11 Facts About Dave Koehler

David Koehler was born on December 16,1948 and is a Democratic politician from Illinois, and has been the Illinois State Senator from 46th Legislative District since December 2006.

Dave Koehler graduated from Yankton College in South Dakota and United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio.

Dave Koehler was a staff member at the National Farm Worker Ministry from 1972 to 1978 working in Arizona, Ohio, New York, and eventually at the United Farm Workers La Paz headquarters in Keene, California.

Dave Koehler moved to Peoria, Illinois in 1978, and became a community organizer manager and for the Peoria Friendship House, a local charity.

Dave Koehler became executive director of the Peoria Area Labor Management Council in 1985, and president of its Labor Management Cooperative Health Programs in 1992.

Dave Koehler is a retired minister in the United Church of Christ.

Dave Koehler was on the Peoria County Board from 1982 to 1988, and Peoria City Council from 1989 to 1997.

Dave Koehler was elected to the Illinois Senate in November 2006; his predecessor, George Shadid, retired in December 2006, allowing Dave Koehler to take office in on December 3,2006.

Dave Koehler's priorities are pension reform and tax code changes, civil unions, passing of concealed carry, and containing the budget and a backlog of unpaid bills.

In 2018, J B Pritzker appointed Koehler to Powering Illinois' Future transition committee, which is responsible for infrastructure and clean energy policies.

Dave Koehler defeated Mary Burress in the 2020 general election, winning a fifth term in the Illinois State Senate.