Dave Syverson
Dave Syverson is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate representing the 35th district since 2013. Previously, he represented the 34th district from 1993 to 2013.
Early life, education and career
He was born June 29, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois, and moved to Rockford in his early childhood. He attended Guilford High School and Rock Valley College as a business major.Illinois Senate
Syverson was first elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1992. He joined a group of newly elected conservative State Senators called the "Fab Five". As a member of the Fab Five, along with Chris Lauzen, Steve Rauschenberger, Patrick O'Malley, and Peter Fitzgerald.Syverson serves on the following Senate committees: Approp- Health and Human ; Behavioral and Mental Health; Health and Human Services ; Insurance ; Licensed Activities; Local Government; Public Health.
During the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries, Syverson worked on behalf of the presidential campaign of former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson serving as a congressional district chair for Illinois's 16th congressional district.
During his time in the Senate he has sponsored and passed over 100 of pieces of legislation aimed at improving the jobs climate in his state, reducing the size of Government, & local Government Tax Caps. In addition, he worked on many sweeping health care reforms including the legislation he sponsored, along with then State Senator Barack Obama, creating Illinois Kid Care health plan.