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Representative Jack D. Franks (D) - Previous General Assembly (99th)
63rd District

Photograph of  Representative  Jack D. Franks (D)
 

Springfield Office:
Senator 63rd District
267-S Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL   62706
(217) 782-1717
(217) 557-2118 FAX
 
District Office:
1193 South Eastwood Drive
Woodstock, IL  60098
(815) 334-0063
(815) 334-9147 FAX

Years served: January 1999 - January 2017

Committee assignments: International Trade & Commerce (Vice-Chairperson); Tollway Oversight; Veterans' Affairs; Public Utilities; State Government Administration (Chairperson); Agency Operations Subcommittee (Sub-Chairperson); Government Process Subcommittee (Sub-Chairperson); Special Bills Subcommittee (Sub-Chairperson); Business Growth & Incentives.

Biography: Attorney; B.A., International Relations and Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison; J.D., American University's Washington College of Law; partner: Franks, Gerkin & McKenna; member of several chambers of commerce in McHenry County, where he lives with his wife, Debby, and their sons, Sam and Henry.

Associated Representative(s): Pamela J. Althoff