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Paul M. Arena

Republican · Illinois · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Winnebago County Board District 7, Illinois

Biography

Paul Arena is a Winnebago County Board member first elected in 2018 and leader of the board's Republican caucus, per his campaign site. He earned a manufacturing technology degree at Northern Illinois University and founded Arena Construction in 1992, a property development, management and renovation business, per his campaign site.

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