Lance Yednock

Lance Yednock is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 76th district which includes Bureau, LaSalle, DeKalb County, Illinois, Putnam and Livingston counties in north central Illinois.^[1] Yednock was sworn in to office on January 9, 2019. Yednock, a business representative with International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150, defeated one term incumbent Jerry Lee Long in the 2018 general election.^[2][3][4] He has a degree from Northern Illinois University.^[5]

Lance Yednock
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 76th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 2019 (2019-January-09)
Preceded by	Jerry Lee Long
Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Ottawa, Illinois
Alma mater	Northern Illinois University
Profession	Operating Engineer

As of July 3, 2022, Representative Yednock is a member of the following Illinois House committees:^[6]

• Agriculture & Conservation Committee (HAGC)
• Labor & Commerce Committee (HLBR)
• Public Utilities Committee (HPUB)
• Small Cell Subcommittee (HPUB-SCEL)
• Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee (HVES)
• (Chairman of) Utilities Subcommittee (HPUB-UTIL)
• Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVET)

Electoral history

Illinois 76th State House District Democratic Primary, 2018^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lance Yednock	5,407	58.45
	Democratic	Jill M. Bernal	3,844	41.55
Total votes			9,251	100.0

Illinois 76th State House District General Election, 2018^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lance Yednock	21,185	55.06
	Republican	Jerry Lee Long (incumbent)	17,293	44.94
Total votes			38,478	100.0

References

1. "Illinois Representative District 76" (PDF). Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Board of Elections. May 18, 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
2. Barichello, Derek (November 9, 2018). "Election 2018: Lance Yednock won in Ottawa, La Salle, Peru; Jerry Long won in Streator in 76th District tally". My Web Times. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
3. Abbey, Tamara (November 7, 2018). "Yednock defeats Long for state Rep. seat". News Tribune. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
4. "Local 150 Business Representative to Challenge Long for State Representative" (Press release). Countryside, Illinois: International Union of Operating Engineers. September 7, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
5. Barlow, Sarah E., ed. (November 15, 2018). "Biographies of New House Members" (PDF). First Reading. Illinois Legislative Research Unit. pp. 2–8. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
6. "Illinois General Assembly - Representative Committees". ilga.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
7. "Election Results 2018 GENERAL PRIMARY". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
8. "Election Results 2018 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 12, 2019.