Donald L. Saltsman (December 15, 1933 – July 3, 2014) was an American politician from

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. Born in

, Saltsman went to

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and the

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. He was a firefighter for the City of Peoria from 1956 to 1984. For 12 years he served as the President of Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois Local 50, the union representing Peoria fire fighters. Saltsman was elected to the 92nd District seat of the

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as a

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in 1980, taking office in 1981 and remaining until he was narrowly defeated in the 1996 Democratic

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. He died in Peoria, Illinois and buried at Peoria's Resurrection Mausoleum.

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1933 births 2014 deaths 20th-century American firefighters American trade union leaders Illinois Central College alumni Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives Politicians from Peoria, Illinois University of Illinois alumni 20th-century members of the Illinois General Assembly {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-Democratic-stub