Wilhour, of Beecher City, defeated David J. Seiler, a history teacher at Lake Land College, in the 2018 general election. He is a past member of the Fayette County Board and veteran of the Illinois Army National Guard. He works at his family's construction company and its farm.[2][3]
In the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters, Wilhour condemned the violence and the rioters but expressed sympathy with the reason for the protests. Wilhour supported Mary Miller's objections to certifying Joe Biden's electoral victory, falsely claiming there were "irregularities" in the 2020 election.[4]
As of July 3, 2022, Representative Wilhour was a member of the following Illinois House committees:[5]
^Adams, Andrew (6 January 2021). "Local lawmakers react to Washington chaos". Effingham Daily News. from the original on 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
^"Illinois General Assembly - Representative Committees". ilga.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
blaine, wilhour, republican, member, illinois, house, representatives, from, 107th, district, district, located, southern, illinois, includes, portions, bond, clinton, effingham, fayette, marion, counties, member, illinois, house, representatives, from, 107th,. Blaine Wilhour is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 107th district The district located in Southern Illinois includes all or portions of Bond Clinton Effingham Fayette and Marion counties 1 Blaine WilhourMember of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 107th districtIncumbentAssumed office January 9 2019 2019 January 09 Preceded byJohn CavalettoPersonal detailsBorn 1982 03 10 March 10 1982 age 42 Political partyRepublicanResidence s Beecher City Illinois U S ProfessionFarmerWilhour of Beecher City defeated David J Seiler a history teacher at Lake Land College in the 2018 general election He is a past member of the Fayette County Board and veteran of the Illinois Army National Guard He works at his family s construction company and its farm 2 3 In the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters Wilhour condemned the violence and the rioters but expressed sympathy with the reason for the protests Wilhour supported Mary Miller s objections to certifying Joe Biden s electoral victory falsely claiming there were irregularities in the 2020 election 4 As of July 3 2022 Representative Wilhour was a member of the following Illinois House committees 5 Appropriations Elementary amp Secondary Education Committee HAPE Energy amp Environment Committee HENG Ethics amp Elections Committee SHEE Labor amp Commerce Committee HLBR Personnel amp Pensions Committee HPPN Prescription Drug Affordability Committee HPDA Transportation Vehicles amp Safety Committee HVES Wage Policy amp Study Subcommittee HLBR WAGE Electoral history editIllinois 107th State House District Republican Primary 2018 6 Party Candidate Votes Republican Blaine Wilhour 6 313 60 37Republican Laura A Myers 4 145 39 63Total votes 10 458 100 0Illinois 107th State House District General Election 2018 7 Party Candidate Votes Republican Blaine Wilhour 27 112 69 71Democratic David J Seiler 11 779 30 29Total votes 38 891 100 0References edit Representative District 107 PDF Illinois State Board of Elections May 18 2011 Archived from the original PDF on January 26 2017 Retrieved September 6 2017 Stewart Keith January 19 2018 107th District GOP candidate Blaine Wilhour Effingham Daily News Retrieved December 9 2018 Wilhour Blaine October 20 2018 Candidate Profile Blaine Wilhour R 107 Interview Interviewed by Belleville News Democrat Editorial Board Belleville Illinois Belleville News Democrat Retrieved December 9 2018 Adams Andrew 6 January 2021 Local lawmakers react to Washington chaos Effingham Daily News Archived from the original on 2021 07 21 Retrieved 2021 07 21 Illinois General Assembly Representative Committees ilga gov Retrieved 2022 07 04 Election Results 2018 GENERAL PRIMARY Illinois State Board of Elections Retrieved December 2 2019 permanent dead link Election Results 2018 GENERAL ELECTION Illinois State Board of Elections Retrieved December 2 2019 permanent dead link External links editRepresentative Blaine Wilhour R 107th District 101st Citizens For Blaine Wilhour official campaign website nbsp nbsp This article about a Member of the Illinois House of Representatives is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Blaine Wilhour amp oldid 1211376166, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
