Tom Demmer


Tom Demmer is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 90th district, a four county district located in northwestern Illinois that includes all or parts of Dixon, Rochelle, Oregon, Stillman Valley, Davis Junction, DeKalb, Sandwich, Shabbona, Somonauk, Earlville and Mendota.

Education and career

Demmer was born and raised in Dixon, Illinois where he continues to live with his wife. He attended St. Anne School, Newman Central Catholic High School, and the University of Dayton, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications with a minor in political science.
Demmer is Director of Innovation & Strategy at KSB Hospital and serves on the Board of Directors for the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home. He was a member of the Lee County Board.

Illinois House of Representatives

Demmer serves as Deputy Minority Leader, a role he was first appointed to in July 2018. Previously, Demmer was Minority Conference Chairman from January 2017 to July 2018. He also is a member of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules.
Committee assignments: Rules; Appropriations-Human Services ; Cost Benefit Analysis ; Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT; Elem Sec Ed: Charter School Policy; Health Care Availability & Access ; Higher Education; Human Services ; Mental Health ; Informed Consent Subcommittee ; Analytics Subcommittee; Medicaid Subcommittee; Substance Abuse Subcommittee; Distributed Ledgers & Cryptocurrencies.