Full Name:
James 'Jim' B. Durkin
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Celeste; 4 Children: Adrienne, Madeline, Emma, Caroline
Birth Date:
01/28/1961
Birth Place:
Westchester, IL
Home City:
Western Springs, IL
Religion:
Catholic
JD, Law, John Marshall Law School, 1989
BS, Criminal Justice, Illinois State University, 1984
Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 82, 2023-present
Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 82, 1995-2002, 2006-2023
Republican Leader, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2013-2023
President, Proviso Township Republican Organization, 1991-2023
Candidate, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 82, 2022
Candidate, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 82, 2020
Assistant Minority Leader, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2013
Chair, Illinois Delegation, Republican National Convention, 2008
State Chair, United States Senator John McCain for President, 2000, 2008
Candidate, United States Senate, 2002
Trustee, Triton Community College, 1991-1995
Former Member, Environment Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Ranking Minority Member, Investigative Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Mass Transit Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Public Utilities Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Redistricting Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Tollway Oversight Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Ranking Member, Special Investigation Committee for the Impeachment of Governor Blagojevich, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2008
Attorney, Pretzel & Stouffer, Limited, 1995-present
Assistant State's Attorney, Cook County Government, 1991-1995
Assistant Attorney General, State of Illinois, 1989-1990
Member, Board of Advisors, Misericordia Home, present
Member, Board of Directors, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation; Illinois, present
Member, Board of Managers, Chicago Bar Association, present
Member, Board of Trustees, John Marshall Law School, present
Member, Illinois Board of Directors, Giant Steps School of Autism, present
Former Vice-Chair, Board of Trustees, Triton Community College