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Regan (Regan) Deering (R-SH088)
Email - Web Site
Capitol: 217.782.8163
FAX: 217.782.3885
District: 217.876.1968
District FAX: 217.876.1973
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Representative
Room 221-N Stratton Office Building 401 South Spring Street
Springfield, IL 62706
District Office:
419 East Ash Avenue
Decatur, IL 62526
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| Elected: 2024 Next Election: 2026 | | Spouse: Brian |
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BioRep. Regan Deering was sworn into the 104th General Assembly as a State Representative in January 2025. Deering represents the 88th District which includes parts of DeWitt, Macon, McLean, and Piatt counties, in central Illinois. Before serving as a state legislator, Regan worked as an educator, teaching science to elementary school students in Chicago. Delving further into her passion for education, Regan became a small business owner, operating a tutoring and test prep location of the educational franchise Huntington Learning Center, in her hometown of Decatur. Having a passion for education and being a community advocate, she is serving on the Mt. Zion Community Unit School District's school board and has volunteered as the Chair of the Decatur Public Schools Foundation. Deering also served as the Board President for Northeast Community Fund, a social service center in Decatur focusing on uplifting families by compassionately connecting them with resources and services. Regan has been a mentor in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program since 2017. Rep. Deering holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Duke University in North Carolina and a Master of Education (MEd) from DePaul University. Rep. Deering resides in Decatur with her husband, Brian and their three children.
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