David Reis
David Reis was a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 108th district from 2005 to 2012 and the 109th District from 2013 to 2019.
Reis grew up and continues to live on his family's fifth-generation family farm near Ste. Marie, Illinois. After working in Chicago as an executive recruiter, he returned to the farm after his father's death in 1990. He served on the board of directors of the Illinois Pork Producers Association from 1997 to 2004. He has a bachelor's degree in agriculture from the University of Illinois College of Agriculture.
Reis was one of only five Illinois representatives to vote against the Illinois Right to Vote Amendment on its passage in the Illinois House of Representatives. The bill subsequently was passed unanimously in the Illinois Senate, and was approved as a constitutional amendment by the voters of Illinois.
Reis ran for re-election in 2018, but was defeated by Darren Bailey in the Republican primary.
