Eric Sorensen (politician)
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| Eric Sorensen | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 17th district |
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| Assumed office January 3, 2023 |
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| Preceded by | Cheri Bustos |
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| Born | March 18, 1976 Rockford, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Northern Illinois University (BS) |
| Website | House website |
Eric Sorensen (born March 18, 1976) is an American meteorologist and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Illinois's 17th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Sorensen is the first openly gay member of Congress from Illinois.[1]
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Early life and career
Born in Rockford, Illinois, Sorensen graduated from Boylan Catholic High School.[2] He studied communications and meteorology at Northern Illinois University.[3]
Sorensen began his career as a meteorologist at KTRE, the ABC affiliate in Lufkin, Texas, from 1999 to 2000 before moving to Tyler, Texas, where he was the morning meteorologist for East Texas News Daybreak, which aired on both KLTV and KTRE-TV. He worked as chief meteorologist for WREX, Rockford's NBC affiliate, from 2003 to 2014, before becoming the senior meteorologist for WQAD, the ABC affiliate of Moline, Illinois. Sorensen became a fellow of the Society for Environmental Journalists in 2018.[4] He retired from television in 2021.[2][5] Sorensen took a job in communications for UnityPoint Health before announcing his run for Congress.[2]
U.S House of Representatives
2022 election
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With Cheri Bustos not seeking reelection, Sorensen declared his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives for Illinois's 17th congressional district in the 2022 elections on November 10, 2021, as a member of the Democratic Party.[5] He defeated Esther Joy King, the Republican nominee, in the November 8, 2022, general election.[6]
Caucus memberships
Personal life
Sorensen is the first LGBTQ person to be elected to Congress from Illinois.[1] He lives with his partner in Moline.[1]
References
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External links
- Congressman Eric Sorensen official U.S. House website
- Eric Sorensen for Congress
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Profile at Project Vote Smart
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at The Library of Congress
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 17th congressional district 2023–present |
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| Preceded by | United States representatives by seniority 427th |
Succeeded by Dale Strong |
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- 1976 births
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- LGBT members of the United States Congress
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois
- Gay politicians
- LGBT people from Illinois
- American television meteorologists
- Northern Illinois University alumni
- Politicians from Rockford, Illinois
- People from Moline, Illinois
- Illinois Democrats
- 21st-century LGBT people
