Robert F. Flider
| Robert F. Flider | |
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| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 101st district |
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In office January 2003 – January 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Julie Curry |
| Succeeded by | Adam Brown |
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October 22, 1957 Mattoon, Illinois |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jean |
| Children | Three children |
| Residence | Mt. Zion, Illinois |
| Alma mater | Eastern Illinois University |
Robert F. Flider (born Oct. 22, 1957) is a former Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives.
Robert F. Flider was born October 22, 1957 in Mattoon, Illinois and graduated from their local high school in 1975. He then attended the nearby Eastern Illinois University where he graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism. After college, he began work as a newspaper report in the Charleston–Mattoon region before being employed by the electric and gas industry, including time as the Director of Regulatory Affairs at Illinois Power.
In 1991, Flider was elected to the Mt. Zion City Council where he served for one term before being elected the Mayor of Mt. Zion in 1995. During his time as mayor he was involved as a board member for the Economic Development Corporation of Decatur and Macon County, the Downtown Decatur Council, Decatur Rotary Club, United Way of Decatur and Macon County and Seniorama Committee. In that same period he also earned a Certificate of Business Administration from the University of Illinois and attended the Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation (1997).
In January 2003, Flider stepped down as Mayor of Mt. Zion in order to accept an appointment to fill the vacancy left by Julie Curry, who resigned in order to serve as Deputy Chief of Staff to then-Governor Rod Blagojevich. The district that Flider inherited included Macon, Moultrie and Shelby counties in Central Illinois.
Over the course of his tenure in the Illinois House of Representatives, his committee assignments included Agriculture & Conservation, Elections & Campaign Reform, Elementary & Secondary Education, Environment & Energy, Ethanol Production Oversight, Veterans Affairs, Local Government and Renewable Energy. He served as the Vice Chairman for the latter two committees. He also served as the chairman for two committees; Least Cost Power Procurement and Electric Generation & Commerce.
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