Patricia Reid Linder is the Illinois State Representative for the 50th District. State Representative Lindner received a Bachelor's degree in Speech from Northwestern University, a Master's degree in Political Science from the University of Colorado, and her Juris Doctorate from Northern Illinois University.

Before entering the legislature, she was a family law attorney. She previously served as a court appointed attorney for the Kane County Juvenile Court and was an Assistant Public Defender. She also has a lengthy history of involvement in the political process dating back to her work in five congressional campaigns for her mother, former U.S. Congresswoman Charlotte Reid.

In Springfield, State Representative Patricia Reid Lindner is a member of the House Republican Leadership Team and serves as the Assistant Minority Leader. She serves on several key state committees including Elementary and Secondary Appropriations, Judiciary II-Criminal Law, Adoption Reform and Child Support Enforcement. She is also a member of the Conference of Women Legislators, and the Fire, Environmental, and Historic Preservation Caucuses.

State Representative Patricia Reid Lindner and her husband, George, have been married for 42 years and are proud parents of four children and seven grandchildren.