Tim Butler

Choosing Common Ground: A Case Study in Bipartisan Cooperation

Tim Butler is serving his fourth term in the Illinois House. A Republican from Springfield, he is the assistant minority leader, as well as the minority spokesperson on the Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee and the Redistricting Committee. Butler’s other committee assignments include Tourism; Public Utilities; Museums, Arts, & Cultural Enhancement; Executive; Energy & Environment; Counties & Townships; as well as the subcommittees on Transportation Issues; Telecom/Video; and Citizen Impact. Butler brings to the House more than 20 years of public service working for the people of Central Illinois. He has served as District Chief of Staff for both Congressman Rodney Davis and former Congressman Ray LaHood. He also served as the director of marketing for St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. Butler is a member of the Military Economic Development Committee, which is an inter-agency commission chaired by the Lt. Governor including both private and public entities advocating for Illinois military facilities. Additionally, Butler is co-chair of several legislative caucuses, including the Emergency Management Caucus, the Diabetes Caucus, the Outdoor Caucus, and the Route 66 Caucus. He also was co-chair of the Illinois Bicentennial Commission in 2018. Butler has twice been named a Friend of Agriculture by Illinois Farm Bureau ACTIVATOR. He is a recipient of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce Champion of Free Enterprise Award, and has twice been awarded the Guardian of Small Business Award from the National Federation of Independent Business. He is the 2019 recipient of the Illinois Association of Park Districts Outstanding Legislative Leadership Award, and he received the 2018 Environmental Leadership Award from the Illinois Environmental Council. In 2015, Butler was named Policymaker of the Year by the Illinois Association of Museums. Butler has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Eastern Illinois University. A 2016 graduate of the Bowhay Institute, Butler is a member of the BILLD Steering Committee.