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{{short description|American politician}}
{{About|the Central Illinois government official|the model|Joanna Krupa}}

{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Joan Gore Krupa
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| state_house=Illinois
| state=Illinois
| district=92nd
| term_start=January 5, 2009
| term_end=January 13, 2009
| preceded=[[Aaron Schock]]
| succeeded=[[Jehan Gordon]]
| party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
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| children = 3<ref name="ibi-2017"/>
| residence=[[Peoria Heights, Illinois]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://images.nictusa.com/pdf/001/28992570001/28992570001.pdf | page = 16 | title = FEC Form 3: Report of Receipts and Disbursements | author = Schock for Congress | authorlink = Aaron Schock | date = 2008-10-15 | accessdate = 2009-03-22 | publisher = [[Federal Election Commission]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303203314/http://images.nictusa.com/pdf/001/28992570001/28992570001.pdf | archive-date = 2016-03-03 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
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'''Joan Gore Krupa'''<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionResultsStateHouseSet4.aspx?ID=qQ2vItjJK%2Fk%3D | title = Election Results: GENERAL ELECTION - 11/4/2008 | publisher = [[Illinois State Board of Elections]] | location = Springfield, Illinois | accessdate = 2019-05-14 }}</ref> is an American politician, educator, and health center executive, who was a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Illinois House of Representatives]],<ref name="sjr-0113">{{cite news | url = https://www.sj-r.com/article/20090113/NEWS/301139866  | title = State Rep. Joan Krupa sponsors first – and likely last – bill | first = Adriana | last = Colindres | date = 2009-01-13 | work = [[The State Journal-Register]] | location = [[Springfield, Illinois]] | accessdate = 2019-05-14 }}</ref> representing the 92nd Representative District for 9 days in early 2009, after her predecessor, [[Aaron Schock]], was sworn in as [[U.S. Congress]]man for [[Illinois's 18th congressional district]].

==Biography==
Krupa was born and raised in [[Decatur, Illinois]]; her father was an assistant superintendent of [[Decatur Public School District 61]] and her mother was a kindergarten teacher.<ref name="ibi-2017">{{cite interview | url = https://www.peoriamagazines.com/ibi/2017/jul/joan-krupa | title = Joan Krupa | last = Krupa | first = Joan | work = InterBusiness Issues | date = July 2017 | publisher = Central Illinois Business Publishers | location = Peoria, Illinois | accessdate = 2019-05-14 }}</ref>

Krupa started at [[Bradley University]] in [[Peoria, Illinois]], at age 18, graduating from Bradley and later receiving her [[master's degree]] in counseling from Bradley as well. She was a first-grade teacher for a year then became a grade school [[guidance counselor#United States|guidance counselor]], and afterwards an assistant dean of women at Bradley. She also was a part-time teacher at [[Illinois Central College]] and director of [[adult education]] at the [[Peoria County, Illinois|Peoria County]] Jail.<ref name="ibi-2017"/>

Krupa was the executive director and [[CEO]] of the Heartland Community Health Clinic in [[Peoria, Illinois]] for six years, during which time the clinic became the first [[Federally Qualified Health Center]] in Peoria.<ref name="ibi-2017"/>

===Political offices===
Before running for the Illinois House, Krupa was on the [[Peoria County, Illinois|Peoria County]] Board for two terms.<ref name="ibi-2017"/>

Krupa ran for the state 92nd Representative District seat in the November 2008 general elections, but lost to [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Jehan Gordon]]. However, in the same election, 92nd District incumbent [[Aaron Schock]] won the seat of [[Illinois's 18th congressional district]].<ref name="week-0113">{{cite news|url=http://www.week.com/news/local/37546404.html |title=State Representative Joan Krupa |date=2009-01-13 |work=[[WEEK-TV]] |location=[[East Peoria, Illinois]] |accessdate=2009-03-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210112937/http://www.week.com/news/local/37546404.html |archivedate=2009-02-10 }}</ref> The [[111th United States Congress]] was sworn in on January 5, 2009, and Schock vacated his state representative seat upon becoming [[United States Representative]]. The [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], on the advice of Schock, appointed Krupa to serve the remainder of Schock's term in the [[Illinois House of Representatives]],<ref name="week-0113" /> and she was sworn in about 90 minutes after Schock officially vacated.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://peoriarocks.blogspot.com/2009/01/joan-krupa-goes-to-springfield.html | title = Joan Krupa goes to Springfield | first = Diane | last = Vespa | work = Peoria Rocks! | location = [[Peoria, Illinois]] | date = 2009-01-05 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081200/http://peoriarocks.blogspot.com/2009/01/joan-krupa-goes-to-springfield.html | archivedate = 2016-03-04 | url-status=dead  | accessdate = 2019-05-14  }}</ref> The term expired on January 13.<ref name="week-0113" />

The first vote (HB1671) on the [[impeachment of Rod Blagojevich]] was taken during Krupa's time in office.<ref name="week-0113" /> She signed on as a sponsor of the impeachment bill and voted in favor of impeachment.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?GA=95&DocTypeID=HR&DocNum=1671&GAID=9&SessionID=51&LegID=40049 | title = Bill Status of HR1671 | work = 95th General Assembly | publisher = [[Illinois General Assembly]] | date = 2009-01-12 | accessdate = 2009-03-22 }}</ref> Krupa also introduced a bill (HB6734) to put stricter limitations on [[payday loan]]s in Illinois, but the bill expired with the end of the 95th General Assembly.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?GA=95&DocTypeID=HB&DocNum=6734&GAID=9&SessionID=51&LegID=40063 | title = Bill Status of HB6734 | work = 95th General Assembly | publisher = [[Illinois General Assembly]] | date = 2009-01-12 | accessdate = 2009-03-22 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* Follow the Money — Joan Krupa: [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=112629 2008] campaign contributions



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