Dan Caulkins

American politician

Dan Caulkins


Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 101st district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 2019 (2019-January-09)
Preceded by	Bill Mitchell

Personal details
Born	Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Residence(s)	Decatur, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater	Eastern Illinois University^[1]
Profession	Business owner (retired)

Dan Caulkins is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 101st district of Illinois, USA. The district, located in east central Illinois, includes all or parts of Champaign, DeWitt, Macon, McLean and Piatt counties. In the 2018 Republican primary, Caulkins defeated Todd Henricks, the Cerro Gordo C.U.S.D. #100 Board of Education president, and Randy Keith, the Piatt County Board chairman.^[1] He defeated Democratic candidate Jen McMillan in the 2018 general election.^[2]^[3] Caulkins was on the city council in Decatur, Illinois, from 2005 until 2009 and as a member of the Eastern Illinois University Board of Trustees from 2015 until 2018. He owned a number of assisted living facilities until retiring in 2015.^[2]

On July 3, 2022, Caulkins was a member of the following Illinois House committees:^[4]

Cybersecurity, data analytics, and IT committee (HCDA)
Energy & environment committee (HENG)
Prescription drug affordability committee (HPDA)
Public utilities committee (HPUB)

Caulkins is opposed to legislation based on the American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights that would prevent libraries from banning books.^[5]

Electoral history

Illinois 101st State House District Republican Primary, 2018^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Caulkins	6,112	43.94
	Republican	Randy J. Keith	5,282	37.98
	Republican	Todd C. Henricks	2,515	18.08
Total votes			13,909	100.0

Illinois 101st State House District General Election, 2018^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Caulkins	33,043	69.68
	Democratic	Jennifer McMillin	14,379	30.32
Total votes			47,422	100.0

References

^ ^a ^b Caulkins, Dan (February 28, 2018). "Dan Caulkins, Republican candidate for Illinois House (101st district)". Chicago Tribune (Interview). Interviewed by Chicago Tribune Editorial Board. Chicago, Illinois. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Denham, Ryan (September 26, 2018). "GOP House Candidate Caulkins: 'Only Way To Shrink Government Is To Starve It'". WGLT. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
^ "Representative District 101" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. May 18, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
^ "Representative Committees". Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
^ Rich Miller (March 8, 2023). "Giannoulias wants authority to refuse state grants to book-banning library boards". Capitol Fax.
^ "Election Results 2018 GENERAL PRIMARY". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 2, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Election Results 2018 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 2, 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}