Eric Sorensen (politician)

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Eric Sorensen
File:Sorensen House Photo.jpg
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 17th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded by Cheri Bustos
Personal details
Born (1976-03-18) March 18, 1976 (age 49)
Rockford, Illinois, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Education Northern Illinois University (BS)
Website House website

Eric Sorensen (born March 18, 1976) is an American meteorologist and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Illinois's 17th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Sorensen is the first openly gay member of Congress from Illinois.[1]

Early life and career

Born in Rockford, Illinois, Sorensen graduated from Boylan Catholic High School.[2] He studied communications and meteorology at Northern Illinois University.[3]

Sorensen began his career as a meteorologist at KTRE, the ABC affiliate in Lufkin, Texas, from 1999 to 2000 before moving to Tyler, Texas, where he was the morning meteorologist for East Texas News Daybreak, which aired on both KLTV and KTRE-TV. He worked as chief meteorologist for WREX, Rockford's NBC affiliate, from 2003 to 2014, before becoming the senior meteorologist for WQAD, the ABC affiliate of Moline, Illinois. Sorensen became a fellow of the Society for Environmental Journalists in 2018.[4] He retired from television in 2021.[2][5] Sorensen took a job in communications for UnityPoint Health before announcing his run for Congress.[2]

U.S House of Representatives

2022 election

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See also: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois § District 17

With Cheri Bustos not seeking reelection, Sorensen declared his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives for Illinois's 17th congressional district in the 2022 elections on November 10, 2021, as a member of the Democratic Party.[5] He defeated Esther Joy King, the Republican nominee, in the November 8, 2022, general election.[6]

Caucus memberships

Personal life

Sorensen is the first LGBTQ person to be elected to Congress from Illinois.[1] He lives with his partner in Moline.[1]

References

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 17th congressional district
2023–present		 Incumbent
United States order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by United States representatives by seniority
427th		 Succeeded by
Dale Strong

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Senate: ▌R. Durbin (D) · ▌T. Duckworth (D)
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