Sandy Hamilton

American politician

Sandy Hamilton

Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 99th district
In office December 30, 2021 (2021-December-30) – January 11, 2023
Preceded by	Mike Murphy
Succeeded by	Randy Frese (redistricted)^[1]

Personal details
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Bob Hamilton
Children	3
Education	University of Illinois (BA)
Occupation	Real Estate Broker
Website	Senate campaign website

Sandy (Scholtens) Hamilton is an American politician and real estate broker who represents the 99th district in the Illinois House of Representatives.^[2]

Early life

Sandra Hamilton (nee Scholtens) grew up in Woodridge, Illinois and attended Downers Grove North High School.^[3]

Hamilton was a scholarship athlete and letter winner at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she was a member of teams that won three Big Ten championships and advanced to the Final Four in 1987 and 1988.^[4] The team now gives a Sandy Scholtens Award, which is given to athletes who embodies work ethic, attitude and teamwork.^[3]

Hamilton was a successful high school volleyball coach at private Catholic school Sacred Heart-Griffin High School in Springfield from December 2012 to May 2021.^[5] Her teams had 7 20-win seasons.

Political career

On November 30, 2021, Republican incumbent Mike Murphy resigned from the legislature to serve as president and CEO of the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce.^[3] The Republican Representative Committee of the Republican Party of the 99th Representative District appointed Hamilton to the vacancy. She took office on December 30, 2021.^[6]

During the 102nd General Assembly, Representative Hamilton was a member of the following committees:^[7]

Appropriations – General Service Committee (HAPG)
Appropriations – Higher Education Committee (HAPI)
Financial Institutions Committee (HFIN)
Insurance Committee (HINS)
State Government Administration Committee (HSGA)
Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee (HVES)

Hamilton ran for the Illinois Senate from the 48th State Senate seat as the Republican nominee against Democratic candidate and incumbent Senator Doris Turner.^[8] Her term expired in January 2023.^[3]

References

^ Barlow, Sarah E. (ed.). "Biographies of New House Members" (PDF). First Reading. 36 (1). Illinois General Assembly: 2. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
^ "99th District gets new representative". WICS. December 30, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Spearie, Steven. "'Why not do this?': Sandy Hamilton is Sangamon County GOP's pick to replace Murphy". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
^ Huth, Jeff (June 18, 2006). "Illinois Volleyball's 1987 Final Four Team". The News-Gazette – via NewsBank.
^ "Hamilton named SHG volleyball coach". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
^ Hollman, John W. (Clerk of the House) (January 4, 2022). "Resignation and Appointment" (PDF). Journal of the Illinois House of Representatives. 102 (63): 13–17. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
^ "Illinois General Assembly - Representative Committees". ilga.gov. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
^ Adams, Andrew. "Illinois Rep. Sandy Hamilton is running for state Senator in the 48th district". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved October 2, 2022.