Durbin Opens District Office in Rock Island
ROCK ISLAND – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) hosted an open
house celebrating the grand opening of his new district office in Rock Island,
Illinois today. The office will assist residents of 20 counties in Western and
North Central Illinois with issues related to the federal government. The Rock
Island location is the newest addition to Senator Durbin’s offices throughout
the state, which include Chicago, Springfield, and Carbondale.
“With a new physical presence
in Rock Island, I look forward to expanding my office’s
outreach efforts to ensure that we continue to meet the needs of the residents
of Rock Island and the rest of the region. The new office will give my staff the ability to
provide more convenient and individual service to the people living and working
in the region. From the Rock Island Arsenal to the multimodal
transportation center in Moline, the Quad Cities serve as a center of
transportation, job creation, and economic development for the region. I am
very pleased to be here today for the office’s official opening,” Durbin said.
The Rock Island office will be staffed by Brad Middleton,
Western Illinois Outreach Coordinator, and Kate Jennings, a veteran Senate
aide. Middleton, a native of Rock Falls and graduate of Knox College, most
recently worked in Senator Durbin’s Washington, DC office as a legislative
assistant. Jennings, a Pleasant Plains native and graduate of Bradley
University, has previously handled constituent services and outreach in the
Quad Cities for both Senator Burris and then-Senator Obama. Middleton and
Jennings will serve as community liaisons for constituents, civic
organizations, as well as local, county, and state government agencies. They
will also be available to help constituents resolve issues with federal
agencies.
The office will be open from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday, starting on Tuesday,
May 31. The office is located at 1504 Third Avenue, Suite 227, Rock Island,
Illinois 61201. The main phone number is (309) 786-5173.