Written by Cullerton Staff Monday, 06 June 2011 09:20
Senate President John J. Cullerton released a statement after learning of Representative Mark Beaubien's death on Sunday evening:
"Representative Beaubien was a true statesman in the General Assembly. My thoughts go out to his family and his constituents."
State Representative Mark Beaubien died suddenly late Sunday afternoon. He was at a House Republican event with family, friends and colleagues.
Rep. Beaubien and President Cullerton worked together this year to pass a measure requiring the use of backseat seatbelts, evidence of Beaubien's ability to work with members on both sides of the aisle throughout his time in the state legislature.
6th District
President of the Senate
Years served: 1979 - 1991 (House); 1991 - Present (Senate)
Committee assignments: Committee of the Whole; Executive; Joint Comm. on Government Reform (Co-Chairperson).
Biography: Attorney; born Oct. 28, 1948, in Chicago; B.A., political science, Loyola University; J.D., Loyola University Law School; served in Illinois National Guard, 1970-76; former Assistant Public Defender and instructor at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy; married (wife, Pamela), has five children.