Roger L. Eddy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetRoger L. Eddy
American politician
Date of Birth: 08-May-1958
Place of Birth: Ottawa, Illinois, United States
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Roger L. Eddy
- Roger L.
- Eddy (born 1958) is a former Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 109th district from 2003 to 2012.
- Roger Eddy retired from the Illinois House of Representatives on March 28, 2012 at the age of 53 years to run the Illinois Association of School Boards.
- He will receive a salary of at least $250,000 per year.
- His pension from the Illinois Teacher's Retirement System will double to $141,000.
- In 2014, Eddy will start collecting a lifetime pension of $24,000 from the Illinois Legislature. Eddy, a lifelong educator, is a graduate of Northern Illinois University.
- He has been a teacher, coach, school principal and superintendent.
- His most recent educational position is as superintendent of Hutsonville Unit 1 school district in Crawford County.
- He and his wife, Becca, also a teacher, reside near Hutsonville and are the parents of five children. The boundaries of the current 109th District were set by redistricting in 2001.
- The district includes all or parts of Edgar, Clark, Crawford, Lawrence, Wabash, Cumberland, Effingham and Shelby counties.
- Shortly after the new district boundaries were announced, Roger Eddy announced that he would run in the Republican primary in March, 2002.
- After winning the primary in March, Eddy went on to defeat Democratic nominee James Lane in November, 2002, carrying all eight counties in the district.
- He was re-elected by large margins in 2004 and 2006. As a representative, Eddy has focused on agriculture and education issues, and has generally supported pro-business legislation.
- Some of his major legislative successes have included passage of legislation to combat methamphetamine, the prevalence of which is a dangerous problem in the rural midwest, including the 109th district.
Read more at Wikipedia