Avery Bourne

Avery Bourne is a politician who was a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 95th district. She was sworn in to office on February 20, 2015. She was the youngest legislator to be sworn in to the Illinois General Assembly, breaking the record set by John McCandish King in 1950.[1][2][3] Bourne was appointed by the Republican chairmen of the four counties that make up the 95th district: Christian, Macoupin, Madison and Montgomery.[4][5] She was a student at the law school of Washington University in St. Louis, prior to becoming a state representative. Bourne was Richard Irvin's running mate for the Republican primary in the 2022 Illinois gubernatorial election.[6]

Avery Bourne
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 95th district
In office
February 20, 2015 – January 11, 2023
Preceded byWayne Rosenthal
Personal details
Born1992 (age 30–31)
Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationColumbia College, Missouri (BA)
Washington University

As of July 3, 2022, Representative Bourne is a member of the following Illinois House committees:[7]

  • Appropriations - Elementary & Secondary Education Committee (HAPE)
  • Child Care Access & Early Childhood Education Committee (HCEC)
  • Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licenses & Charter Committee (HELO)
  • Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee (HELM)
  • Executive Committee (HEXC)
  • Redistricting Committee (HRED)

Electoral history

2016
Illinois 95th Assembly district election, 2016 Republican primary election [8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Avery Bourne (incumbent) 9,636 60.12
Republican Dennis J. Scobbie 4,681 29.21
Republican Christopher M. Hicks 1,711 10.68
Total votes 16,028 100.0
Illinois 95th Assembly district election, 2016 general election [9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Avery Bourne (incumbent) 27,601 56.9
Democratic Mike Mathis 20,898 43.08
Independent Jake Leonard 13 < 0.01
Total votes 48,512 100.0
Republican hold

2018
Illinois 95th Assembly district election, 2018 general election [10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Avery Bourne (incumbent) 24,551 59.82
Democratic Dillon Clark 16,488 40.17
Independent Craig Barnstable 5 < 0.01
Total votes 41,044 100.0
Republican hold

2020
Illinois 95th Assembly district election, 2020 Republican primary election [11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Avery Bourne (incumbent) 6,965 85.5
Republican Lawrence L. Oliver 1,181 14.5
Total votes 8,146 100.0
Illinois 95th Assembly district election, 2020 general election [12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Avery Bourne (incumbent) 36,245 70.08
Democratic Chase Wilhelm 15,475 29.92
Total votes 51,720 100.0
Republican hold

2022
2022 Illinois gubernatorial election Republican primary results[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican
454,068 57.7
Republican
  • Jesse Sullivan
  • Kathleen Murphy
 123,156 15.6
Republican
117,276 14.9
Republican
  • Gary Rabine
  • Aaron Del Mar
 51,611 6.6
Republican
33,897 4.3
Republican
  • Max Solomon
  • Latasha H. Fields
 7,199 0.9
Total votes 787,207

References
  1. Howard, Robert (October 15, 1950). "Mrs. O'Neill Favored for State Senate: Fights Hard to Take Barr's Seat". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois – via ProQuest.
  2. wtax.com News, Avery Bourne Sworn in, Likely Becomes Youngest Ill. Rep. in History, Feb, 20, 2015
  3. Miller, Rich (2015-02-17). "Rosenthal replacement named". Capitol Fax. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
  4. "Representative District 95" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
  5. Staff Report (2015-02-16). "22-year-old law student named to replace Rosenthal as state rep in 95th District". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
  6. "IL governor race: Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin announces run with Avery Bourne as running mate". 17 January 2022.
  7. "Illinois General Assembly - House Members". ilga.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
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  13. McKinney, Dave (28 June 2022). "Conservative Illinois state Sen. Darren Bailey wins GOP primary for governor". NPR.


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