18 Facts About Chris Lauzen

Christopher John Lauzen is an American politician, businessman, and Certified Public Accountant who served as the chairman of the Kane County Board in Illinois from 2012 to 2020.

Chris Lauzen previously served as a Republican member of the Illinois State Senate, serving from 1993 to 2013.

Chris Lauzen ran unsuccessfully for Illinois Comptroller in 1998 and for United States Congress in 2008.

Chris Lauzen's grandparents emigrated from Romania to the United States in the early 20th century.

Chris Lauzen was first elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1992.

Chris Lauzen joined a group of newly elected conservative State Senators called the "Fab Five", including Dave Syverson, Steve Rauschenberger, Patrick O'Malley, and Peter Fitzgerald.

Chris Lauzen served on several committees, including the Property Tax Reform Committee, Appropriations I, II, and III, and the Revenue Committee, where he was the ranking Republican spokesman.

In recognition of his work on these committees, Chris Lauzen was honored by the Illinois Chamber of Commerce with the "Champion of Free Enterprise" award and the NFIB with the "Guardian of Small Business" award.

Chris Lauzen sponsored a large tax reduction for employers and a property tax assessment freeze for homeowners over 65 years old with income less than $35,000.

Chris Lauzen started "Illinois Porkbusters," which sought to cut $5,000,000 in wasteful spending each year from the state budget.

Chris Lauzen was the original lead sponsor of the Breast Cancer Research voluntary check-off on the state personal income tax return.

In 1998, Chris Lauzen ran for Illinois state comptroller to replace retiring Republican comptroller Loleta Didrickson.

Chris Lauzen won the Republican primary election by defeating Harry J Seigle of East Dundee but lost in the general election to Democrat Dan Hynes.

Chris Lauzen officially began his campaign for congress in Illinois's 14th congressional district on September 19,2007.

Chris Lauzen managed the County during the second year of a freeze on the property tax levy for the county, Forest Preserve, and the Fox Valley Park District.

Chris Lauzen has been involved in the Longmeadow Parkway Bridge Corridor, a proposed project to build a bridge in northern Kane County over the Fox River.

In 2018, Chris Lauzen raised questions regarding possible insider payments from the executive director of the Upper Illinois Valley River Development Authority to companies he owns.

Chris Lauzen questioned the liaison to the authority but did not receive satisfactory answers, according to him, and called for a closer investigation.