The 76th district anchored in the Ottawa-Streator area and includes the municipalities of Hennepin, Ottawa, Streator, Peru, LaSalle, Oglesby and Spring Valley.
He served as a full-time legislator and his committee assignments included Rules, Revenue & Finance, Appropriations-General Service, Insurance, Agriculture & Conservation, Property Tax and Public Utilities.
[4] During his time in the House, he was credited with coming up with a solution to fixing the fiscal problems with the state's unemployment insurance trust fund.
[5] In his capacity as a state representative he also sat on the Comprehensive Health Insurance Board of Illinois.
[6] He was also a Deputy Majority Leader and chairman of the House Democratic Downstate Caucus.