Dave Syverson

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Dave Syverson
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Republican Party

Illinois State Senate District 35
Tenure

1993 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

31

Compensation

Base salary

$89,250/year

Per diem

$166/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Contact

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Dave Syverson (Republican Party) is a member of the Illinois State Senate, representing District 35. He assumed office in 1993. His current term ends on January 13, 2027.

Syverson (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Illinois State Senate to represent District 35. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

Dave Syverson was born June 29, 1957, and graduated from Guilford High School before earning a degree from Rock Valley College. He has been a member of the Rockford Chamber of Commerce, the National Federation of Independent Businesses, the Rockford Area Economic Council, and the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness. Syverson was first elected to the Illinois General Assembly in 1993 to represent the 35th District.[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Syverson was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Syverson was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Syverson was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Illinois committee assignments, 2017
• Committee of the Whole
• Executive
• Gaming
• Human Services
• Insurance
• Public Health
• Telecommunications & InfoTechnology

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Syverson served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Syverson served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Syverson served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Syverson served on these committees:[2]

Issues

Gaming license

On December 1, 2010, the Illinois Senate voted 31-20 in favor of a plan that allows for five additional casinos and electronic gaming at horse track facilities, increasing the number of licenses for casinos in the state to 15.

Under the plan, new casinos would operate in Chicago, southern Cook County, Danville, Rockford and Waukegan.

"Is it a huge expansion? Yes, I'm not going to deny it. But we have a huge deficit in the state of Illinois, we have got huge problems in the state of Illinois, so you don't look at little things to fix it, you look at big things to fix it," said the bill's sponsor, Sen. Terry Link, D-Waukegan.

Lawmakers like William Haine would prefer another way to increase revenue.

"It's not the best thing we could do. It's not good, but it's the only thing available for new * Revenue Committee, Illinois State Senate," said Sen. Haine, D-Alton.

Syverson said a casino in his backyard could keep Illinois gamers from going up to Wisconsin to play the slots.

"Now we have an opportunity to bring those Wisconsin dollars to Illinois," Swerson said. "So it's good for Illinois in two ways. One it's creating new jobs and new * Revenue Committee, Illinois State Senate, but it's also bringing out-of-state money here."[3]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2022

See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Illinois State Senate District 35

Incumbent Dave Syverson won election in the general election for Illinois State Senate District 35 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dave Syverson
Dave Syverson (R)
 
100.0
 
65,233

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 65,233
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 35

Incumbent Dave Syverson defeated Eli Nicolosi in the Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 35 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dave Syverson
Dave Syverson
 
75.2
 
15,856
Image of Eli Nicolosi
Eli Nicolosi
 
24.8
 
5,231

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 21,087
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2018

See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Illinois State Senate District 35

Incumbent Dave Syverson won election in the general election for Illinois State Senate District 35 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dave Syverson
Dave Syverson (R)
 
100.0
 
62,422

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 62,422
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 35

Incumbent Dave Syverson advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois State Senate District 35 on March 20, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dave Syverson
Dave Syverson
 
100.0
 
16,612

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 16,612
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2016

See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Illinois State Senate were held in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was November 30, 2015.[4]

Incumbent Dave Syverson ran unopposed in the Illinois State Senate District 35 general election.[5][6]

Illinois State Senate, District 35 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Dave Syverson Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections

Incumbent Dave Syverson ran unopposed in the Illinois State Senate District 35 Republican primary.[7][8]

Illinois State Senate, District 35 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Dave Syverson Incumbent (unopposed)


2012

See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2012

Syverson, current District 34 incumbent, won re-election to the Senate in District 35 in the 2012. Syverson defeated incumbent Christine Johnson (R) in the Republican primary on March 20, 2012, and was unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.[9][10][11][12]

Illinois State Senate, District 35, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDave Syverson Incumbent 100% 72,411
Total Votes 72,411
Illinois State Senate, District 35 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDave Syverson Incumbent 57.6% 14,368
Christine J. Johnson Incumbent 42.4% 10,592
Total Votes 24,960

Syverson was targeted for defeat in the primary by Family-Pac.[13]

2010

See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2010

Syverson won re-election to the 34th District Seat in the Illinois State Senate against Democrat Marla Wilson.[14]

Illinois State Senate, District 34 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Dave Syverson (R) 28,145 52.56%
Marla Wilson (D) 25,407 47.44%

The election took place on November 2, 2010. Syverson ran unopposed in the Republican primary election on February 2nd.[15]

2006

On November 7, 2006, Republican Dave Syverson won re-election to the Illinois State Senate District 34 receiving 29,131 votes, ahead of Democrat Daniel Lewandowski (23,120 votes).[16]


Illinois State Senate, District 34 (2006)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Dave Syverson (R) 29,131
Daniel Lewandowski (D) 23,120

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2012

Syverson's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[17]

  • Creating Jobs
Excerpt: "Dave Syverson has the knowledge it takes to create jobs and revive our economy. For more than 20 years he has worked in the private sector creating jobs in the Northern Illinois region."
  • Supporting Veterans
Excerpt: "We owe our Nation’s Veterans a debt of gratitude for protecting the freedoms we enjoy every day."
  • Cutting Taxes
Excerpt: "Illinois does not have a revenue problem; it has a spending problem."
  • Improving Education
Excerpt: "Illinois must have a world-class education system if we expect our children and our companies to be competitive in this global economy."
  • Reducing Government
Excerpt: "We must cut state government to free up resources for productive investment."

Campaign finance summary

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

Dave Syverson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Illinois State Senate District 35Won general$936,874 $691,213
2018Illinois State Senate District 35Won general$307,831 N/A**
2016Illinois State Senate, District 35Won $437,041 N/A**
2012Illinois State Senate, District 35Won $524,961 N/A**
2010Illinois State Senate, District 34Won $738,807 N/A**
2006Illinois State Senate, District 34Won $994,848 N/A**
2002Illinois State Senate, District 34Won $337,351 N/A**
1998Illinois State Senate, District 34Won $319,250 N/A**
1996Illinois State Senate, District 34Won $538,071 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Personal

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Dave and his wife, Shirley, have two children.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ "Illinois General Assembly", "Senator Dave Syverson," accessed March 9, 2020
    2. ↑ Illinois General Assembly, "List of Illinois Senate Committees," July 28, 2009
    3. ↑ "Senate OKs new gaming rules in Illinois," Illinois Statehouse News, December 1, 2010
    4. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar," accessed November 30, 2015
    5. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate list: General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
    6. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election results, General election 2016," accessed December 15, 2016
    7. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed January 3, 2016
    8. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election Results: GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/15/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
    9. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed December 5, 2011
    10. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed May 14, 2014
    11. ↑ Illinois Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Results," accessed May 15, 2014
    12. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, “Official Vote - November 6, 2012 General Election,” accessed December 31, 2012
    13. ↑ Family-Pac, "Endorsements," accessed June 22, 2012
    14. ↑ Illinois Board of Elections, "2010 Illinois General Election Results," November 2, 2010
    15. ↑ Illinois Democratic Party, "2010 Illinois Primary Election Results," February 3, 2010
    16. ↑ Illinois Senate election results for 2006
    17. ↑ Campaign website, Issues
    18. ↑ Citizen Action Illinois, "99th General Assembly Legislative Scorecard 2016," accessed July 11, 2017
    19. ↑ Illinois Parents of Adults with Developmental Disabilities, "2016 Illinois Community Living Report," accessed July 11, 2017

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