Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Contacting Us @ Rep. Mike Boland’s State Office
Representative Boland’s District Legislative Office can be contacted by a variety of means.
For constituent services or to discuss legislation, Mike Boland’s mailing address is:
Rep. Mike Boland
4416 River Drive
Moline, IL 61265
The phone number at Mike’s office is - 309/736-3360.
Boland can be reached by FAX at - 309/736-3478.
To reach Representative Boland’s local state office via e-mail, the address is ILREPMikeBoland@aol.com
Mike Boland’s local office is normally open from 9 AM to 5 PM Monday thru Friday. We are generally closed on weekends and state holidays, but we are always willing to schedule appointments outside of normal office hours if needed. All of Representative Boland’s constituents are invited to visit us, we fill out Circuit Breaker applications for the disabled and elderly, and provide for a variety of other assistance as well.
Representative Boland also has a state office in Springfield.. We generally prefer to have all mail and calls directed to Mike Boland’s District Office in Moline. Our Springfield secretary is a great lady, but there’s only one of her, and she’s responsible for more than one Representative. However there could be times during legislative session when communication with our Springfield office is needed and necessary.
Rep. Mike Boland
243-E Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-3992
(217) 782-5201 FAX
ILREPMikeBoland@aol.com remains the preferred contact for e-mail even when Rep, Boland is in session.
When I first went to work for Mike Boland, we talked at length about his philosophy of what a state legislative office could accomplish. I already had some ideas of my own, and what I heard from Representative Boland fit in well with my own feelings about public service.
My background is in consumer activism. My career in politics began with I.P.A.C. (Illinois Public Action Council), where we were fortunate enough to have Congressman Lane Evans on our Board of Directors. In fact, the Citizen Action office I ran was next door to Congressman Evans’ old campaign office on 18th street in Rock Island, and that was no coincidence. Because of the association with Congressman Evans, I was able to learn a fair bit about the constituent services Lane’s office provided, and I knew that could serve as a model for the kind of services we could offer for Representative Boland.
Mike Botlo was Rep. Boland’s office manager when I signed on as an employee. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention how very much I appreciate all he taught me about the nuances of running a State Legislative Office. Mike Botlo had previous experience in the office of Rep. Pennie von Bergen Wessels, so he really knew what he was doing. Botlo escaped the grind of fighting for his job every two years, and last I heard was still serving the people of our area in a slightly different capacity, working at the local Secretary of State’s office.
I’ve been with Representative Boland since 1997, and my wife Bobbi-Sue joined the Boland team in 1998. Bobbi-Sue is Representative Boland’s Office Manager, a role she stepped into as Mike Botlo moved on. Bobbi-Sue also was a consumer activist with Illinois Public Action and Citizen Action, but her job experience is actually quite varied for a lady who’s still well under 40 years of age.
Bobbi-Sue was a long term employee of the YWCA in Rock Island, where she worked a variety of jobs. She started as a lifeguard, and helped in their child care center for a while. She was promoted first to Pool Director, and then later to what was essentially a Program Director’s job, in charge of coordinating all Pool, Weight Room, Gym, and other assorted athletic programs.
Not long after being named office manager for Boland, Bobbi-Sue was elected East Moline City Clerk. She served in that position for two years, keeping notes for all City Council and Committee of the Whole meetings, as well as serving on a variety of other municipal boards and committees.
Bobbi-Sue and I are usually assisted by a variety of volunteers and interns, but I’d like to save those introductions for another time. Please feel free to contact any of us at Mike Boland’s office, we are here to serve the people of the 71st.
