Tim Ozinga (born 1986/1987) is an American politician who was a

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member of the Illinois House from the 37th district from 2021 to 2024. The 37th district, located in the

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, includes parts of Frankfort, Frankfort Square,

Homer Glen Homer Glen is a village, located southwest of downtown Chicago, in Homer Township, Will County, Illinois. It is a southwest suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 24,543. The village was incorporated on April 17, 2001. The ...

, Joliet, Lockport,

Mokena Mokena is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. The population was 19,887 at the 2020 census. The Census Bureau's 2019 estimate found that the population had increased to 20,159. Etymology Mokena is a name apparently derived from a ...

New Lenox New Lenox is a village in central Will County, Illinois, United States. It is a southwestern suburb of Chicago and an eastern suburb of Joliet. The village population was 27,214 as of 2020. New Lenox has schools like Lincoln-Way West High Sc ...

Orland Park Orland Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, with a small portion in Will County. The village is a suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, Orland Park had a population of 58,703. Located 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Chica ...

, Orland Hills, and

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Early life, education, and career

Tim Ozinga grew up in

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. He attended

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and would attend

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, where he would earn a

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in business management and political science. Before earning his B.S., Ozinga took a short academic break to work on his father's congressional campaign in 2008. He earned an

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from

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and "completed the executive education program at

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." Ozinga is currently the co-owner and executive vice-president of Ozinga Bros, Inc., a "fourth-generation family business specializing in building materials and logistics" since 1928. Ozinga formerly served on the technology committee in Mokena, Illinois, as well as a commissioner on the economic development commission. He currently serves as board secretary for the Mokena Community Park District. Ozinga is a member of the Illinois Republican Party's Central Committee as a representative from the

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He served as Chairman of the Will County Republican Party from 2022 to 2024.

Illinois House of Representatives

In the 2020 general election, Ozinga was elected to succeed fellow Republican and retiring Representative

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. After the election, McDermed resigned several days before the end of her term in the 101st General Assembly. The Republican Representative Committee of the Republican Party of the 37th Representative District appointed Representative-elect Ozinga to serve the remainder of McDermed's term. He was sworn into office on January 5, 2021. As of July 3rd, 2022, Ozinga is a member of the following Illinois House committees: On April 8, 2024, Ozinga announced his resignation effective that day. Patrick Sheehan, the Republican nominee in 2022 for State Senate, was appointed to succeed him. * Appropriations - Public Safety Committee (HAPP) * Clean Energy Subcommittee (HENG-CLEA) * Energy & Environment Committee (HENG) * Ethics & Elections Committee (SHEE) * Housing Committee (SHOU) * Revenue & Finance Committee (HREF) * Sales, Amusements, & Other Taxes Subcommittee (HREF-SATX)

Electoral history

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