Joe Sosnowski

Joe Sosnowski (born April 13, 1977) is a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, first elected to represent the 69th district in 2010. The district includes all or portions of the municipalities of Rockford, Belvidere, Capron, Cherry Valley, Lakewood, Loves Park, Garden Prairie, Marengo, Union, Harvard, Hebron, Huntley, Poplar Grove, Richmond, Wonder Lake, and Woodstock.

Biography

Early life Joe Sosnowski was born April 13, 1977, in Hanover Park, IL. He grew up in Carol Stream, IL and graduated from West Chicago High School in 1995. In 1999, Sosnowski graduated from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a minor in Political Science. He presently holds an Illinois Real Estate License, has previously worked in real estate management and leasing in Rockford. Sosnowski is a past regional board member of Children's Home and Aid, In 2005, he was elected to the office of First Ward Alderman on the Rockford City Council, and in 2009, he was re-elected to that same office. and the Rockford Register Star. He won the general election held on November 2, 2010 and was sworn into the Illinois House of Representatives on January 12, 2011.

As of January 2025, Representative Joe Sosnowski is a member of the following Illinois House committees:

Cities & Villages Committee (HCIV) Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licenses & Charter Committee (HELO) International Relations, Tourism, and Trade (HIRT) Mental Health & Addiction Committee (HMEH) Revenue & Finance Committee (HREF) Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges (HTRR) Income Tax Subcommittee (HREF-INTX) Property Tax Subcommittee (HREF-HRPT) Sales Tax Subcommittee (HREF-HRST) Tax Credit and Incentives Subcommittee (HREF-HTCI)