# Avery Bourne

Avery Bourne is a politician who was a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 95th district. She was sworn in to office on February 20, 2015. She was the youngest legislator to be sworn in to the Illinois General Assembly, breaking the record set by John McCandish King in 1950. Bourne was appointed by the Republican chairmen of the four counties that make up the 95th district: Christian, Macoupin, Madison and Montgomery. She was a student at the law school of Washington University in St. Louis, prior to becoming a state representative. Bourne was Richard Irvin's running mate for the Republican primary in the 2022 Illinois gubernatorial election.
As of July 3, 2022, Representative Bourne was a member of the following Illinois House committees:
* Appropriations - Elementary & Secondary Education Committee (HAPE)
* Child Care Access & Early Childhood Education Committee (HCEC)
* Elementary & Secondary Education: Administration, Licenses & Charter Committee (HELO)
* Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee (HELM)
* Executive Committee (HEXC)
* Redistricting Committee (HRED)

## Electoral history
### Illinois State Assembly

Illinois 95th Assembly district election, 2016 Republican primary election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Avery Bourne (incumbent) | 9,636 | 60.12 |
| | Republican | Dennis J. Scobbie | 4,681 | 29.21 |
| | Republican | Christopher M. Hicks | 1,711 | 10.68 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,028 | 100.0 |
Illinois 95th Assembly district election, 2016 general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Avery Bourne (incumbent) | 27,601 | 56.9 |
| | Democratic | Mike Mathis | 20,898 | 43.08 |
| | Independent | Jake Leonard | 13 | < 0.01 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 48,512 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
Illinois 95th Assembly district election, 2018 general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Avery Bourne (incumbent) | 24,551 | 59.82 |
| | Democratic | Dillon Clark | 16,488 | 40.17 |
| | Independent | Craig Barnstable | 5 | < 0.01 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,044 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
Illinois 95th Assembly district election, 2020 Republican primary election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Avery Bourne (incumbent) | 6,965 | 85.5 |
| | Republican | Lawrence L. Oliver | 1,181 | 14.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,146 | 100.0 |
Illinois 95th Assembly district election, 2020 general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Avery Bourne (incumbent) | 36,245 | 70.08 |
| | Democratic | Chase Wilhelm | 15,475 | 29.92 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 51,720 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### Lieutenant Governor of Illinois

2022 Illinois gubernatorial election Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Darren BaileyStephanie Trussell | 454,068 | 57.7 |
| | Republican | Jesse SullivanKathleen Murphy | 123,156 | 15.6 |
| | Republican | Richard IrvinAvery Bourne | 117,276 | 14.9 |
| | Republican | Gary RabineAaron Del Mar | 51,611 | 6.6 |
| | Republican | Paul SchimpfCarolyn Schofield | 33,897 | 4.3 |
| | Republican | Max SolomonLatasha H. Fields | 7,199 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 787,207 | |