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Randy Hultgren
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 14th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2011
Preceded by	Bill Foster
Member of the Illinois Senate from the 48th district
In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by	Peter Roskam
Succeeded by	Tom Johnson
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 95th district
In office January 10, 2003 – January 3, 2007
Preceded by	Rich Myers
Succeeded by	Mike Fortner
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 40th district
In office January 12, 1998 – January 10, 2003
Preceded by	Peter Roskam
Succeeded by	Richard Bradley
Personal details
Born	Randall Mark Hultgren (1966-03-01) March 1, 1966 (age 58) Park Ridge, Illinois
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Christy Hultgren
Residence	Winfield, Illinois
Occupation	Investment Advisor

Randall Mark "Randy" Hultgren (born March 1, 1966) is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 14th congressional district since 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Hultgren previously represented the 48th district Senate seat in the Illinois General Assembly from 2007 to 2011. The 48th Senate District includes parts of DuPage, Kane, and Will counties and all or part of Aurora, Batavia, Geneva, Naperville, North Aurora, Warrenville, West Chicago, Wheaton, and Winfield.

Early life, education, and early political career

Hultgren graduated from Wheaton Academy in 1984 and from Bethel University in 1988, Magna Cum Laude. He earned a juris doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1993.

Hultgren has been Republican Precinct Committeeman for Milton Township Princinct #20; Member of DuPage County Board; Board of Directors for the DuPage Homeownership Center. He was first elected to the DuPage County Board in 1994, to represent the 4th district.

Illinois House of Representatives

Elections

In 1998, incumbent Republican State Representative Peter Roskam of Illinois' 40th House District decided to retire in order to run for Congress. Hultgren ran and won unopposed. He won re-election to a second term unopposed in 2000. After redistricting, Hultgren decided to run in the newly redrawn 95th House District and defeated Democrat Dirk Enger 61%-37%.

Committee assignments

He was on the Death Penalty Committee and the Education Committee.

Illinois Senate

Elections

In 2006, incumbent State Senator Peter Roskam of Illinois' 48th Senate District decided to retire to run for Congress again. Hultgren ran and won the Republican primary 60%-40% over Naperville City Councilman Dick Furstenau. He won the general election unopposed. In 2008, he won re-election to a second term unopposed.

Committee assignments

• Senate Committee on Labor (minority spokesperson)
• Senate Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
• Senate Committee on Environment and Energy
• Senate Committee on Housing and Community Affairs
• Senate Committee on Judiciary Civil Law
• Senate Committee on Joint Committee on Administrative Rules

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2010

On September 28, 2009, Hultgren announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in Illinois's 14th congressional district and won the party's nomination in the February 2nd primary election.

Hultgren defeated Democratic incumbent Bill Foster 51%-45%.

2012

As a result of the decennial reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Illinois lost one seat in the US House of Representatives. The new district map (now featuring only 18 districts, and drawn by the Democratic-controlled Illinois General Assembly), included areas previously represented in the 8th district in the new 14th district. The 8th district was represented by Joe Walsh, but as Walsh lives in the new 14th district, he considered challenging Hultgren in the primary. Hultgren has announced his intention to run for re-election, while Walsh has decided to run in the 8th district.

In the general election, Hultgren won re-election to a second term with 59% of the vote.

Tenure

During his first term in Congress, Hultgren became known as an "outspoken advocate for basic scientific research and STEM education" having been the first freshman House member of either party to win one of the two major science awards for Members of Congress. Hultgren went on record to note that "The U.S. research system is unique. We’ve found an incredibly powerful combination, wedding education and research by incorporating universities, user facilities and Department of Energy resources. But this system is only as stable our commitment to it, which is why sustained and predictable research funding is crucial."

Along with Democratic Senator Mark Udall, Hultgren was awarded the George Brown Science Technology Engineering Leadership award by the Science, Technology, Engineering Working Group, a coalition of pro-science groups including The American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Institute of Physics, ASME, et al.

In October 2012, Hultgren was a recipient of the Champion of Science Award by the Science Coalition, a non-profit advocacy group composed of the 50 leading research universities in the United States.

The award was presented by Fermilab Director Pier Oddone and University of Illinois President Robert Easter along with University of Chicago President Robert Zimmer, who noted that "Congressman Hultgren provides a strong voice for science in Congress."

Hultgren introduced the Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act (H.R. 992; 113th Congress) into the House on March 6, 2013. The bill would improve the ability of banks to use swaps as a tool for hedging risk by amending the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Hultgren supported the Hire More Heroes Act of 2013 (H.R. 3474; 113th Congress), a bill that would allow employers to exclude veterans receiving health insurance from the United States Department of Defense or the United States Department of Veterans' Affairs from their list of employees. This would have the effect of keeping their list of employees shorter, allowing some small businesses to fall underneath the 50 full-time employees line that would require them to provide their employees with healthcare under the requirements of the Affordable Care Act. Hultgren wrote in favor of the bill saying that the employer health insurance mandate "is just another costly burden that discourages employers from expanding their workforce, and our economy cannot afford it. Lifting this burden on small businesses is a win for our veterans and our economy."

Committee assignments

112th Congress

• Committee on Agriculture
  • Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry
  • Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
  • Subcommittee on Rural Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture
• Committee on Science, Space and Technology
  • Subcommittee on Research and Science Education
  • Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation
  • Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
• Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Subcommittee on Aviation
  • Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management
  • Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials

113th Congress

• Committee on Financial Services
  • Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises
  • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
• Committee on Science, Space and Technology
  • Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Environment

Electoral history

Personal life

Hultgren currently resides in Winfield Township in DuPage County with his wife and four children who have been home-schooled.

References

1. http://www.legistorm.com/memberbio/2750/Rep_Randy_Hultgren_IL.html Legistorm Hultgren biography
2. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=509164
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4. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=138131
5. Ryan, Joseph (March 7, 2003). "House panel supports ending death penalty". Daily Herald. p. 1.
6. Martire, Ralph (August 4, 2001). "A better way to fund schools". Chicago Sun-Times.
7. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=305640
8. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=305570
9. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=398136
10. "Election 2010". Washington Post. November 3, 2010. p. A35.
11. http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/House/2010/IL
12. http://www.hultgrenforcongress.com/2011/09/02/hultgren-will-seek-re-election-in-14th Hultgren will seek re-election in the 14th
13. http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/House/2012/IL
14. http://www.aps.org/publications/capitolhillquarterly/201207/illrephonored.cfm
15. http://www.aps.org/publications/capitolhillquarterly/201105/backpage.cfm
16. http://www.aps.org/publications/capitolhillquarterly/201207/illrephonored.cfm
17. http://setcvd.org/member-organizations
18. http://www.sciencecoalition.org/images/assets/Rep%20%20Hultgren%20TSC%20press%20release%20FINAL.pdf
19. http://www.sciencecoalition.org/showContent.cfm?id=983&section=about&pageName=ourchampions
20. http://www.sciencecoalition.org/images/assets/Rep%20 %20Hultgren%20TSC%20press%20release%20FINAL.pdf
21. Kasperowicz, Pete (30 October 2013). "Wednesday: Sebelius, budget, farm bill, Dodd-Frank, debt ceiling... and baseball". The Hill. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
22. "H.R. 992 - Summary". United States Congress. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
23. "H.R. 3474 - Summary". United States Congress. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
24. ^ Hultgren, Randy (13 January 2014). "Let's Give Jobs to Veterans: Hultgren Supports Hire More Heroes Act". Osqego Patch. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
25. Kasperowicz, Pete (10 March 2014). "GOP eyes Dem help on ObamaCare". The Hill. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

External links

• Congressman Randy Hultgren official U.S. House site
• Randy Hultgren for Congress
• Template:DMOZ
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
• Profile at Vote Smart

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• 1966 births
• Living people
• Members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois
• Illinois State Senators
• Members of the Illinois House of Representatives
• Illinois Republicans
• People from DuPage County, Illinois
• People from Park Ridge, Illinois