Lance Yednock

Lance Yednock
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 76th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2019 (2019-January-09)
Preceded byJerry Lee Long
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceOttawa, Illinois
Alma materNorthern Illinois University
ProfessionOperating Engineer

Lance Yednock is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 76th district which includes Bureau, LaSalle, DeKalb County, Illinois, Putnam and Livingston counties in north central Illinois.[1] Yednock was sworn in to office on January 9, 2019. Yednock, a business representative with International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150, defeated one term incumbent Jerry Lee Long in the 2018 general election.[2][3][4] He has a degree from Northern Illinois University.[5]

As of July 3, 2022, Representative Yednock is a member of the following Illinois House committees:[6]

  • Agriculture & Conservation Committee (HAGC)
  • Labor & Commerce Committee (HLBR)
  • Public Utilities Committee (HPUB)
  • Small Cell Subcommittee (HPUB-SCEL)
  • Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee (HVES)
  • (Chairman of) Utilities Subcommittee (HPUB-UTIL)
  • Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVET)
  1. ^ "Illinois Representative District 76" (PDF). Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Board of Elections. May 18, 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  2. ^ Barichello, Derek (November 9, 2018). "Election 2018: Lance Yednock won in Ottawa, La Salle, Peru; Jerry Long won in Streator in 76th District tally". My Web Times. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  3. ^ Abbey, Tamara (November 7, 2018). "Yednock defeats Long for state Rep. seat". News Tribune. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  4. ^ "Local 150 Business Representative to Challenge Long for State Representative" (Press release). Countryside, Illinois: International Union of Operating Engineers. September 7, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  5. ^ Barlow, Sarah E., ed. (November 15, 2018). "Biographies of New House Members" (PDF). First Reading. Illinois Legislative Research Unit. pp. 2–8. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  6. ^ "Illinois General Assembly - Representative Committees". ilga.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-03.