Turner chosen to fill state Senate vacancy
Ron DeBrock Hearst Illinois
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Doris Turner of Springfield will complete the unexpired term of Andy Manar as senator for the state’s 48th Legislative District.Provided
A Springfield alderwoman has been chosen to succeed former state Sen. Andy Manar to represent the 48th Legislative District.
Manar, a Bunker Hill Democrat, resigned from his state Senate seat to take a senior adviser’s post with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration.
A committee chosen to name his replacement met this weekend to discuss the post and voted unanimously to appoint Doris Turner of Springfield to fill the remainder of the term.
Springfield woman will replace Manar in state senate
Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com
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SPRINGFIELD Doris Turner, a Springfield alderwoman, has been chosent to succeed former state Sen. Andy Manar, D-Bunker Hill, to represent the 48th Legislative District.
Manar resigned his state senate seat to take a senior advisor’s post with Gov. J.B. Pritzker. The 48th State Senate District stretches from the east side of Springfield to Decatur then heads south to include Christian and Montgomery counties and portions of Macoupin and northern Madison counties.
Last month the selection committee named eight finalists for his replacement, including Macoupin County Board Member Roberta Vojas. The 48th Legislative District Committee met Saturday to discuss the post and voted unanimously to appoint Turner to fill the remainder of Manar’s Illinois Senate term.