Paul Faraci is a Democratic member of the

Illinois Senate The Illinois Senate is the upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the State of Illinois in the United States. The body was created by the first state constitution adopted in 1818. Under the ...

from the 52nd district. The 52nd district includes

Champaign Champaign ( ) is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 88,302 at the 2020 census. It is the tenth-most populous municipality in Illinois and the fourth most populous city in the state outside the Chicago metr ...

, Danville, Rantoul,

St. Joseph According to the canonical Gospels, Joseph (; ) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. Joseph is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church, Eastern Orth ...

, and Urbana. Faraci was appointed to succeed Scott Bennett in the 103rd General Assembly.

Early life and work

Faraci was born in Chicago, Illinois to Piero and Flora Faraci, well-regarded Champaign restaurateurs and small business owners (owners of Great Impasta and Jane Addams Book Shop in Downtown Champaign). Faraci later opened and operated his own restaurant in Downtown Champaign, the City of New Orleans. Faraci has worked for the

Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity ttps://dceo.illinois.gov/smallbizassistance/beginhere/businessinformationcenter.html Business Information Center The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) is the code department of the Illinois state government that spons ...

and the

Illinois Treasurer The Treasurer of Illinois is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of government of the U.S. state of Illinois. Seventy-four individuals have occupied the office of Treasurer since statehood. The incumbent is Mike Frerichs, a Democ ...

Illinois Senate

On December 9, 2022, Scott Bennett died from complications due to a brain tumor. This created a vacancy for both the remainder of the 102nd General Assembly and the 103rd General Assembly to which Bennett had been elected. Scott Bennett's widow, Stacy, was appointed to fill the remainder of Scott's term in the 102nd General Assembly. On January 7, 2023, Faraci was appointed by the Democratic county party chairpersons of Champaign and Vermilion County to serve in the 103rd General Assembly. He took office on January 11, 2023.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Faraci, Paul Illinois state senators Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Champaign, Illinois 21st-century members of the Illinois General Assembly