Bradley Fritts

Bradley J. Fritts is an American politician. He is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 74th district, encompassing all or parts of DeKalb, LaSalle, Lee, Ogle, and Whiteside counties in north-central Illinois. He is currently the youngest member of the Illinois House of Representatives and its first member born after the year 2000.

Early life and education

Fritts has a Bachelor's degree in agricultural and consumer economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Career

He is a farmer and substitute teacher by profession. A Republican precinct committeeman, Fritts comes from a politically active family; his father Edward Fritts is the township supervisor for Dixon Township and his late uncle John Fritts was the Lee County Treasurer.

Electoral history

2022

In the 2022 Republican primary, Fritts defeated Liandro Arellano, the incumbent Mayor of Dixon, and ran unopposed in the general election.