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Rhys Read

Rhys Read

Republican · Illinois · 2026

Running for Illinois House District 56, Illinois

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Property-tax relief
  • Fiscal responsibility
  • Jobs and a competitive Illinois
Biography

Read is a certified public accountant by training who spent his career as a corporate controller and treasurer, including running a major pension fund, per the campaign site. Read served nine years on the Des Plaines Public Library board as finance committee chairman and is a volunteer leader in Illinois competitive chess, per the campaign site.

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