Sam Yingling then started a small business with his father.
10 Facts About Sam Yingling
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Unhappy with the services that were being provided, Yingling ran for and was elected Avon Township Supervisor in 2009.
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Sam Yingling handled the daily operations of the administration building.
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Sam Yingling led the township officials in cutting their own salaries by returning a raise implemented under his predecessor, reduced the budget without cutting services, and lobbied Springfield legislators to make it easier for voters to eliminate his job.
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Sam Yingling was the first openly gay person elected to the legislature from outside of Chicago and as of 2013 was one of four then serving in the general assembly.
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Immediately following the passage of the Illinois marriage equality bill on Nov 5,2013, Sam Yingling proposed to his partner, Chicago businessman Lowell Jaffe, at an afterparty held by Gov.
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Sam Yingling was re-elected to a fifth term in the Illinois House of Representatives in November 2020.
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Sam Yingling was re-elected to a fourth term in the Illinois House of Representatives in November 2018.
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Sam Yingling was re-elected to a third term in the Illinois House of Representatives in November 2016.
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Sam Yingling was re-elected for a second term in the Illinois House of Representatives.