ABOUT SENATOR BURZYNSKI
General Assembly
- Has represented the 35th Senate District in Illinois since 1993
- Named Senate Republican Assistant Leader, January 2007
- Served as Senate Republican Caucus Chairman, January 2003-January 2007
- Represented the 76th House of Representatives District, 1990-93
- Member: Senate Committee of the Whole; Higher Education (Minority Spokesperson); Education; Executive; Insurance; Local Government; Redistricting; Subcommittee on Ethics; Subcommittee on State & Local Govt..
Committees
- Serves on Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, Health Facilities Task Force and the P-20 Council
- The 35th Senate District consists of all of DeKalb and Boone counties,
and portions of LaSalle, Ogle and Winnebago counties

Education
Associate's degree, Rend Lake Community College
BA, Illinois Wesleyan University

Experience
Former school teacher, Pinckneyville Middle Schools
Former Farm Bureau manager, Clark and Clinton counties
Former governmental affairs director, DeKalb County Farm Bureau
Former DeKalb County Republican Chairman

Organizations
Midwestern Higher Education Compact, Sycamore Kiwanis, DeKalb Salvation Army Advisory Board, Chambers of Commerce in DeKalb, Belvidere, Byron, Sycamore, Rochelle and Rockford

Personal
Resides in Rochelle with his wife, Judy. They have two adult children and three grandchildren.

Awards From:
Outstanding Legislator - Regional Access & Mobilization Project
Honorary FFA Degree
IL Chamber of Commerce Champion of Free Enterprise Award
IL Rural Health Association Leadership Award
IL Public Transportation Legislator of Year
Friend of Education, Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools
Voice of Employers
DeKalb County Family Service Agency
DeKalb County Social Workers
Northern Illinois University School of Nursing
Statewide Coalition on Human Services
Illinois Farm Bureau Friend of Agriculture
MRF Outstanding Legislator
Illinois Academy of Physician Assistants' Legislator of Year
Illinois Sheriffs' Association Recognition Award
Voice of Employers-Management Association of IL
National Federation of Independent Business "Guardian of Small Business Award"
Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association Distinguished Contributions Award
Family PAC Special Achievement Award
Illinois Optometry Association Legislator of the Year
IL Manufactured Homes Association Legislator of the Year
Illinois Nurses' Association Legislator of the Year
IL Retired Teachers' Association
Northern IL Veterans' Activities Committee Award of Appreciation