Jeffrey Schoenberg
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Jeffrey Schoenberg is a Democratic
member of the Illinois Senate
, representing the 9th district since 2003. He earlier served for six terms in the Illinois House of Representatives
, first elected to that position in 1990.
Schoenberg pushed for legislation that would crack down on state employees who change careers to companies that are regulated or awarded contracts by the agencies those state workers were employed by.
He has also sponsored the Managed Care Patients Rights Act, legislation which would provide consumers with greater information about their health maintenance organizations and better access to quality health care. Schoenberg has been a long time supporter of abortion rights. He supported the Illinois Safe Choice Zones Act, which would establish a state criminal offense with possible civil penalties for anyone who interferes with an individual entering or leaving abortion clinics, hospitals and other medical facilities.
Schoenberg worked for stronger accountability and oversight standards at the Illinois Highway Authority.
Schoenberg supported HB 656, a $226 million tax increase, which raised the Cook County sales tax by 0.25%. He was also the co-sponsor of SB 790, which raided $530 million from various Illinois trust funds (including the Local Government Health Insurance fund, the Sex Offender Registration Fund, and the Banking Regulation Fund) to spend on new programs.
Schoenberg voted for SB 241, a bill which gave state constitutional officers and legislators, including himself, a 9.6% pay increase, along with a standard 3.8% increase that year, for a total of a 13.4% pay increase in 2007.
Schoenberg serves as the Chairman of the Appropriations II Committee, the Vice Chairman of the Appropriations I Committee, and a member of the Appropriations III, Health and Human Services, and Financial Institutions Committees.
Schoenberg's wife, Lynne Sered, is chair of the Illinois Education Labor Relations Board. Sered is paid $104,358 annually. Sered's appointment is approved by the Illinois Senate.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
member of the Illinois Senate
Illinois Senate
The Illinois Senate is the upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the state of Illinois in the United States. The body was created by the first state constitution adopted in 1818. The Illinois Senate is made up of 59 senators elected from...
, representing the 9th district since 2003. He earlier served for six terms in the Illinois House of Representatives
Illinois House of Representatives
The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The state House of Representatives is made of 118 representatives elected from...
, first elected to that position in 1990.
Senate career
As a state senator, Schoenberg has sponsored and supported many diverse bills, including bills concerned with inefficient government spending and the state’s procurement code.Schoenberg pushed for legislation that would crack down on state employees who change careers to companies that are regulated or awarded contracts by the agencies those state workers were employed by.
He has also sponsored the Managed Care Patients Rights Act, legislation which would provide consumers with greater information about their health maintenance organizations and better access to quality health care. Schoenberg has been a long time supporter of abortion rights. He supported the Illinois Safe Choice Zones Act, which would establish a state criminal offense with possible civil penalties for anyone who interferes with an individual entering or leaving abortion clinics, hospitals and other medical facilities.
Schoenberg worked for stronger accountability and oversight standards at the Illinois Highway Authority.
Schoenberg supported HB 656, a $226 million tax increase, which raised the Cook County sales tax by 0.25%. He was also the co-sponsor of SB 790, which raided $530 million from various Illinois trust funds (including the Local Government Health Insurance fund, the Sex Offender Registration Fund, and the Banking Regulation Fund) to spend on new programs.
Schoenberg voted for SB 241, a bill which gave state constitutional officers and legislators, including himself, a 9.6% pay increase, along with a standard 3.8% increase that year, for a total of a 13.4% pay increase in 2007.
Schoenberg serves as the Chairman of the Appropriations II Committee, the Vice Chairman of the Appropriations I Committee, and a member of the Appropriations III, Health and Human Services, and Financial Institutions Committees.
Personal life
Senator Schoenberg lives in Evanston with his wife and their two children.Schoenberg's wife, Lynne Sered, is chair of the Illinois Education Labor Relations Board. Sered is paid $104,358 annually. Sered's appointment is approved by the Illinois Senate.
External links
- Illinois General Assembly - Senator Jeffrey Schoenberg (D) 9th District official IL Senate website
- Project Vote Smart - Senator Jeffrey M. Schoenberg (IL) profile
- Follow the Money - Jeffrey Schoenberg
- Illinois State Senate Democrats - Senator Jeffrey M. Schoenberg profile