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John M. CabelloREPRepublican State Representative, District 90
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ILResidence (state)

John M. Cabello is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 90th district since 2022. He previously represented the 68th district, which included all or parts of Rockford, Machesney Park, Loves Park and Cherry Valley, from 2012 until 2021.He was a member of the Winnebago County Board and the Harlem Township Board before being appointed to the House. During the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Cabello was a co-chair of the Illinois Trump Victory Committee, supporting Republican candidate Donald Trump. After being reelected three times, he lost his 2020 reelection bid by 239 votes to Democratic candidate David Vella. He was elected to represent the 90th district in 2022. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Cabello wrote an op-ed arguing that prisoners "who are elderly and medically vulnerable, and those with pathways to release" should not be rehoused into empty hotel rooms for isolation purposes. He called on the governor to oppose a related civil rights lawsuit.

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Education3 - 3 of 1
Rock Valley College
Attended
Past Positions1 - 6 of 6
Assistant Republican Leader
Illinois State House of Representatives
2023 - Current
Representative
Illinois State House of Representatives
2023 - Current
Representative
Illinois State House of Representatives
2013 - 2021
Member
Winnebago County Board
2010 - 2012
Instructor
Traffic Safety, Rock Valley College
Current
Former Detective
Rockford Police Department
Other Experience1 - 18 of 18
Member
Saint Bridgett's Church
Current
Member
Future Majority Project Board
Current
Member
GO-Political Action Committee (PAC)
2013
Member
Board, Harlem Township
2008 - 2010
Former Member
Workforce Reconciliation Subcommittee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member
Public Utilities Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member
House Budget Oversight Panel, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member
Intermodal Infrastructure Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member
Labor and Commerce Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member
Construction Industry and Code Enforcement Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Criminal Administration and Enforcement, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member
Subcommittee on Sex Offenses and Sex Offender Registration, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member
Police and First Responders Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member
Tollway Oversight Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member
Appropriations-Capital Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member
Appropriations for Public Safety Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member
Judiciary-Criminal Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives
Former Member
Transportation on Regulation, Roads and Bridges Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives