Patrick Windhorst

American politician from Illinois

Patrick Windhorst

Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 118th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 2019 (2019-January-09)
Preceded by	Natalie Phelps Finnie

Personal details
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Holly Windhorst
Residence(s)	Metropolis, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University
Occupation	Attorney, politician

Patrick Windhorst is an American politician from Illinois. Windhorst is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 118th district. Windhorst lives in Metropolis, Illinois.

Education

Upon graduation from Massac County high school in Metropolis, Windhorst earned an associate degree from Shawnee Community College. In 1997, Windhorst earned a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. In 2000, Windhorst earned a JD degree from Southern Illinois University School of Law.^[1]^[2]

Career

In 2000, Windhorst started his career as an attorney at Denton & Keuler, until 2004.^[2] Windhorst was an elected State's Attorney for Massac County. In the 2018 general election, Windhorst won the election and became a member of Illinois House of Representatives. Windhorst defeated appointed Democratic incumbent Natalie Phelps Finnie by a margin of 15.2 percentage points.^[3]^[2]

As of July 3, 2022, Representative Windhorst is a member of the following Illinois House committees:^[4]

Appropriations - Human Services Committee (HAPH)
Ethics & Elections Committee (SHEE)
Family Law & Probate Subcommittee (HJUA-FLAW)
Firearms and Firearm Safety Subcommittee (HJUC-FIRE)
Judiciary - Civil Committee (HJUA)
Judiciary - Criminal Committee (HJUC)
Restorative Justice Committee (SHRJ)
Sentencing, Penalties and Criminal Procedure Committee (HJUC-SPCP)

Electoral history

Illinois 118th State House District Republican Primary, 2018^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick Windhorst	5,872	53.79
	Republican	Wes Sherrod	2,882	26.40
	Republican	Samuel K. Stratemeyer	2,163	19.81
Total votes			10,917	100.0

Illinois 118th State House District General Election, 2018^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick Windhorst	21,956	56.46
	Democratic	Natalie Phelps Finnie (incumbent)	16,933	43.54
Total votes			38,889	100.0

Personal life

Windhorst's wife is Holly Windhorst. They have two children.^[2]

References

^ Cox, Kallie (November 6, 2018). "Windhorst wins over incumbent Phelps Finnie for Illinois House". The Daily Egyptian. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Patrick Windhorst's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
^ Halstead, Marilyn (November 6, 2018). "Republican Patrick Windhorst defeats incumbent Natalie Phelps Finnie in the 118th District". The Southern Illinoisan. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
^ "Illinois General Assembly - Representative Committees". ilga.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
^ "Election Results 2018 GENERAL PRIMARY". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 2, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Election Results 2018 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 2, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}