Travis Weaver

Travis Robert Weaver is an American legislator serving as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 93rd district.

Career

Weaver worked in various roles at Caterpillar from 2015 until 2022, ending his career as a strategy manager. Weaver remains active in business as an investor in start up businesses and a business professor at Bradley University and the University of Illinois-Springfield.

Legislative career

As of April 2, 2024, Weaver is a member of the following Illinois House committees:

Appropriations-Public Safety
Energy & Environment
Housing
Immigration & Human Rights
Personnel & Pensions
Revenue & Finance
Tax Credit and Incentives Subcommitee
Insurance
Public Utilities
Personal life

Weaver is the son of former Republican state senator Chuck Weaver and Impact Central Illinois founder Laurie Weaver. Weaver was born in Peoria County, grew up in Peoria, Illinois, and graduated from Dunlap High School. He received a BA in Finance and Marketing from the University of Alabama and an MBA from Northwestern University. Weaver also teaches as a business professor at Bradley University, where he instructs undergraduate and graduate courses in management, strategy, finance, and public sector leadership.