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New State Lawmakers: Dave Severin

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Jamey Dunn-Thomason

Published December 9, 2016 at 5:06 PM CST

New members of the General Assembly will be take office in January. We plan to catch up with them to see why they want the job and what they hope to accomplish.

Jamey Dunn talked with Dave Severin. The Republican beat Democratic Representative John Bradley in a hard-fought campaign for the 117^th House district. Severin is a small business owner and longtime school board member from Benton.