Former Illinois state senator John Sullivan will be the next director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture.  He was selected for the post by Governor-Elect J.B Pritzker.
 
Sullivan, a Democrat, represented the 47th District in western Illinois from 2003 to 2017 until his retirement.  While in the Senate, he served as chairman of the Agriculture and Conservation Committee.
 
Following his retirement from the Senate, Sullivan returned to his family’s auction and real estate business in Hamilton.
 
Sullivan has been serving as the co-chair of agriculture on Pritzker’s transition team. He will replace Raymond Poe who was appointed by outgoing Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner.
 
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