Thomas R. Morrison[1] was a Republican member of the Illinois General Assembly for 54th House district, which includes all or portions of Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Inverness, Hoffman Estates, Arlington Heights, Barrington, and Schaumburg.
Out of college he was a radio news reporter and anchor[2] before beginning a career as a fifth grade teacher.
He has experience as a small business owner, having owned and operated two ServPro franchises, Palatine/Rolling Meadows and Elk Grove/Itasca/Roselle, for six years.
He is a co-sponsor of the No Funds Without Revenue Estimate bill,[10] designed to help the legislature pass a balanced budget.
[12] Morrison was the first Illinois State Representative to turn down the legislative pension benefit, saying, “If I had remained in the system, I would have been seen as part of the problem.
[21] Upon being re-elected in 2018, Rep. Morrison authored legislation to punish doctors for providing transition healthcare to transgender children experiencing gender dysphoria.