Bob Biggins was a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 member of the Illinois House of Representatives

Illinois House of Representatives

The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The state House of Representatives is made of 118 representatives elected from...

, representing the 41st district from 1993 to 2011. He retired in 2010.

Representative Biggins was the Republican Spokesperson for the Appropriations-General Services Committee, and served on six other committees: Aging, Executive, Mass Transit, Revenue and Finance, Tollway Oversight.

Biggins has a Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts

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 Degree in Education from Northeastern Illinois University

Northeastern Illinois University

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External links

• Illinois General Assembly - Representative Bob Biggins (R) 41st District official IL House website
  • Bills Committees
• Project Vote Smart - Representative Robert A. 'Bob' Biggins (IL) profile
• Follow the Money - Bob Biggins
  • 2004 2002 2000 1998 1996 campaign contributions