Ryan Spain

Ryan Spain (born October 11, 1982) is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 73rd district which includes parts of Bureau, Marshall, Peoria, Rock Island, Stark and Whiteside counties in west central Illinois.^[1]

Ryan Spain
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 73rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 11, 2017 (2017-01-11)
Preceded by	David R. Leitch
Member of the Peoria City Council
In office May 1, 2007 (2007-05-01) – October 5, 2016 (2016-10-05)
Personal details
Born	(1982-10-11) October 11, 1982 (age 42) Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Children	2
Residence(s)	Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Illinois Bradley University

Early life and career

At age 24, Spain was elected an at-large member of the Peoria City Council. He was sworn in May 1, 2007.^[2] On October 5, 2016, Spain announced his resignation from the City Council with an effective date of November 18, 2016.^[3]

Spain has undergraduate degrees in political science and speech communications from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and an M.B.A. from Bradley University.^[4] Prior to his service in the Illinois House, Spain was Vice President of Government Relations at OSF HealthCare, which included serving as one of OSF Healthcare's lobbyists on Capitol Hill.^[5][6] As of 2020, Spain is Vice President of Economic Development with OSF.^[7]

State legislature

On October 8, 2015, Representative David R. Leitch, the most senior Republican in the Illinois House of Representatives, announced that he would not seek re-election to the House from the 73rd district.^[8] The 73rd district consisted, at the time, of all or parts of Bureau, Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Woodford, and LaSalle counties in west central Illinois.^[9][10] Spain was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in the 2016 general election to succeed Leitch.^[4]

As part of the 2021 decennial reapportionment, the 73rd district was redrawn to add parts of Bureau, Rock Island and Whiteside counties while removing LaSalle and Woodford counties, and removing various portions of Peoria, Stark, and Marshall counties.^[1]

On February 11, 2021, Minority Leader Jim Durkin announced that Spain would be leading the House Republican Organization, the campaign arm of Republican candidates running for the Illinois House of Representatives, for the 2022 general election.^[11] He was reappointed to this role chairing the House Republican Organization in 2023.^[12] At the start of the 103rd Illinois General Assembly, newly installed Minority Leader Tony McCombie elevated Spain to serve as one of two Deputy Minority Leaders alongside Norine Hammond of Macomb.^[13]

As of July 3, 2022, Representative Spain is a member of the following Illinois House committees:^[14]

• Appropriations - Human Services Committee (HAPH)
• Business & Innovation Subcommittee (HLBR-BUIN)
• Ethics & Elections Committee (SHEE)
• Executive Committee (HEXC)
• Financial Institutions Committee (HFIN)
• Labor & Commerce Committee (HLBR)
• Prescription Drug Affordability Committee (HPDA)
• Redistricting Committee (HRED)
• Tourism Committee (SHTO)

References

1. "Maps of Districts of the Illinois House of Representatives (2023-2033)". Illinois State Board of Elections. July 16, 2022. p. 73. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
2. Davis, Jennifer (May 1, 2007). "Spain set to be sworn in to council - State's attorney says no conflict of interest exists". Peoria Journal Star.
3. Koonce, Tanya (October 5, 2016). "Councilman Announces Resignation to Let Voters Decide". WCBU.org. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
4. Miller, David R. (ed.). "Biographies of New House Members" (PDF). First Reading. 30 (2). Springfield, Illinois: Illinois General Assembly Legislative Research Unit: 5. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
5. Swiech, Paul (February 20, 2015). "Depth of cuts worrisome for health services". The Pantagraph.
6. Spain, Ryan (January 10, 2017). "Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) Lobbying Report".
7. Shelley, Tim (October 11, 2019). "New OSF Headquarters Still On Track for 2021 Opening". WCBU.org. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
8. Miller, Rich (October 15, 2015). "Rep. Leitch won't run again". Capitol Fax. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
9. White, Jesse (ed.). "Legislative Districts of Illinois". Illinois Blue Book 2021-2022 (PDF). Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Secretary of State. p. 58. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
10. "Illinois Representative District 73" (PDF). Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Board of Elections. May 18, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 17, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
11. Miller, Rich (February 11, 2021). "Question of the Day". Capitol Fax. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
12. Krahn, David (August 31, 2023). "D-1 Statement of Organization (Amendment)". Letter to Illinois State Board of Elections. Naperville, Illinois. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
13. McCombie, Tony (January 12, 2023). "Appointments to the House Minority Leadership for the 103rd General Assembly" (PDF). Letter to John W. Hollman (Clerk of the Illinois House of Representatives). Springfield, Illinois: Journal of the Illinois House of Representatives. 103 (2) 3. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
14. "Illinois General Assembly - Representative Committees". ilga.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-03.

External links

• Profile at Illinois General Assembly