State Representative
Tim Butler (R-Springfield) joined the Illinois House of Representatives on March 3, 2015 and serves the
87th District. Butler, a native of Peoria, is the fourth-great grandson of Lewis Barker, a State Senator from Pope County during the
first four Illinois General Assemblies. Tim is the youngest of seven children and his parents owned a small manufacturing business.
Tim brings to the House more than 20 years of public service working for the people of Central Illinois. He has served as District Chief of Staff for both Congressman Rodney Davis and former Congressman Ray LaHood. He also served as the director of marketing for St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.
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