Fred Crespo is a Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

 member of the Illinois House of Representatives

Illinois House of Representatives

The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The state House of Representatives is made of 118 representatives elected from...

, representing the 44th district since 2007. This district lies entirely within Cook County

Cook County, Illinois

Cook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, with its county seat in Chicago. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County. The county has 5,194,675 residents, which is 40.5 percent of all Illinois residents. Cook County's population is larger than...

 and includes all of Streamwood, approximately half of Hoffman Estates and Hanover Park

Hanover Park, Illinois

Hanover Park is a village in Cook and DuPage counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The population was 38,278 at the 2000 census...

, and portions of Schaumburg

Schaumburg, Illinois

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, Elgin

Elgin, Illinois

Elgin is a city in northern Illinois located roughly northwest of Chicago on the Fox River. Most of Elgin lies within Kane County, Illinois, with a portion in Cook County, Illinois...

, and Bartlett

Bartlett, Illinois

Bartlett is a village located in both Cook County and DuPage County, Illinois. A small parcel on the western border is in Kane County. The population was 36,706 at the 2000 census. A 2002 recount gave the village a population of 37,304. In 2007 another recount gives the village a population of 41,500...

. Prior to serving in the Illinois House or Representatives, Crespo served as a village trustee on the Hoffman Estates Village Board.

External links

• FredCrespo.com official website
• Illinois General Assembly - Representative Fred Crespo (D) 44th District official IL House website
  • Bills Committees
• Project Vote Smart - Senator Fred Crespo (IL) profile
• Follow the Money - Fred Crespo
  • 2006 campaign contributions
• Illinois House Democrats - Fred Crespo profile