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Jan 8, 2023 · Courtesy. State Rep. Tom Bennett, left, was chosen Saturday to fill the open seat in the 53rd Illinois Senate District that includes northeast Bloomington-Normal. A state representative from Gibson City who already represents about half the 53rd Illinois Senate District will step into the Senate seat being vacated by Jason Barickman.
After Barickman declined to take office for the 103rd General Assembly, Republican Tom Bennett was appointed to the Illinois Senate to fill the vacancy. [21] As the vacancy was filled with greater than 28 months remaining in the term, state statute requires an election be held. [ 12 ]
Jan 9, 2023 · A state representative from Gibson City who already represents about half the 53rd Illinois Senate District will step into the Senate seat being vacated by Jason Barickman. Tom Bennett was chosen Saturday by Republican party chairs from the 53rd District’s 14 counties.
Jan 9, 2023 · Tom Bennett appointed to fill Jason Barickman’s Illinois Senate seat. January 09, 2023. PONTIAC — Calling it “an important day for our district,” state Rep. Tom Bennett was appointed Saturday by Republican party leaders in Illinois’ redrawn 13-county 53rd Senate District to fill the upcoming two-year term of retiring state Sen. Jason ...
Mar 18, 2024 · Bennett served eight years in the Illinois House before he was appointed to the Senate in 2023 to replace former Sen. Jason Barickman, who resigned. The field to fill that seat this year includes Bennett’s former chief of staff, Susan Winn Bence, of Watseka; Grundy County Board member Chris Balkema, of Channahon; farmer Jesse Faber, of ...
- Peter Hancock
Jan 8, 2023 · “The 53rd Senate District was blessed with a great field of candidates," said Livingston County's Dave Rice, who chaired the 13-person committee that picked Barickman's replacement.
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Tom Bennett, R-Gibson City, will be moving from the Illinois House of Representatives to the state Senate.Bennett, who was re-elected to represent the 106th House District in November, was selected Saturday to succeed Jason Barickman in the 53rd Senate District, after Barickman resigned in December.
