Roger L. Eddy

Roger L. Eddy
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 109th district
In office
2003–2012
Personal details
Born (1958-05-08) May 8, 1958
Ottawa, Illinois
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Rebecca
Profession educator

Roger L. Eddy (born 1958) is a former Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 109th district from 2003 to 2012. Roger Eddy retired from the Illinois House of Representatives on March 28, 2012 at the age of 53 years to run the Illinois Association of School Boards. He will receive a salary of at least $250,000 per year. His pension from the Illinois Teacher's Retirement System will double to $141,000. In 2014, Eddy will start collecting a lifetime pension of $24,000 from the Illinois Legislature.

Eddy, a lifelong educator, is a graduate of Northern Illinois University. He has been a teacher, coach, school principal and superintendent. His most recent educational position is as superintendent of Hutsonville Unit 1 school district in Crawford County. He and his wife, Becca, also a teacher, reside near Hutsonville and are the parents of five children.

The boundaries of the current 109th District were set by redistricting in 2001. The district includes all or parts of Edgar, Clark, Crawford, Lawrence, Wabash, Cumberland, Effingham and Shelby counties. Shortly after the new district boundaries were announced, Roger Eddy announced that he would run in the Republican primary in March, 2002. After winning the primary in March, Eddy went on to defeat Democratic nominee James Lane in November, 2002, carrying all eight counties in the district. He was re-elected by large margins in 2004 and 2006.

As a representative, Eddy has focused on agriculture and education issues, and has generally supported pro-business legislation. Some of his major legislative successes have included passage of legislation to combat methamphetamine, the prevalence of which is a dangerous problem in the rural midwest, including the 109th district.

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