Representative Ron Sandack Awarded Fellowship for Midwestern Leadership Institute

State Representative Ron Sandack (R-Downers Grove) is among 33 select lawmakers chosen to participate in a training program that annually identifies and assists promising state leaders in the Midwest.

Sandack will join two other lawmakers from Illinois and 30 additional legislators from 10 other Midwestern states and four Canadian provinces on August 21-25 in Madison, Wisconsin for The Council of State Governments’ 21st annual Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development (BILLD).

The Bowhay Institute is the only leadership training program designed exclusively for Midwestern legislators. BILLD helps newer legislators develop the skills necessary to become effective leaders, informed decision-makers and astute policy analysts. The program offers a unique opportunity for lawmakers to improve their leadership skills and explore the issues of the day with nationally renowned scholars, professional development experts, and legislative leaders and colleagues from across the region.

“It is a distinct honor to be chosen as one of only three Illinois lawmakers to participate in this esteemed conference this summer,” said Sandack. “I look forward to learning new techniques from some of the most well-respected legislative scholars and leaders in the Midwest so I can become a more effective policy maker and legislative leader in the House of Representatives.”

Since 1995, more than 675 lawmakers have graduated from the Bowhay Institute. State legislators from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin are chosen to participate through a competitive, nonpartisan selection process. Members of the Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan legislative assemblies are selected by their caucuses to take part in the program.