Mike Frerichs riffs on his giant size in this cute political ad.  Tall men are, of course, always being asked to take things out of high places. 

Michael W. "Mike" Frerichs (born 1973) is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate representing the 52nd District since 2007 and as of November 19, 2014 is the Treasurer-Elect of Illinois . The East Central Illinois district, located in Champaign and Vermilion counties, includes all or parts of Champaign, Danville, Georgetown, Gifford, Rantoul, Thomasboro and Urbana.

Frerichs was born and raised in the small farming town of Gifford. Upon graduating from Rantoul Township High School, Frerichs attended Yale University and received his BA in 1995. He then attended National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan where he studied Mandarin Chinese while teaching English courses.

During his time in the Senate, Senator Frerichs has led efforts to eliminate the corrupt legislative scholarship program, advocated for the disclosure of chemicals used in fracking, and funded improvements at the University of Illinois, Parkland College and Danville Community College while fighting to reduce Illinois' disparities in education funding. After Governor Rod Blagojevich was removed from office for corruption, Frerichs moved to have the former governor barred from ever holding office again in Illinois. This motion, like the vote to remove him, carried unanimously.