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is a [[business]]man from Metairie, [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] incoming state representative for [[suburb]]an Jefferson Parish south of [[New Orleans]]. The district includes Harahan, River Ridge as well a part of Metairie.

is a [[business]]man from Metairie, [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] incoming state representative for [[suburb]]an Jefferson Parish south of [[New Orleans]]. The district includes Harahan, River Ridge as well a part of Metairie.

To win his seat, Illg defeated another Republican, William Wallis (born 1968). Illg polled 7,436 votes (59 percent) to Wallis' 5,266 (41 percent) in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 12, 2019.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref> He will succeed the term-limited Republican [[Kirk Talbot]],  an incoming state senator, on January 13, 2020.

To win his seat, Illg defeated another Republican, William Wallis (born 1968). Illg polled 7,436 votes (59 percent) to Wallis' 5,266 (41 percent) in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 12, 2019.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref> He will succeed the term-limited Republican [[Kirk Talbot]],  an incoming state senator, on January 13, 2020. Illg ran against Talbot in the 2015 House race.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/news/politics/elections/article_37286b6a-db27-11e9-95a3-6b98956e0f2a.html|title=78th House District candidates looking to retain residents, attract businesses|author=Michelle Hunter|date=September 20, 2019|accessdate=December 2, 2019}}</ref>

Illg is affiliated with Summit Design Services, LLC. He carried the endorsement of the Jefferson Parish Republican Executive Committee, of which he is a former member, as well as support from various municipal and parish officials in the area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voteforbig.com/|title=District 78 State Representative Race|publisher=voteforbig.com|accessdate=December 2, 2019}}</ref>

Illg is affiliated with Summit Design Services, LLC. In the campaign, he carried the endorsement of the Jefferson Parish Republican Executive Committee, of which he is a former member, as well as support from various municipal and parish officials in the area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voteforbig.com/|title=District 78 State Representative Race|publisher=voteforbig.com|accessdate=December 2, 2019}}</ref>

He and his wife, the former Jeanne Abadie, have a son, John Illg, Jr. He graduated in 1984 from the [[Roman Catholic]] Jesuit High School in New Orleans and then attended [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pg/BigJohnIllg/about/?ref=page_internal|title=John Illg District 78 "Vote for Big"|publisher=[[Facebook]]|accessdate=December 2, 2019}}</ref>

He and his wife, the former Jeanne Abadie, have a son, John Illg, Jr. He graduated in 1984 from the [[Roman Catholic]] Jesuit High School in New Orleans and then attended [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pg/BigJohnIllg/about/?ref=page_internal|title=John Illg District 78 "Vote for Big"|publisher=[[Facebook]]|accessdate=December 2, 2019}}</ref>