Stephen Alan Spangler (born October 28, 1953) is an American politician who served one term in the

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Biography

Stephen Alan Spangler was born October 28, 1953 in Joliet, Illinois. He has a Bachelor of Science from Northern Illinois University. Spangler was a member of the Grundy County Board. In the 1994 general election, Spangler defeated Grundy County State's Attorney Dave Neal 19,204 votes to 11,333 votes. As his predecessor, Jerry Weller, resigned early to be sworn into the United States House of Representatives from

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, Spangler was sworn on December 30, 1994 and assigned to the following committees: Committees on Environment & Energy; Health Care & Human Services; Judiciary-Criminal Law; Transportation & Motor Vehicles. In the 1996 general election, Democratic candidate and attorney

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defeated Spangler 21,006 votes to 18,763 votes.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Spangler, Stephen Northern Illinois University alumni 1953 births People from Morris, Illinois Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives Living people