Bill Edley
| Bill Edley | |
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| Member of the Western Illinois University Board of Trustees |
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In office January 2005 – August 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Ted Brunsvold |
| Succeeded by | Robert Cook |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 95th district | |
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In office January 1989 – January 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Leroy A. Ufkes |
| Succeeded by | Richard P. Myers |
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March 16, 1948 Canton, Illinois |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Kathryn Woodworth Edley |
| Children | Two |
| Residence | Springfield, Illinois |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois (B.S.) London School of Economics (M.Ec.) |
| Profession | Business owner Public administrator |
Bill Edley (born March 16, 1948) is an American businessman and Democratic politician from Illinois.
Bill Edley was born March 16, 1948 in Canton, Illinois. He attended Spoon River College and received his bachelor’s degree in investment finance from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. While at the University of Illinois, he was the President of the Young Republicans and affiliated with the Republican Party until Richard Nixon and the Watergate scandal shifted his political leanings. From 1974 to 1989 he was owner and president of Automotive Wholesale, an auto parts store in Macomb and Monmouth. In 1985 he became president of the Macomb Area Chamber of Commerce. The next year he managed the race Democrat George Lipper in the 95th district against Republican incumbent Kent Slater. Lipper, who received no outside help, lost. Edley was a delegate pledged to Paul Simon at the 1988 Democratic National Convention.
Slater then vacated the seat to run for a judgeship. In response to the candidacy of former State Senator and Republican Ken McMillan, Edley chose to run as the Democratic candidate. In an upset, Edley won the historically Republican 95th district by 2,000 votes. At that time, the 95th included all or parts of Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, McDonough and Schuyler counties. Slater resigned to take his judgeship and was succeeded by Leroy A. Ufkes for the period between Slater's resignation and Edley's inauguration.
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