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Keith Wheeler

Republican Party

Prior offices:

Illinois House of Representatives District 50

Years in office: 2015 - 2023

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Personal

Profession

Small business owner

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Keith Wheeler (Republican Party) was a member of theIllinois House of Representatives, representingDistrict 50. He assumed office in 2015. He left office on January 11, 2023.

Wheeler (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theIllinois House of Representatives to representDistrict 83. He lost in the general election onNovember 8, 2022.

Biography

Wheeler graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His professional experience includes being a small business owner.^[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Wheeler was assigned to the following committees:

• Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, and IT Committee,Republican Spokesperson
• House Executive Committee,Republican Spokesperson
• Labor & Commerce Committee
• Prescription Drug Affordability & Accessibility Committee
• Public Utilities Committee,Republican Spokesperson

2021-2022

Wheeler was assigned to the following committees:

• Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, and IT Committee,Republican Spokesperson
• House Executive Committee,Republican Spokesperson
• Labor & Commerce Committee
• Administrative Rules Committee,Co-Chair
• Prescription Drug Affordability & Accessibility Committee
• Public Utilities Committee,Republican Spokesperson

2019-2020

Wheeler was assigned to the following committees:

• Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, and IT Committee
• House Executive Committee
• Public Utilities Committee
• Labor & Commerce Committee
• Revenue & Finance Committee
• Energy & Environment Committee
• Prescription Drug Affordability & Accessibility Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Wheeler served on the following committees:

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according toBillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2022

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 83

Matt Hanson defeated incumbentKeith Wheeler in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 83 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Hanson (D)	53.7	20,732
		Keith Wheeler (R)	46.3	17,855

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 38,587
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 83

Matt Hanson defeatedArad Boxenbaum in the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 83 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Hanson	67.2	4,412
		Arad Boxenbaum	32.8	2,154

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,566
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 83

IncumbentKeith Wheeler advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 83 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Keith Wheeler	100.0	6,647

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2020

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 50

IncumbentKeith Wheeler defeatedKate Monteleone in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 50 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Keith Wheeler (R)	56.4	35,817
		Kate Monteleone (D)	43.6	27,661

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 63,478
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 50

IncumbentKeith Wheeler advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 50 on March 17, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Keith Wheeler	100.0	7,559

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,559
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2018

See also:Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 50

IncumbentKeith Wheeler defeatedJames Leslie in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 50 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Keith Wheeler (R)	55.0	25,862
	Submit photo	James Leslie (D)	45.0	21,170

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 47,032 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 50

James Leslie advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 50 on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	James Leslie	100.0	7,118

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 50

IncumbentKeith Wheeler advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 50 on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Keith Wheeler	100.0	8,074

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2016

See also:Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theIllinois House of Representatives were held in2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was November 30, 2015.^[2]

IncumbentKeith R. Wheeler defeatedValerie L. Burd in the Illinois House of Representatives District 50 general election.^[3][4]

Illinois House of Representatives, District 50 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Keith R. WheelerIncumbent	60.32%	31,659
	Democratic	Valerie L. Burd	39.68%	20,830
Total Votes				52,489
Source:Illinois State Board of Elections

IncumbentKeith R. Wheeler ran unopposed in the Illinois House of Representatives District 50 Republican primary.^[5][6]

Illinois House of Representatives, District 50 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Keith R. WheelerIncumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also:Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for theIllinois House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 18, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 2, 2013.Valerie L. Burd ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, whileKeith R. Wheeler defeatedBeth C. Goncher,Julie Cosimo andWilliam F. Keck in the Republican primary. Wheeler then defeated Burd in the general election.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Illinois House of Representatives District 50, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Keith R. Wheeler	67.9%	23,260
	Democratic	Valerie L. Burd	32.1%	11,007
Total Votes				34,267

Illinois House of Representatives, District 50 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ketih R. Wheeler	52.5%	5,849
Julie Cosimo	18%	2,003
Beth C. Goncher	16.6%	1,852
William F. Keck	12.9%	1,437
Total Votes		11,141

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Keith Wheeler did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Wheeler's campaign website highlighted the following issues:^[11]

• Economy

• Excerpt: "It is truly disappointing that Illinois is ranked 48th among all of the states in job creation. This has a directly negative effect on our families and neighbors."

• Business Environment

• Excerpt: "The leadership in Springfield looks at the Illinois business community as if it is some kind of golden goose with infinite golden eggs. Instead, businesses are leaving Illinois in droves. We need new leadership to turn that around."

• Budget/State Pension Costs

• Excerpt: "There is no way that Illinois can continue to spend more than it takes in while allowing massive unfunded pension liabilities to remain growing unchecked."

• Accountability & Integrity
• Cooperation with Municipalities and School Districts
• Fiscal Responsibility

Campaign finance summary

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Scorecards

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2022

In 2022, theIllinois State Legislature was in session from January 5 to April 9.

• Illinois Environmental Council

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental issues.

• Illinois Realtors

Legislators are scored on votes on bills affecting real estate and private property.

• Planned Parenthood Illinois Action

Legislators are scored on their stances on policies related to reproductive health issues.

• National Federation of Independent Business

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

• Technology and Manufacturing Association

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to manufacturing issues.

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

Personal

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Wheeler and his wife, Lisa, have one child together, and two stepchildren.^[1]

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