{"id":31,"date":"2019-07-04T12:18:47","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T17:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phpstack-404726-1687792.cloudwaysapps.com\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2023-04-07T07:36:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T12:36:00","slug":"about-brad","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/about-brad\/","title":{"rendered":"About Brad"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"bde-section-31-100 bde-section\">\n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section-container\"><div class=\"bde-columns-31-101 bde-columns\"><div class=\"bde-column-31-102 bde-column\">\n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"bde-heading-31-121 bde-heading\">\nAbout\n<\/h2><h1 class=\"bde-heading-31-122 bde-heading\">\nBrad Stephens\n<\/h1><div class=\"bde-rich-text-31-104 bde-rich-text breakdance-rich-text-styles\">\n<h4><strong>As your State Representative, Brad is focused on:<\/strong><\/h4><ul><li><p>REAL tax relief for working families and seniors<\/p><\/li><li><p>Supporting our law enforcement and keep our neighborhoods safe<\/p><\/li><li><p>Balanced budgets to protect our children\u2019s future<\/p><\/li><li><p>Creating local jobs and smart economic development<\/p><\/li><li><p>Reform to end Illinois\u2019 culture of corruption<\/p><\/li><li><p>Stopping Mike Madigan from taking over our communities<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h4><br><strong>About Brad:<\/strong><\/h4><p>Representative Bradley A. Stephens was sworn in on June 29, 2019.<br>Stephens concurrently serves as the CEO of one of the most successful municipalities in the nation, Rosemont, Illinois. Prior to becoming mayor, Brad Stephens served the Village of Rosemont as a member of its Board of Trustees.<br>Rosemont is renowned nationally for its entertainment, sports and hospitality developments, welcoming an average 100,000 visitors a day. It is home to well-established and popular venues like Allstate Arena, Donald E. Stephens Convention &amp; Conference Center, and Rosemont Theatre, all owned and operated by the Village of Rosemont.<\/p><p>As Mayor, Stephens has initiated and supervised a number of successful projects including the nine-acre, $50 million entertainment center, Parkway Bank Park; the Stadium at the Ballpark at Rosemont which includes The Dome at the Ballpark at Rosemont; and the $250 million, 120-store Fashion Outlets of Chicago.<\/p><p>Representative Stephens is a generous supporter of a number of charitable organizations, such as Rosemont Helping Hand (which benefits needy families in Rosemont), veterans\u2019 organizations and children\u2019s medical research groups. He received \u201cThe Hope Award\u201d for his work on behalf of Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation.<\/p><p>Representative Stephens is married (wife Suzi), and has 5 children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"bde-column-31-103 bde-column\">\n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-div-31-112 bde-div\">\n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"bde-heading-31-113 bde-heading\">\nSIGN UP FOR  UPDATES\n<\/h3><div class=\"bde-form-builder-31-114 bde-form-builder\">\n\n\n<form id=\"contact-form114\" class=\"breakdance-form breakdance-form--vertical \" data-options=\"{&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;custom&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Contact Form&quot;,&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/repbradstephens.com\\\/wp-admin\\\/admin-ajax.php&quot;,&quot;clearOnSuccess&quot;:true,&quot;hideOnSuccess&quot;:false,&quot;successMessage&quot;:&quot;Thanks for signing up!&quot;,&quot;errorMessage&quot;:&quot;Something went wrong&quot;,&quot;redirect&quot;:false,&quot;redirectUrl&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;customJavaScript&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;recaptcha&quot;:{&quot;key&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;enabled&quot;:false},&quot;honeypot_enabled&quot;:true,&quot;popupsOnSuccess&quot;:[],&quot;popupsOnError&quot;:[]}\" data-steps=\"0\" >\n  \n  \n  \n<div class=\"breakdance-form-field breakdance-form-field--text\" >\n    \n    \n    \n    <input\n    class=\"breakdance-form-field__input\"\n    id=\"name\"\n    aria-describedby=\"name\"\n    type=\"text\"\n    name=\"fields[name]\"\n    placeholder=\"NAME*\"\n    value=\"\"\n                \n        \n        \n    required\n    \n    \n>\n\n\n    \n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"breakdance-form-field breakdance-form-field--email\" >\n    \n    \n    \n    <input\n    class=\"breakdance-form-field__input\"\n    id=\"email\"\n    aria-describedby=\"email\"\n    type=\"email\"\n    name=\"fields[email]\"\n    placeholder=\"EMAIL*\"\n    value=\"\"\n                \n        \n        \n    required\n    \n    \n>\n\n\n    \n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"breakdance-form-field breakdance-form-field--hpinput\" >\n    \n    \n            <label class=\"breakdance-form-field__label\" for=\"hpname\">\n            HP Name\n        <\/label>\n    \n    <input\n    class=\"breakdance-form-field__input\"\n    id=\"hpname\"\n    aria-describedby=\"hpname\"\n    type=\"hpinput\"\n    name=\"fields[hpname]\"\n    placeholder=\"\"\n    value=\"\"\n                \n        \n        \n    \n    autocomplete=\"off\"\n    tabindex=-1\n>\n\n\n    \n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n  \n\n<div class=\"breakdance-form-field breakdance-form-footer\">\n    \n    \n                                    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n            \n            <button type=\"submit\" class=\"button-atom button-atom--primary breakdance-form-button breakdance-form-button__submit\"  >\n    \n        <span class=\"button-atom__text\">SIGN ME UP!<\/span>\n\n        \n        \n            <\/button>\n    \n    <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_id\" value=\"114\">\n    <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"post_id\" value=\"31\">\n<\/div>\n\n  \n<\/form>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><a class=\"bde-container-link-31-115 bde-container-link breakdance-link\" href=\"https:\/\/repbradstephens.com\/get-involved\/\" target=\"_self\" data-type=\"url\">\n  \n\t\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bde-icon-box-31-116 bde-icon-box\">\n\n    \n            <div class=\"ee-iconbox-icon breakdance-icon-atom\" >\n    \n                    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\"><!-- Font Awesome Free 5.15.1 by @fontawesome - 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