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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Terry W. Deering |
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DuBois, Illinois , United States |
| Email | None |
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| Born |
November 07, 1958
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| Died | June 26, 1997
(38 years)
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| Contributor | ev |
| Last Modifed | David
Oct 23, 2020 09:32pm |
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| Info | He served as Mayor of Du Bois.
State House, 1991-1997 (died in office)
He was a coal miner while secretly nourishing the hope of becoming a politician. In 1979, at age 20, he was elected to the village board of Du Bois and was appointed village president in 1981. In last November's general election, he defeated an incumbent state representative who was assumed to be an easy winner.
Coal miner-turned-state Rep. Terry W. Deering (D-115, Du Bois) has become, at age 32, one of the 118 House members who will shape the laws that govern Illinois. Rep. Deering already has some ideas about his new job. A strong believer in individual town meetings, he plans to open one or two satellite offices and travel from town to town to make himself accessible to his constituents.
Deering considers education funding one of the top issues facing Illinois today, but he is against making the two-year income tax surcharge permanent: "We are losing business and industry in Illinois, and instead of taxing and taxing to make up the lost revenue, we need to get industry into the state and put more and more people to work."
Deering is one of 14 new state representatives sworn in on January 9. The House of Representatives opened the day in a festive mood. Amid flowers and cheers from families and friends, 11 Democrats and three Republicans took their oaths. "This [the ceremony] is something I'm going to treasure the rest of my life," Deering said afterwards.
Sworn in along with Deering were other young newcomers, like Rep. Dan Cronin (R-40, Elmhurst), 31. Although a new lawmaker, he is new neither to Springfield nor to the legislative process. He served from 1985 to 1987 as legal counsel to House Minority Leader Lee A. Daniels (R-46, Elmhurst).
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