In the 2022 Illinois House of Representatives election, his son Travis Weaver was elected unopposed in the 93rd district.

References

External links

Biography, bills and committees
at the 101st Illinois General Assembly **By session
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Weaver, Chuck Republican Party Illinois state senators 1956 births Living people Peoria, Illinois City Council members Bradley University alumni DePaul University College of Law alumni Businesspeople from Illinois 21st-century members of the Illinois General Assembly