Peter Breen (Illinois politician)

Peter Breen is a former Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives who represented the 48th district from 2015 until 2019. The 48th district includes municipalities in DuPage County including all or parts of Lombard, Glen Ellyn, Wheaton, and Lisle.[1]

Peter Breen
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 48th district
In office
January 14, 2015 (2015-Jan-14) – January 9, 2019 (2019-Jan-09)
Preceded bySandra M. Pihos
Succeeded byTerra Costa Howard
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Margie
ResidenceLombard, Illinois
Alma materVanderbilt University (B.Eng.)
Notre Dame Law School (J.D.)

Breen earned his Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University and his J.D. from the University of Notre Dame. He worked as the Vice President and Senior Counsel of the Thomas More Society. He served as a trustee on the Lombard Village Board and served as Lombard's Acting Village President.[2]

Breen defeated six-term incumbent State Representative Sandra M. Pihos in the Republican primary in March 2014 with 56% of the vote.[3] He won the general election against a write-in candidate with about 91% of the vote according to preliminary election results.[4] In 2018, Breen lost reelection to Terra Costa Howard in a year that saw numerous suburban Republicans lose at the polls.[5]

References
  1. http://elections.il.gov/Downloads/VotingInformation/PDF/2011Districts/2011RepDist48.pdf
  2. Bio - Vote Breen Official campaign website. Retrieved November 11, 2014
  3. Truong, Quan (March 19, 2014) - "Breen Grabs GOP Nod for State Rep in 48th District". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  4. Shields, Evan - "Breen Wins 48th District Election Over Write-In Challenger". Suburban Life, November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  5. Kapos, Shia (November 7, 2018). "WAVE crushes IL GOP — PRITZKER, UNDERWOOD, CASTEN win — BREEN, SCHNEIDER out — HOW DEMS did it". Politico Playbook. Retrieved November 7, 2018.


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