Avery Bourne
Avery Bourne is a Republican member Illinois House of Representatives representing the 95th district. She was sworn into office on February 20, 2015. She was the youngest legislator to be sworn into the Illinois General Assembly, breaking the record set by John McCandish King in 1950. Bourne was appointed by the four Republican Party chairmen of the respective four counties that make up the 95th district. Those counties are Christian, Macoupin, Madison and Montgomery. She was a student at the law school of Washington University in St. Louis, prior to becoming a State Representative.
