Full Name:
Mike Fortner
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Rebecca; 2 Children: Elizabeth, Charles
Birth Place:
Chicago, IL
Home City:
West Chicago, IL
BA, Math and Physics, Carleton College
MA, Physics, Brandeis University
PhD, Physics, Brandeis University
Member, Precinct Committee, present
Mayor, West Chicago, present
Member, Winfield Township Republicanism Committee, present
Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 49, 2007-2019
Secretary, Winfield Township Republican Party, 1998-2002
Alderman, First Ward, West Chicago, 1994-2001
Former Member, Appropriations for Higher Education Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Ranking Minority Member, Biotechnology Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Ranking Minority Member, Cities and Villages Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Ranking Minority Member, Cybersecurity, Data Analytics & IT Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Ranking Minority Member, Economic Opportunity Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Ranking Minority Member, Elections & Campaign Finance Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Energy Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Environmental Health Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Health Care Licenses Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Ranking Minority Member, Intermodal Infrastructure Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Labor and Commerce Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Public Utilities Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Railroad and Air Subcommittee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Ranking Minority Member, Redistricting Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Renewable Energy and Sustainability Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Co-Chair, STAR Line Commuter Rail Task Force
Former Member, Subcommittee on Ballot Access, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Local Government, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Tollway Oversight Review, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Ranking Minority Member, Tollway Oversight Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Transportation Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Ranking Minority Member, Transportation, Regulation, and Roads Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Alternate Delegate, Council of Mayors, Chicago Area Transportation Study, 2005
Member, West Chicago Plan Commission, 1991-1994
Member, Historic Preservation Commission, West Chicago, 1990-1993
Professor, Northern Illinois University, 1993-present
Researcher, Fermilab National Laboratory, 1987-present
Board Member, West Chicago Elementary School District 33, District 33, 1994
Member, First Congregational Church of West Chicago, present
Trustee, Foundation for Educational Excellence, present
Instructor, Tae Kwon Do, present
Director, Transportation Policy, DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference, present
Treasurer, West Chicago Lions Club, present
Member, Education Reform Task Force, Metropolitan Mayors' Caucus
Co-Chair, Illinois Articulation Initiative Physics Panel, present
Charter Member, Metro West Council of Governments, 2005