Aaron DeWeese
Executive Director, Illinois Propane Gas Association
Aaron DeWeese is Executive Director of the Illinois Propane Gas Association (ILPGA). Prior to joining ILPGA, DeWeese was Budget Director for the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO). Governmental and regulatory affairs have been a core directive throughout his career. As a legislative and appropriation analyst for Illinois Speaker of the House of Representatives, Michael Madigan, DeWeese was assigned to DCEO and the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), and staffed the House Economic Development, International Trade, and Energy Committees. As Executive Director for both the Marion-Grant County Chamber of Commerce and the Loudon County Convention & Visitors Bureau, as well as Governmental Affairs Manager for Santek Environmental, Inc., DeWeese directed legislative affairs at the local, state and federal level. Over the course of his career, he has worked with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, and ICC on various regulatory issues. DeWeese earned his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.