On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State Senate (IL) - District 19
206 Grant Avenue
Frankfort, IL 60423
121 D Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
20855 South LaGrange Road, Suite 102
Frankfort, IL 60423
813 School Road
Matteson, IL 60443
Full Name:
Michael E. Hastings
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Katie; 1 Child: Mikey
Birth Date:
10/06/1980
Birth Place:
Orland Hills, IL
Home City:
Tinley Park, IL
Religion:
Christian
JD, Law, The John Marshall Law School, 2011-2014
MBA, Business Administration and Management, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009-2011
BS, Business Administration and Management, United States Military Academy at West Point, 1998-2003
Senator, Illinois State Senate, District 19, 2012-present
Candidate, Illinois State Senate, District 19, 2022, 2024
Majority Caucus Whip, Illinois State Senate, 2021-2023
Vice President, Community Consolidated High School District 230 Board of Education, 2009-2013
Member, Judiciary Committee
Vice Chair, Judiciary Subcommittee on Special Issues
Member, Licensed Activities Committee
Former Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and Energy, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education
Former Member, Commerce and Economic Development Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Committee of the Whole, Illinois State Senate
Former Chair, Criminal Law Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Chair, Energy and Public Utilities Subcommittee on Special Issues, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Executive Appointments Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Chair, Executive Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Financial Institutions Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, First Appropriations Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Judiciary Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Chair, Judiciary Subcommittee on Firearms, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Second Appropriations Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Vice Chair, State Government and Veterans Affairs Committee, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Election Law, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Gaming, Illinois State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Generation, Utilities, and Telecommunications, Illinois State Senate
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Special Issues (Judiciary), Illinois State Senate
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Tort Reform, Illinois State Senate
Attorney At Law, Hastings Law Office, Limited Liability Company, 2015-present
Clinical Sales Representative, Johnson & Johnson, 2008-2010
Officer, United States Army, 2003-2008
No organizational membership information on file.
Awards:
Bronze Star
"the youngest serving Senator in Illinois."
Hastings was named "Legislator of the Year" by the Mental Health Association of Illinois
"Friend of Agriculture" by the Illinois Farm Bureau
"Environmental Champion" by the Illinois Environmental Council