Updated district information, counties, and committee asignments
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| '''Blaine Wilhour''' is a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] from the 107th district. The district, located in [[Southern Illinois]], includes all or portions of [[Bond County, Illinois|Bond]], [[Clinton County, Illinois|Clinton]], [[Effingham County, Illinois|Effingham]], [[Fayette County, Illinois|Fayette]], and [[Marion County, Illinois|Marion]] counties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.il.gov/Downloads/V...ricts/2011RepDist107.pdf|title=Representative District 107|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|date=May 18, 2011|access-date=September 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2017012...ricts/2011RepDist107.pdf|archive-date=January 26, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> | '''Blaine Wilhour''' is a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] from the 110th district for the 103rd General Assembly. The district, located in South Central Illinois, includes all or portions of [[Bond County, Illinois|Bond]], [[Clay County, Illinois|Clay]], [[Clinton County, Illinois|Clinton]], [[Effingham County, Illinois|Effingham]], [[Fayette County, Illinois|Fayette]], [[Marion County, Illinois|Marion]], [[Montgomery County, Illinois|Montgomery]], and [[Richland County, Illinois|Richland]] counties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.il.gov/Downloads/V...ricts/2011RepDist107.pdf|title=Representative District 107|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|date=May 18, 2011|access-date=September 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2017012...ricts/2011RepDist107.pdf|archive-date=January 26, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
| Wilhour, of [[Beecher City, Illinois|Beecher City]], defeated David J. Seiler, a history teacher at [[Lake Land College]], in the 2018 general election. He is a past member of the Fayette County Board and veteran of the [[Illinois Army National Guard]]. He works at his family's construction company and its farm.<ref>{{cite news|last=Stewart|first=Keith|title=107th District GOP candidate: Blaine Wilhour|date=January 19, 2018|newspaper=Effingham Daily News|access-date=December 9, 2018|url=https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/...cle_94859e18-bf48-57c9-a0b7-b7cffe8788e2.html}}</ref><ref name="BND Profile">{{cite interview|last=Wilhour|first=Blaine|title=Candidate Profile: Blaine Wilhour (R-107)|interviewer=Belleville News-Democrat Editorial Board|publisher=[[Belleville News-Democrat]]|location=[[Belleville, Illinois]]|date=October 20, 2018|access-date=December 9, 2018|url=https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/election/article219759520.html | Wilhour, of [[Beecher City, Illinois|Beecher City]], defeated David J. Seiler, a history teacher at [[Lake Land College]], in the 2018 general election. He is a past member of the Fayette County Board and veteran of the [[Illinois Army National Guard]]. He works at his family's construction company and its farm.<ref>{{cite news|last=Stewart|first=Keith|title=107th District GOP candidate: Blaine Wilhour|date=January 19, 2018|newspaper=Effingham Daily News|access-date=December 9, 2018|url=https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/...cle_94859e18-bf48-57c9-a0b7-b7cffe8788e2.html}}</ref><ref name="BND Profile">{{cite interview|last=Wilhour|first=Blaine|title=Candidate Profile: Blaine Wilhour (R-107)|interviewer=Belleville News-Democrat Editorial Board|publisher=[[Belleville News-Democrat]]|location=[[Belleville, Illinois]]|date=October 20, 2018|access-date=December 9, 2018|url=https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/election/article219759520.html |
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| In the aftermath of the [[2021 United States Capitol attack|storming of the Capitol]] by a mob of Trump supporters, Wilhour condemned the violence and the rioters but expressed sympathy with the reason for the protests. Wilhour supported [[Mary Miller (politician)|Mary Miller]]'s objections to certifying [[Joe Biden]]'s electoral victory, falsely claiming there were "irregularities" in the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 election]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Adams|first=Andrew|date=6 January 2021|title=Local lawmakers react to Washington chaos|url=https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/...live|access-date=2021-07-21|website=Effingham Daily News|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2021072...cle_b16314e0-5126-11eb-b6e6-f3cd0f364689.html |archive-date=2021-07-21 }}</ref> | In the aftermath of the [[2021 United States Capitol attack|storming of the Capitol]] by a mob of Trump supporters, Wilhour condemned the violence and the rioters but expressed sympathy with the reason for the protests. Wilhour supported [[Mary Miller (politician)|Congresswoman Mary Miller]]'s objections to certifying [[Joe Biden]]'s electoral victory, claiming there were "irregularities" in the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 election]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Adams|first=Andrew|date=6 January 2021|title=Local lawmakers react to Washington chaos|url=https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/...live|access-date=2021-07-21|website=Effingham Daily News|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2021072...cle_b16314e0-5126-11eb-b6e6-f3cd0f364689.html |archive-date=2021-07-21 }}</ref> |
| As of July 3, 2022, Representative Wilhour was a member of the following Illinois House committees:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Illinois General Assembly - Representative Committees |url=https://ilga.gov/house/RepCommittees.asp?MemberID=2962 |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=ilga.gov}}</ref> | As of January 13, 2023, Representative Wilhour is a member of the following Illinois House committees during the 103rd General Assembly:<ref name=":0" /> |
| * Appropriations - Elementary & Secondary Education Committee (HAPE); Republican Spokesperson | |
| * Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum and Policies Committee (HELM) | |
| * Energy & Environment Committee (HENG) | |
| * Ethics & Elections Committee (SHEE) | |
| * Job Growth & Workforce Development Sub-Committee (HLBR-HLJG) | |
| * Labor & Commerce Committee (HLBR) | |
| * Occupational Licenses Sub-Committee (HLBR-HLOL) | |
| * Personnel & Pensions Committee (HPPN) | |
| * Small Business, Technology Innovation Committee (SBTE) | |
| As of July 3, 2022, Representative Wilhour was a member of the following Illinois House committees during the 102nd General Assembly:<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Illinois General Assembly - Representative Committees |url=https://ilga.gov/house/RepCommittees.asp?MemberID=2962 |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=ilga.gov}}</ref> | |
| * Appropriations - Elementary & Secondary Education Committee (HAPE) | * Appropriations - Elementary & Secondary Education Committee (HAPE) |
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