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Chris Bos
Chris Bos (Republican Party) was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing District 51. He assumed office on January 13, 2021. He left office on January 11, 2023.
Bos (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 51. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Chris Bos studied at North Central University and Indiana University. Bos' career experience includes working as the director of development for Reclaim13 and as a pastor.[1]
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2023-2024
Bos was assigned to the following committees:
- Adoption & Child Welfare Committee
- Appropriations-Public Safety Committee
- Housing Committee
- Judiciary - Criminal Committee
- Mental Health & Addiction Committee, Republican Spokesperson
- Police & Fire Committee
2021-2022
Bos was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations-Public Safety Committee
- Housing Committee
- Judiciary - Criminal Committee
- Mental Health & Addiction Committee
- Adoption & Child Welfare Committee
- Police & Fire Committee
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 51
Nabeela Syed defeated incumbent Chris Bos in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 51 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nabeela Syed (D)  | 53.3 | 23,775 |
 | Chris Bos (R) | 46.7 | 20,847 | |
| Total votes: 44,622 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 51
Nabeela Syed defeated Chelsea Laliberte Barnes in the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 51 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nabeela Syed | 72.2 | 7,103 |
 | Chelsea Laliberte Barnes | 27.8 | 2,737 | |
| Total votes: 9,840 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 51
Incumbent Chris Bos advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 51 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Bos | 100.0 | 7,316 |
| Total votes: 7,316 | |||
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2020
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 51
Chris Bos defeated incumbent Mary Edly-Allen in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 51 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Bos (R) | 50.9 | 33,697 |
 | Mary Edly-Allen (D) | 49.1 | 32,548 | |
| Total votes: 66,245 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 51
Incumbent Mary Edly-Allen advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 51 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary Edly-Allen | 100.0 | 13,595 |
| Total votes: 13,595 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 51
Chris Bos advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 51 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Bos | 100.0 | 5,444 |
| Total votes: 5,444 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Chris Bos did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Chris Bos completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bos' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Local Matters
- Responsible Government
- Encourage Local Business
Responsible Government -Illinois does not "need more revenue." (i.e. taxes). Instead let's look at common sense ways to consolidate expenses, setting the stage for future growth.
Call Out Corruption-I will remain committed to leading the fight for needed reforms to clean up our state and restore integrity in Springfield.
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Scorecards
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2022
In 2022, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 5 to April 9.
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2021
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In 2021, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 1.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Mary Edly-Allen (D) |
Illinois House of Representatives District 51 2021-2023 |
Succeeded by Nabeela Syed (D) |
