David Luechtefeld

Background

Luechtefeld, David was born on November 8, 1940 in Lively Grove, Illinois, United States.

Education

He graduated high school from Okawville High School in 1958 and earned his bachelor"s degree from Saint Louis University in 1962.

Career

He taught and coached basketball at Okawville High School until he retired in 1993. The 58th district included all or portions of Saint Clair, Monroe, Washington, Randolph, Jackson and Union counties in Downstate Illinois. In 1996, Luechtefeld ran against Southern Illinois University political science professor Barb Brown in what became the most expensive and closest state legislative race of the entire cycle with Brown down by only 127 votes.

Controversially, on election night, Monroe County election judges failed to initial approximately 500 ballots.

Brown asked for a recount. By state law the decision was left in the hands of the The Republican majority Senate seated Luechtefeld.

In 1998, Brown ran against Luechtefeld again, but lost by a larger margin. Since then, Luechtefeld has never received less than 60% of the vote.

His current committee assignments are Agriculture, Education, Executive, Financial Institutions, and Higher Education.

He is the minority spokesperson on the Education and Higher Education committees. In June 2015, Senator Luechtefeld announced his retirement after twenty years in Springfield.

Achievements

• David Luechtefeld has been listed as a noteworthy state legislator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

He is also a member of the Subcommittee on Election Law.

Connections

Married Florence Luechtefeld. 4 children.

Spouse:

Florence Luechtefeld