Tim Bivins
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| Member of the Illinois Senate from the 45th district |
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Assumed office March 7, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Todd Sieben |
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| Born | March 7, 1952 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Terri Bivens |
| Children | Two |
| Residence | Dixon, Illinois |
Tim Bivins (born March 7, 1952) is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate representing the 45th district which includes all or parts of Jo Daviess, Stephenson, Carroll, Winnebago, Ogle, Lee, DeKalb and LaSalle counties in northwestern Illinois.
Prior to his 2008 appointment to the Illinois Senate, Bivins served for two decades as the Lee County Sheriff.
Bivins previously served as sheriff of Lee County, Illinois, which includes Dixon. He was elected sheriff in 1986 and served until 2006, retiring as Lee County's longest serving sheriff.
He served on security details for President Ronald Reagan, Vice President George H. Bush, Vice President Dan Quayle, House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, Governor Jim Edgar, Governor Jim Thompson, Governor George Ryan, and United States Senator Peter Fitzgerald. During his tenure as Sheriff, Tim served as President of the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association. Speaker Hastert named him to the Department of Justice Medal of Valor Review Board, an advisory group to President George Bush. Tim also served on the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission, having been appointed by then-Governor Jim Edgar.
Committee assignments: State Government & Veterans Affairs (Minority Spokesperson); Agriculture and Conservation; Appropriations I; Commerce; Criminal Law; Committee of the Whole; Joint Comm. on Government Reform; Criminal Law Subcomm. on Firearms; Subcommittee on Animal Welfare; Subcommittee on Coal Mining; Subcomm. on Fertilizers & Chemicals.
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