Jim Oberweis Politician

James D. "Jim" Oberweis (born June 10, 1946) is an American businessman, investment manager and politician from the state of Illinois. The owner of Oberweis Dairy, in North Aurora near Chicago, he is currently a member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 25th district since January 2013.A perennial candidate for higher office, he sought the Republican nomination for the United States Senate in 2002 and 2004 and the Republican nomination for Governor of Illinois in 2006. He was the Republican nominee for Illinois's 14th congressional district in a March 2008 special election and the November 2008 general election, losing on both occasions to Democrat Bill Foster. He was finally successful in an election campaign when he was elected to the Illinois Senate in 2012. He ran for the U.S. Senate again in 2014, losing to Democratic incumbent Dick Durbin.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 10, 1946
Birth nameJames D. Oberweis
Birth place
Illinois , Aurora Illinois
Religion
Catholic Church
Education
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Booth School of Business

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party
Republican Party (United States)

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External resources

  1. http://ballotpedia.org/Jim_Oberweis
  2. http://my.ilga.gov/Member/Index/2220?tab=1&chamber=S
  3. http://openstates.org/il/legislators/ILL000952/jim-oberweis
  4. http://senatoroberweis.com
  5. http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=98&MemberID=2032
  6. http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=99&MemberID=2220
  7. http://www.jimoberweis.com