About

Faber was raised with deep ag roots, and his children are the 6th generation to grow up on the family farm. Growing up immersed in 4-H, FFA, and Illinois Farm Bureau’s Young Leaders program prepared Jesse for the kind of community leadership he continues today. His record of service includes more than a decade on the Livingston County Farm Bureau Board, serving as President of the Illinois Association of Vocational Agriculture Teachers, 4-H leader, livestock judging coach, membership on Congressman Darin LaHood’s Agriculture Advisory Council, and chairing the Illinois Agriculture Education Legislative Committee.

Faber is fiscally conservative, a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment, and strongly pro-Life and pro-Family. He earned an undergraduate degree in agricultural education from the University of Illinois, after transferring from Joliet Junior College while competing on both the Meat Judging and Livestock Judging Teams and joining the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity. He then continued with a master’s degree in agricultural education from the University of Illinois , and is finishing his doctoral degree in agricultural education and leadership from University of Missouri. In addition to farming he works as an agriculture teacher and FFA advisor at Pontiac Township High School.

Jesse and his wife Mary (Mackinson) are both deeply connected to the region through their multigenerational family farms. They live in Pontiac, where they are raising their two children, Ava and Eli, and are active members of the local Farm Bureau, FFA, Cattlemen’s Association, coaching Little League, swim team, and St. Mary’s Parish.