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Senator David Koehler (D)
46th District
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Springfield Office: | | Senator 46th District | | 311B Capitol Building | | Springfield, IL 62706 | | (217) 782-8250 | | (217) 782-3213 FAX | | |
| | District Office: | | 13 S. Capitol Street | | Pekin, IL 61554 | | (309) 346-4646 | | (309) 346-4650 FAX |
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Years served: Appointed December 2006, Elected 2008 - Present
Committee assignments: Higher Education; Agriculture and Conservation; Local Government (Chairperson); Transportation; Energy (Vice-Chairperson); Committee of the Whole; Trans Subcommittee Special Issues; Subcommittee on Transparency; Subcommittee on Readiness; Subcommittee on Animal Welfare; Subcomm. on Fertilizers & Chemicals (Sub-Chairperson).
Biography: Born and raised in South Dakota. Received Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971 from Yankton College - Yankton, South Dakota. Masters of Divinity; United Theological Seminary - Dayton, Ohio. Former Staff member, National Farm Worker Ministry (NFWM). Former Community organizer and program manager for Peoria Friendship House. Former Executive Director - Peoria Area Labor Management Council (PALM). Former President for Labor Management Cooperative Health Programs, Inc. Peoria County Board (1982-1988). Peoria City Council (1989-1997). He and his wife, Nora Sullivan, are the owners of the Peoria Bread Company, an artisan whole grain bakery in Peoria. They have three daughters, a son-in-law and two granddaughters.
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