Chances are you've seen Don Harmon around.  Hopefully, you've had a chance to meet him.  Don is a lifetime resident of the 39th District (give or take a few years at college), and he and his wife, Teri, are raising their family here. 

    You'll find a brief biography of Senator Harmon below.  Senator Harmon has received numerous awards and honors for his service as a legislator and for his service in the community.  After only three years in the Illinois Senate, Senator Harmon has been the Chief Senate Sponsor of over 100 piece of legislation that are currently Illinois law.  These legislative accomplishments show the dedication Senator Harmon has to his constituents and to Illinois.  Senator Harmon is working on your behalf in Springfield during the current legislative session.

SENATOR HARMON'S BIOGRAPHY

    Don Harmon and his family have deep roots in the Oak Park, Austin, and the western suburbs that make up the 39th Legislative District.  Harmon was born and raised in Oak Park.  He attended St. Giles Grade School and remains a member of the parish today.  Harmon has chosen to raise his own family where he grew up.  He and his wife, Teri, live in Oak Park with their three young children.

    After the untimely death of his father, Harmon and his two sisters were raised by their mother.  With the help of family and scholarships, Harmon graduated from St. Ignatius High School on Chicago's near west side and Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois.  Harmon worked his way through the University of Chicago, where he received both his law degree and MBA.

    As a practicing lawyer specializing in municipal law and public finance, Harmon has worked to create public-private partnerships to build hospitals, schools, and factories that provide jobs and services in our community.  All together, Harmon has helped arrange financings to invest nearly $3 billion in our community.

    Harmon has also volunteered his time and legal talent to non-profit youth groups like Chicago's Street-Level Youth Media, which teaches at risk kids about technology, and Oak Park's Steckman Studio of Music, which uses music education to foster literacy and learning.

    In the State Senate, Harmon has promoted a progressive agenda advocating for better educational opportunities for our children, greater access to affordable health care, meaningful assistance to seniors facing spiraling prescription medicine costs, and economic opportunity for all.  Since being sworn in to the Illinois Senate in January of 2003, Harmon has passed over 70 pieces of legislation that are now law.

    Elected to the Illinois Senate on November 5th, 2002, Harmon currently serves as the Chairman of the Senate Revenue Committee and the Vice-chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.  Rounding out his committee assignments are appointments to the Senate Environment & Energy Committee, the Senate Appropriations (II) Committee, and the Senate Pensions & Investments Committee.  Senator Harmon has been appointed by Governor Blagojevich to the Commission on Guardianship and Advocacy.  Senate President Emil Jones, Jr. appointed Senator Harmon to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Economic Accountability, the Board of Directors for the Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan, the Board of Trustees of the General Assembly Retirement System, the Illinois Early Learning Council, the Internet Privacy Council, and the Public Safety and Justice Task Force of the Council of State Governments .  Additionally, Senator Harmon recently chaired the Dog and Cat Overpopulation Advisory Committee, a special committee of the General Assembly.