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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Eric Sorensen has invited local veteran Leo “Doc” Kaalberg as his guest for the President’s State of the Union Address to Congress on Thursday, March 7. Kaalberg served as a combat medic in the 1st Infantry Division, completing four tours and earning the Purple Heart twice.
Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is launching his second annual Congressional Art Competition for high school students in Illinois’ 17thCongressional District. The winning artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year.
ROCK ISLAND, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) is announcing the launch of his second annual Congressional Art Competition for high school students in Illinois’ 17th Congressional District. The winning artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year.
PEORIA, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are announcing $388,359 for the Tri-County Special Education Association to expand telehealth access to students in rural school districts across Central Illinois.
PEORIA, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are announcing $602,799 for the Regional Office of Education (ROE) #26 to expand distance learning opportunities to students in rural communities.
A Rockford-born meteorologist, U.S. Rep. Eric Sorenson didn't plan on being a politician. But after seeing how his work in broadcasting impacted his viewers in both the Rockford and the Quad Cities areas, he wanted to take his service to northwest Illinois to the next level.
ROCKFORD, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) are announcing $4,950 for Rockford University to help recruit and train college students as non-partisan poll workers.
PEORIA, IL – Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) are calling on the United States Postal Service (USPS) to protect jobs at USPS’s Peoria Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC). In a letter sent to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, Sorensen and LaHood question USPS’s consideration of moving these jobs to the South Suburban P&DC in Bedford Park, Illinois which will hurt working families and may increase delivery times for residents.
Congressman and Democratic candidate Eric Sorensen hosted a veteran roundtable at Rockford’s Veterans Memorial Hall today.
Organizations like Veterans Affairs, the Veteran Drop-in Center and the Veteran Assistance Commission discussed better ways to serve veterans in the area.
One of the main topics was the actual definition of a veteran, especially what it means for those in the National Guard or Reserves.