Roger L. Eddy

Who is Roger L. Eddy?

Roger L. Eddy is a former Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 109th district from 2003 to 2012. Roger Eddy retired from the Illinois House of Representatives on March 28, 2012 at the age of 53 years old to run the Illinois Association of School Boards. He will receive a salary of at least $250,000 per year. His pension from the Illinois Teacher's Retirement System will double to $141,000. In 2014, Eddy will start collecting a lifetime pension of $24,000 from the Illinois Legislature.

Eddy, a lifelong educator, is a graduate of Northern Illinois University. He has been a teacher, coach, school principal and superintendent. His most recent educational position is as superintendent of Hutsonville Unit 1 school district in Crawford County. He and his wife, Becca, also a teacher, reside near Hutsonville and are the parents of five children.

The boundaries of the current 109th District were set by redistricting in 2001. The district includes all or parts of Edgar, Clark, Crawford, Lawrence, Wabash, Cumberland, Effingham and Shelby counties.