Terri Ann Wintermute - 42nd District

Terri Ann Wintermute is the Republican candidate for the 42nd State Senate District. As a wife, mother, and community leader she has earned a reputation for being a responsive government servant who connects with voters in this district.

PUBLIC SERVANT

    * Terri has been an elected public servant for the past 14 years.  Terri served on the Will County Board in a leadership position for 10 years.  Terri has held elected office as a Will County Board Member and Dupage Township Clerk .  While serving on the Will County Board, Terri chaired Will County’s Land Use and Zoning Committee and was the driving force behind Will County’s award-winning Land Resource Management Plan.  This plan won the Burham Award from the Metropolitan Planning Council in 2002. Terri also served on Will County’s Executive Committee. From 1998-2002, Terri served as Will County’s representative to the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission. Terri’s desire to help others makes her an excellent public servant.

    * Terri has worked for the growing Village of Bolingbrook as the Mayor’s Assistant for Economic Development.  During these years, Terri has contributed to this community’s retail and industrial growth.

    * Terri served as Legislative Assistant to State Representative Jim Meyer (R-82nd District) and served for 4 years as a Township Clerk.

    * Terri’s background in planning, economic development, and public service make her the right choice for the 42nd Senate District

FAMILY

    * Terri has been married to Phil Wintermute (her high school sweetheart) for 31 years. Phil & Terri have three children, Angela (27 -married to Mike), P.J. (25), and Todd (23). Angela & Mike are proud parents of Phil & Terri’s first granddaughter, Kadin Natalie.

    * Phil has been employed for 32 years with United Parcel Service.  Angela is an elementary school teacher teaching 2nd grade.  P.J.  graduated from Northern Illinois University with a B.A. in Economics and is store manager for Verizon Wireless. Their youngest child Todd completed B.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of Illinois at Chicago.  Todd is working for Motorola.

FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS

    * Terri is also involved in her family’s Logistics firm, Chicagoland Quad Cities Express, Inc. As Secretary-Treasurer to the Board of Directors, she is responsible for union negotiations, and oversees the company’s banking and insurance requirements. While being on the Board of Directors is not a full-time position, Terri does not take these responsibilities lightly. She remembers that her father and his partner put their homes up for collateral to start this business in 1967. She remembers their pride in the business they started. Before her father passed away in 2002, Terri promised her father she would keep this company going and care for their 100 employees. She has kept this promise.

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