Al Riley is a Democratic

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 member of the Illinois House of Representatives

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, representing the 38th District since January, 2007. The district includes all or portions of Country Club Hills

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, Flossmoor

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, Harvey

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, Hazel Crest

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, Homewood

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, Matteson

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, Oak Forest

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, Olympia Fields

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, Richton Park

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, Tinley Park

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, and University Park

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Current

State Representative Al Riley also holds the elected position of Rich Township Supervisor in Cook County, Illinois. He has held this position since 2006.

Representative Riley is a member of ten committees in the Illinois General Assembly. His House committee assignments include: Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education; Appropriations-General Services (Vice-Chairperson); Cities & Villages (Vice-Chairperson); Counties & Townships; Infrastructure; Mass Transit; Youth and Family; Tollway Oversight and the Committee of the Whole. Riley also is a member of the bipartisan, bicameral Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability (COGFA). Among other statutory responsibilities, COGFA "is mandated to report to the General Assembly on economic trends in relation to long-range planning and budgeting; and to study and make such recommendations as it deems appropriate on local and regional economic and fiscal policies and on federal fiscal policy as it may affect Illinois".

Biography

Al Riley is an urban planner and statistician by profession, having published and conducted research in the fields of education, economic analysis, medical research and health planning. He has also held executive positions in education, government, medical research and the private sector. His education includes: B.A., Economic Geography/Secondary Education, Chicago State University; Masters, Urban Planning and Policy Analysis and Doctoral study in Economic Policy Analysis, University of Illinois at Chicago.

Previous professional, elected and civic positions include: Adjunct Professor, Business and Public Administration, Governors State University (1997–2007); Trustee, Village of Olympia Fields (1994–2005); Trustee, Rich Township (2005); member, American Institute of Certified Planners; American Statistical Association, Executive Board, Calumet Council, Boy Scouts of America; and the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra Board. Riley also served in the Army in active and reserve roles in the branches of Psychological Operations and Civil Affairs (1972–1978).

External links

• Illinois General Assembly - Representative Al Riley (D) 38th District official IL House website
  • Bills Committees
• http://www.richtownship.org/ Rich Township website
• Project Vote Smart - Representative Al Riley (IL) profile
• Illinois House Democrats - Al Riley profile