Rep. Eric Sorensen – U.S. House of Representatives – IL 17th Congressional District

Congressman Eric Sorensen serves the Illinois’s 17th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives

His district covers a large swath of western and central Illinois, centered around Moline, Rock Island and the Illinois side of the Quad Cities. It also includes large slices of Peoria, Rockford and Macomb.

Sorensen proudly represents Illinois farmers on the House Agriculture Committee and uses his background in science to contribute to his role on the Science, Space, & Technology Committee. On the Science, Space and Technology Committee, Sorensen serves as Ranking Member on the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee.

Rep. Sorensen was born and raised in Rockford, Illinois. Before entering politics he served communities across Central and Northwestern Illinois as a local TV meteorologist for over two decades.