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Illinois House
Litchfield, IL 62056 Campaign Contributions: ISBE Disclosure Reports Gary Hannig was born in Litchfield on July 22, 1952. He was raised in Mt. Olive, where he graduated in 1970 in the top ten of his class. He was selected as a member of the prestigious National Honor Society. After graduation he enrolled at the University of Illinois where he graduated with Honors and a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting. In 1975, Hannig passed the Certified Public Accountant exam and served as a CPA until he was elected to the state legislature just three years later. For several terms Hannig was the youngest member of the Illinois House of Representatives. Throughout his legislative career, Representative Gary Hannig has been an advocate for education improvements. As the former Vice-Chair on the Education Committee and as a former member of the Elementary and Secondary Education Committee including the Task Force on Chicago School Reform, he enacted numerous bills to improve our education system. Hannig supported the budget plan to use over 51% of all new General Revenue Funds for education. He has also continuously sponsored legislation that would raise the level of general state aid paid to school districts. In addition to his work on education issues, Hannig is working to improve rural economic development. He is the former Chair of the Democratic Downstate Caucus where he fought for the interests of rural Illinois. He secured significant funding for local road projects and infrastructure development in his district and around the state. In addition, as a former member of the Agriculture Committee, he oversaw legislation affecting the livelihood of family farms. Hannig supported the elimination of the additive MTBE from gasoline and additional funding to Illinois universities to assist with market research. Hannig was also a leading supporter of the Gift Ban Act and campaign reform legislation. Hannig has previously served as Chairman of the General Services Appropriations Committee and Vice-Chairman of the Education Appropriations Committee. Other previous committees and task forces include: Aging, Transportation, Co-Chair of the Legislative Audit Commission, and Democratic Spokesperson for the Blue Ribbon Committee on State Procurement and the Illinois Legislative Sportsman's Caucus. House Speaker Michael J. Madigan named Hannig to his current position as Deputy Majority Leader. In that capacity, he is the chief budget negotiator for the House Democrats. Hannig resides in Litchfield with his wife Elizabeth. Affiliations: * Mt. Olive Knights of Columbus * Benld Croatian Lodge * Macoupin County Historical Society * Wolf Pack Antique Car Club * ABATE * Litchfield Rotary Club * Coal County Chamber of Commerce Honors and Awards: * Illinois Primary Healthcare Association, Legislative Recognition Award * Illinois Education Association, Champion of Education Award for Heroic Efforts for the Schools and Children of Illinois * Farm Bureau - ACTIVATOR, Friends of Agriculture * (IL. Hospital & Health Systems Association, Outstanding Legislator Award * Assoc. of IL. Soil & Water Conservation Districts, Legislator of the Year Award * IL. Family & Consumer Sciences Teachers Assoc., Friend of Family and Consumer Sciences Education Award * IL Retired Teachers Assoc., Extraordinary Effort, Effective Leadership & Unfailing Dedication to the Cause of Obtaining Health Insurance Equity for Retired Teachers * Lincoln Land Community College, Outstanding Dedication & Commitment to Higher Education * Friends at The IL. Community Action Assoc., Deepest Appreciation of Support & Dedication to Community Action * FAYCO Enterprises, Inc., Service to Individuals with Disabilities * IL. Assoc. of Regional Superintendents of Schools, Outstanding Effort on Behalf of Education in the State of Illinois Campaign Contributions: ISBE Disclosure Reports E-mail this article to a friend | Printer friendly format |
