Jim Oberweis
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| Member of the Illinois Senate from the 25th district |
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Assumed office January 9, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Chris Lauzen |
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James D. Oberweis June 10, 1946 Aurora, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Elaine (?-2003, div.), Julie (2008-present) |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence | Sugar Grove, Illinois |
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University of Illinois (B.A.) University of Chicago (MBA) |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
James D. "Jim" Oberweis (born June 10, 1946) is an American businessman, investment manager and politician from the state of Illinois. The owner of Oberweis Dairy, in North Aurora near Chicago, he is currently a member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 25th district since January 2013.
Oberweis sought the Republican nomination for the United States Senate in 2002 and 2004 and the Republican nomination for Governor of Illinois in 2006. He was the Republican nominee for Illinois's 14th congressional district in a March 2008 special election and the November 2008 general election, losing on both occasions to Democrat Bill Foster. He was first elected to the Illinois Senate in 2012. He ran for the U.S. Senate again in 2014, losing to Democratic incumbent Dick Durbin.
After graduating from Marmion Academy in Aurora, Illinois, he attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, where he joined Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. He received a B.A. from Illinois, and then an MBA from the University of Chicago.
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