John D. Anthony

John D. Anthony is an American law enforcement official and politician. He served as the sheriff of Kendall County, Illinois prior to becoming a member of the Illinois House of Representatives. He represented the 75th district from August 2013 to June 2016. The district he represents includes all or parts of Minooka, Channahon, Joliet, Morris, Seneca, Marseilles, Sheridan and Plano. He was the first African American Republican member of the Illinois General Assembly since the Cutback Amendment came into effect in 1983.
Anthony resigned from the Illinois House of Representatives on June 17, 2016, to take a position with the Illinois Department of Corrections.