Carol Sente | |
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Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 59th district |
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In office 2009 - |
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Preceded by | Kathleen A. Ryg |
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Political party | Democratic |
Carol Sente is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 59th Representative District since September 2009. The district includes all or part of Vernon Hills, Prairie View, Long Grove, Buffalo Grove, Mettawa, Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, Green Oaks, Gurnee, Waukegan, Indian Creek, Lincolnshire, Mundelein, North Chicago, Park City, Riverwoods, Wheeling, and Northbrook.
Sente was appointed to the 59th District seat on September 12, 2009, after her predecessor, Kathleen A. Ryg, resigned to rejoin the private sector.[1] In the 2010 legislative election she was elected in her own right, defeating Republican candidate Dan Sugrue.