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Rich Brauer
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 87th district
In office
January 9, 2003 (2003-January-09) – February 20, 2015 (2015-February-20)
Preceded byGwen Klingler
Succeeded byTim Butler
Personal details
Born (1954-07-14) July 14, 1954 (age 70)
Springfield, Illinois
Political partyRepublican
SpouseNesa (m. 1981)
ChildrenTwo daughters
ResidencePetersburg, Illinois
ProfessionFarmer

Rich Brauer is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 87th district since 2003. A native of Petersburg, IL, Brauer upset incumbent Gwen Klingler in the 2002 Republican primary, after re-districting resulted in rural areas outside of Springfield being in his district.

The Democrats had not even run a candidate in the primary, for this office, expecting Klingler to win, but they placed a prominent former Republican elected official, Carl Oblinger (son of former State Representative Josephine Oblinger) on the ballot as their nominee for the general election. Brauer prevailed, with over 60% of the vote, and has not had a Democrat opponent since.[citation needed]

On February 18, 2015, Brauer submitted his letter of resignation to the Clerk of the Illinois House of Representatives. His resignation came into effect on February 20, 2015.[1] Hours after his resignation, it was announced that Bruce Rauner would appoint him Assistant Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation.[2]

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