Chris Lauzen
| Chris Lauzen | |
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| Chairman of the Kane County Board | |
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Assumed office December 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Karen McConnaughay |
| Member of the Illinois Senate from the 25th district | |
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In office January 1993 – January 2013 |
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| Succeeded by | Jim Oberweis |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 30, 1952 Aurora, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Longley |
| Children | Four |
| Residence | Aurora, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Harvard Business School Duke University |
| Profession | Certified Public Accountant |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Website | Official Campaign Site |
Christopher John Lauzen is the Chairman of the Kane County Board. Lauzen was elected in 2012. Prior to serving as County Chairman, Lauzen served as a Republican member of the Illinois State Senate. Lauzen was first elected in 1992 and was re-elected to the State Senate in 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006, and 2010. He ran for Illinois Comptroller in 1998 and Congress in 2008. Based on his voting record, he is a fiscal and social conservative.
Chris Lauzen was first elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1992. He joined a group of newly elected conservative State Senators called the "Fab Five". As a member of the Fab Five, along with Dave Syverson, Steve Rauschenberger, Patrick O'Malley, and Peter Fitzgerald.
Lauzen served on several committees, including the Property Tax Reform Committee, Appropriations I, II, and III, and the Revenue Committee, where he was the ranking Republican spokesman. In recognition of his work on these committees and his consistent, pro-employment voting record, Lauzen was honored by the Illinois Chamber of Commerce with the "Champion of Free Enterprise" award and the NFIB with the "Guardian of Small Business" award.
Throughout his service, Lauzen has supported Constitutional gun rights, right-to-life, and traditional marriage. Lauzen sponsored a large tax reduction for employers and a property tax assessment freeze for homeowners over 65 years old with income less than $35,000. He worked to reduce property taxes on VFW and American Legion veterans’ posts by 85% and placed a cap on future increases. Lauzen also started “Illinois Porkbusters,” which sought to cut $5,000,000 in wasteful spending each year from the state budget.
As a supporter of effective public education, Lauzen saw state funding for education in his senate district more than double, helped secure over $48,000,000 for school construction grants, sponsored education license plates for future teachers’ scholarships, and was the only Senator to speak against and vote “No” on providing 2/3 tuition discounts to illegal immigrants at public universities.
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