Barbara Wheeler | |
State House: | Illinois |
District: | 64th |
Term Start: | January 9, 2013 |
Term End: | January 9, 2019 |
Preceded: | Michael W. Tryon |
Succeeded: | Tom Weber |
Birth Date: | 1967 or 1968[1] |
Birth Place: | Lake County, Illinois |
Spouse: | Joe Wheeler |
Children: | 5 |
Profession: | Teacher, politician |
Alma Mater: | Loyola University Chicago, National Louis University[2] |
Residence: | Crystal Lake, Illinois |
Party: | Republican |
Barbara Wheeler (born in 1967 or 1968) was a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 64th district from 2013 to 2019. The district contained parts of Lake County and McHenry County.
Wheeler was a Peace Corps volunteer. She received education degrees from Loyola University Chicago and National Louis University, and worked as a teacher at Wauconda Middle School.[3] She moved to Crystal Lake in 1998.[4]
Wheeler served on the McHenry County Board from 2002 to 2012.[5] In 2012 she was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in the newly redrawn 64th district. She faced no opposition in the primary or general elections.[6]
Wheeler did not run for re-election in 2018.[7]