SECRETARY OF STATE

DUTIES

• Maintain the official records of the acts of the General Assembly
• Keeps the Great Seal of the state of Illinois and other duties
• Registers and Licenses Illinois Buisnesses
• Issues licenses to illinois-registerd motor vehicles and their drivers
• Educates citizens about various important safety issues

JESSE WHITE INFO

• Jesse Clark White was born June 23, 1934 in Alton Illinois
• He is the 37th Secretary of State
• He Served 16 years in Illinois general Assembly
• Jesse White is the longest serving Secretsry of State
• He is also the first African American to hold the position

FUN FACTS

• He served in the 101st Airborne division in Vietnam.
• Jesse White also served as a national guard for two years
• He is 80 Years old and was signed for the Cubs.
• He founded the Jesse White tumbling team for underprivileged children
• Worked for 33 years in CPS. He played all city baseball and basketball

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