Senator David Koehler

46th District

Years served: Appointed December 2006, Elected 2008 - Present

Committee assignments: Higher Education; Agriculture and Conservation; Local Government (Chairperson); Transportation; Energy (Vice-Chairperson); Committee of the Whole; Trans Subcommittee Special Issues; Subcommittee on Transparency; Subcommittee on Readiness; Subcommittee on Animal Welfare.

Biography: Born and raised in South Dakota. Received Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971 from Yankton College - Yankton, South Dakota. Masters of Divinity; United Theological Seminary - Dayton, Ohio. Former Staff member, National Farm Worker Ministry (NFWM). Former Community organizer and program manager for Peoria Friendship House. Former Executive Director - Peoria Area Labor Management Council (PALM). Former President for Labor Management Cooperative Health Programs, Inc. Peoria County Board (1982-1988). Peoria City Council (1989-1997). He and his wife, Nora Sullivan, are the owners of the Peoria Bread Company, an artisan whole grain bakery in Peoria. They have three daughters, a son-in-law and one granddaughter.