IL SR1611

State Senator Andy Manar is stepping down from the Illinois Senate after eight years of service representing the 48th District, having previously served nearly 24 years in elected office beginning with his election to the Bunker Hill City Council in 1997.

Senator Manar championed the Evidence-Based Funding for Student Success Act (2017), which reformed Illinois school funding to prioritize the most underfunded districts and establish equity as the foundation of public school funding for the first time in a generation.

He passed landmark legislation capping out-of-pocket insulin costs at $100 per month, created the Critical Access Pharmacy program to support independent pharmacies, passed the state's first pharmacy benefit manager regulations, and implemented automatic voter registration.

As chair of an Illinois Senate budget committee, Senator Manar directed millions of dollars in state investments to schools, parks, libraries, roads, and workforce development programs in the 48th District, including funding for community colleges and teacher training initiatives.

The resolution thanks Senator Manar for his service and notes he will join Governor JB Pritzker's administration while maintaining his residence in Bunker Hill with his wife Trista and their three children.