Member of the Illinois Senate from the 37th district
In office October 8, 2015 – January 2, 2021
Preceded by
Darin LaHood
Succeeded by
Win Stoller
Personal details
Born
(1956-06-22) June 22, 1956 (age 68)[1] Peoria, Illinois, U.S.[1]
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Laurie[1]
Children
Annie Bell, Jesse Weaver, Travis Weaver[1]
Residence
Peoria, Illinois
Alma mater
Bradley University (B.A.) DePaul University (J.D.)
Profession
Business owner
Committees
Education (Minority Spokesperson)
Higher Education
Insurance
Labor
Licensed Activities
Transportation
Committee of the Whole
Chuck Weaver is a former Republican member of the Illinois Senate for the 37th Senate District. He was appointed in October 2015. The district he represented included all or parts of Mercer, Lee, Bureau, Henry, Knox, Stark, Peoria, Woodford and Marshall counties in Central Illinois.[2][3]
Weaver graduated from Dunlap High School and received his bachelor's degree from nearby Bradley University and J.D. from DePaul University College of Law.[1]
Weaver became president, of Weaver Enterprises, operator of 30 Kentucky Fried Chicken franchises.[4]
Weaver has been on the board of the Peoria County Youth Farm, and was chairman of the City of Peoria Zoning Board of Appeals. As of 2011[update] he was co-owner of Peoria Builders.[5] He was elected to an at-large city council seat in the 2011 Peoria City Council election and retained it in the 2015 election.
Weaver was chosen by a Republican committee, and sworn in, as a State Senator for the 37th Senate District in October 2015, joining the 99th Illinois General Assembly in mid-session.[6] He ran unopposed in 2016, winning a four-year term.[7] On January 9, 2020, it was announced that Weaver would withdraw from his reelection bid and retire from the Illinois Senate. He was replaced on the ballot by Republican businessman Win Stoller who would go on to win the election.[8][9]
As of 2022, he is the chairman of the Peoria County Republican Party.[10]
^ abcdeBiography, bills and committees at the 99th Illinois General Assembly. Accessed 2016-10-05.
^Vlahos, Nick (2015-10-05). "Chuck Weaver appointed to fill 37th District state Senate seat". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
^"PA 97-0006 Illinois Senate District 37" (PDF). 2011-05-18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
^"Sen. Weaver says Illinois needs plan to bring business back". Galesburg, Illinois: Galesburg Broadcasting Company. August 5, 2016. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
^Editorial Board (2011-03-20). "Our View: Peoria City Council at-large endorsements: Weaver, Akeson, Summers". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
^"Chuck Weaver sworn in as state senator". The Peorian (online ed.). Peoria, Illinois: AdCo Advertising Agency. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
^"Illinois 37th District State Senate Results: Chuck Weaver Wins". New York Times. 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
^Shelley, Tim (January 9, 2020). "Chuck Weaver Retires From Illinois Senate, Citing "Different Position of Service"". WCBU. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
^Barlow, Sarah E. (ed.). "Biographies of New House and Senate Members" (PDF). First Reading. 34 (1). Illinois General Assembly Legislative Research Unit. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
^Murphy, Erich (December 28, 2022). "Committee to appoint replacement for Sen. Jason Barickman". The Daily Leader. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
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