Patrick Windhorst

Patrick Windhorst is an American politician from Illinois. Windhorst is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 118th district. Windhorst lives in Metropolis, Illinois.

Education
Upon graduation from Massac County high school in Metropolis, Windhorst earned an associate degree from Shawnee Community College. In 1997, Windhorst earned a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. In 2000, Windhorst earned a JD degree from Southern Illinois University School of Law.

Career
In 2000, Windhorst started his career as an attorney at Denton & Keuler, until 2004. Windhorst was an elected State's Attorney for Massac County. In the 2018 general election, Windhorst won the election and became a member of Illinois House of Representatives. Windhorst defeated appointed Democratic incumbent Natalie Phelps Finnie by a margin of 15.2 percentage points.

As of July 3, 2022, Representative Windhorst is a member of the following Illinois House committees:


 * Appropriations - Human Services Committee (HAPH)
 * Ethics & Elections Committee (SHEE)
 * Family Law & Probate Subcommittee (HJUA-FLAW)
 * Firearms and Firearm Safety Subcommittee (HJUC-FIRE)
 * Judiciary - Civil Committee (HJUA)
 * Judiciary - Criminal Committee (HJUC)
 * Restorative Justice Committee (SHRJ)
 * Sentencing, Penalties and Criminal Procedure Committee (HJUC-SPCP)

Personal life
Windhorst's wife is Holly Windhorst. They have two children.