Full Name:
Thomas 'Tom' R. Morrison
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Bethany; 4 Children
Birth Place:
Glenview, IL
BA, History/Communication, Hillsdale College, 1993-1997
Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 54, 2010-2023
Candidate, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 54, 2020
Former Member, Appropriations for General Services Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Appropriations for General Services, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Elementary and Secondary Education Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Elementary and Secondary Education on Charter School Policy Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Environment Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Health and Life Insurance Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, House Budget Oversight Panel Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Human Services Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Mass Transit Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Republican Spokesperson, Personnel and Pensions Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Personnel and Pensions Subcommittee on Miscellaneous Issues, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, State Government Administration Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Local Retirement System, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Pension Reform, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommtitee on Special Issues in Elementary and Secondary Education on Administration, Licensing and Charter School, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member, Tollway Oversight Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
President, SERVPRO of Elk Grove/Itasca/Roselle and SERVPRO of Palatine/Rolling Meadows, 2005-2011
Teacher, Christian Liberty Academy, 1999-2005
Member, Grace Community Bible Church, present
Volunteer, Palatine Jaycees, present
Awards:
Tom earned a 2009 Gold and 2010 Platinum industry award for his leadership position with SERVPRO, a disaster cleanup and restoration company based in Elk Grove. He was also selected for the inaugural class of the 2012 Edgar Fellows Leadership Program. He is married to Bethany, and together they have three children.
Hobbies or Special Talents:
He enjoys spending time with his family, reading, and endurance sports like hiking, biking, and triathlons.
Priority Issues:
Tom Morrison believes that our country's founding principles of freedom, opportunity, limited government, and traditional values hold the key to peace, security, and prosperity in the 21st century.