Education
University of Illinois system.
University of Illinois system.
Born in Stockton, Illinois, Lawfer served in the United States Army in of Korea, He then received his bachelor"s degree from University of Illinois. He was a grain, beef, and dairy farmer. He served as a county commissioner for Jo Daviess County, Illinois and in the Wards Grove Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois government.
Lawfer then served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1992 to 2002 as a Republican.