Rep. Swanson welcomes Weaver brothers to Illinois House

SPRINGFIELD - State Representative Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) welcomed Max and Sully Weaver to the Illinois House of Representatives chamber on Tuesday. The brothers served as House pages for the day.

"Max and Sully are two outstanding students with bright futures ahead of them," Swanson said. "I am glad to welcome them here to the State Capitol."

Max and Sully attend Creative Christian Homeschool, Sully as a 7^th grader and Max an 11^th grader. They are the sons of Chris and Andrea Weaver. Both are active in Bible study, bicycle maintenance repair, writing letters to pen-pals, doing tours with the Prairieland Conservancy Group and education programs at the Lakeview Nature Center. Both also participated in the World War II live history exhibit hosted by Western Illinois University.

In addition, Sully is a club-level chess player, participates in horticulture, Spanish, culinary arts, pre-algebra and public library reading programs. Max is active in computer science, robotics, Japanese history and culture, and distance running. He is a professional-level computer programmer and is involved in a CSS contest for redesigning the way websites look and behave.

During their visit to Springfield the brothers had the opportunity to meet General Assembly members, tour the Capitol and see the House of Representatives in action.

71st District residents can find more news about the General Assembly and information about upcoming events on Rep. Swanson's legislative website at repswanson.com.