Tim Butler (politician)
Tim Butler is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 87th district since his March 2015 appointment to replace Rich Brauer, after the latter's appointment to a position as an Assistant Secretary for the Illinois Department of Transportation. The 87th district includes all or portions of Sangamon, Menard, Logan and Tazewell counties in Central Illinois.
Butler graduated from Eastern Illinois University in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. After graduating college he worked as a staff assistant for the United States House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor until 1994. He was the communications director for Congressman Ray LaHood from 1995 to 2009. He worked as the Director of Marketing for Saint John's Hospital from 2009 to 2012. From 2012 to 2015 he served as an advisor and District Chief of Staff to Representative Rodney Davis.
In 2019, Butler was named chair of the Illinois House Republican Conference. He has had assignments on the Museums, Arts & Cultural Enhancement Committee, the Environment Committee, Tourism & Conventions Committee, Transportation, Regulation, and Roads Committee, and the Transportation, Vehicles & Safety Committee.
