Gwen Klingler

Gwenn Klingler (born May 28, 1944) is a former Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 100th district from 1995 until 2003.

Gwenn Klingler was born on May 28, 1944, in Toledo, Ohio. She earned a B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan University and a J.D. from George Washington University School of Law. She also earned an M.A. from the University of Michigan.[1]

Klingler, then a member of the Springfield City Council, was initially slated to face Democratic incumbent Michael D. Curran. However, in August, Curran dropped out of the race, citing his inability to buy a new house after Republicans gerrymandered him out of the old 100th district.[2] Marylou Lowder Kent, a Lincoln Land Community College trustee, replaced Curran on the ballot.[3] Klinger won the 100th district with 20,890 votes to Lowder Kent's 19,581 votes.[4] At the time, the 100th district, centered on Springfield, was located entirely in Sangamon County.[5]

After the 2001 decennial redistricting process, Klingler was drawn into the same district as fellow Republican Jonathan C. Wright. Wright chose not to run for reelection. The new 100th district became substantially more rural adding more of rural Sangamon County, southwestern Logan County, and all of Menard County.[6] Klinger, a moderate, was defeated by conservative Rich Brauer of Petersburg in that cycle's Republican primary.[7][8]

In 2003, Klingler lost a race for Springfield City Treasurer to Jim Langfelder.[9] During the 2008 Republican Party presidential primaries, Klingler endorsed the presidential campaign of Rudy Giuliani.[10]

References
  1. Ryan, George (ed.). "Legislative Branch". Illinois Blue Book 1995-1996. Illinois Secretary of State. p. 115. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  2. Scobell, Beverley; Detrick, Julie A. "Curran steps out of race for 100th district; Kent to replace him on ballot". Illinois Issues. Sangamon State University. 20 (9): 33. ISSN 0738-9663. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  3. Wheeler III, Charles N. (October 1994). "'Home field' for GOP". Illinois Issues. Springfield, Illinois: Sangamon State University. pp. 25–26. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  4. Ryan, George (ed.). "History and Election Results". Illinois Blue Book 1995-1996. Illinois Secretary of State. p. 412. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  5. Ryan, George (ed.). "Legislative Branch". Illinois Blue Book 1995-1996. Illinois Secretary of State. p. 65. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  6. "House District 100" (PDF). Northern Illinois University Center of Governmental Studies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 8, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  7. Pearson, Rick (September 26, 2001). "Democrat remap clears panel over GOP protests". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  8. Miller, David R., ed. (December 15, 2002). "Biographies of New Senate Members" (PDF). First Reading. Vol. 16, no. 3. Illinois Legislative Research Unit. pp. 8–16. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  9. Munks, Jamie (March 22, 2015). "Langfelder: It's All About Public Service". The State Journal-Register. p. 1 – via NewsBank at Chicago Public Library.
  10. Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. (eds.). "Rudy Giuliani Press Release Former IL Congressman Tom Ewing Endorses Giuliani". The American Presidency Project. University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved August 20, 2021.


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