State Fair Advisory Board
Board and Commission Details
Website
Contact Name
Jeremy Flynn
Contact Title
Chief of Staff, Department of Agriculture
Contact E-Mail
jeremy.flynn@illinois.gov
Function
The Board advises the Department of Agriculture on matters concerning operation of each state fair and state fairgrounds.
Term
The terms of members of the State Fair Advisory Board appointed before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly shall expire on January 21, 2019. Initial appointments made on and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly shall be for terms of one, 2, and 3 years staggered to provide for the selection of 5 members each year. All subsequent appointments shall be for terms of 3 years. All terms shall commence on the 3rd Monday in January. An appointed member's office becomes vacant upon his or her absence from 2 consecutive regularly scheduled meetings.
Senate Confirmation
No
Party Affiliation
N/A
Qualifications
Interest in State Fair and Illinois. No more than 3 members from any one county.
Compensation
Expenses
Composition
20 members: 15 appointed by Governor; Director, Department of Agriculture, or designee, as chairperson; Chairperson and Minority Spokesperson, House Agriculture Committee; Chairperson and Minority Spokesperson, Senate Agriculture and Conservation Committee.
Chair
IDOA Director
Authority
20 ILCS 210/8
Member Names
| Name | Member Expiration | Member Since | Affiliation | Appointed By | Position | Title | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schilling, Tami Craig | 01/18/2027 | 07/28/2023 | Governor | Member | Washington | ||
| Rice, Nakesha | 01/20/2025 | 05/14/2021 | Governor | Member | Sangamon | ||
| Morton, Bert | 01/15/2027 | 04/27/2022 | Governor | Member | Sangamon | ||
| Scates, Timothy William | 01/20/2025 | 05/14/2021 | Governor | Member | White | ||
| VACANT | Governor | Member | |||||
| Costello II, Jerry | Statute | Chair, Department of Agriculture | Director | St. Clair | |||
| Turner, Sen. Doris | Democrat | Statute | Ex-Officio Member, Senate Ag chair | State Senator | |||
| Meier, Rep. Charles | Republican | Statute | Ex-Officio Member, House Ag Minority | State Representative | |||
| Stoller, Sen. Win | Republican | Statute | Ex-Officio Member, Senate Ag Minority Chair | State Senator | |||
| Obernagel, George III | 01/20/2025 | 07/01/2003 | Governor | Member | Monroe | ||
| Harper, Rep. Sonya | Democrat | Statute | Ex-Officio Member, House Ag Chair | State Representative | |||
| Hook, William | 01/20/2025 | 05/14/2021 | Governor | Member | Will | ||
| Johnson, Gary | 01/16/2025 | 07/30/2021 | Governor | Member | Jasper | ||
| Cole, Amanda | 01/20/2025 | 06/16/2021 | Governor | Member | Fayette | ||
| Vacant | Governor | Member | |||||
| Slayton, John | 01/20/2025 | 04/22/2015 | Governor | Member | Sangamon | ||
| Bohnsack, James Edward | 01/18/2027 | 08/11/2023 | Governor | Member | State Fair Advisory Board | Rock Island | |
| Reinhardt, Larry | 01/21/2025 | 10/04/2019 | Governor | Member | Jackson | ||
| VACANT | 01/16/2023 | Governor | Member | Vermilion | |||
| Curtin, Ben | 01/16/2026 | 05/14/2021 | Governor | Member | Christian |