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Andy Manar
| Andy Manar | ||
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| Illinois State Senate District 48 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2013 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 14, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 0 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $67,836/year | |
| Per diem | $111/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | November 6, 2012 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Macoupin County Board | ||
| 2003 - Present | ||
| Mayor, City of Bunker Hill | ||
| 2001 - 2003 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Southern Illinois University | |
| Personal | ||
| Place of birth | Macoupin County | |
| Religion | Lutheran | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Manar served on the following committees:
| Illinois Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Agriculture and Conservation | ||||
| • Appropriations I | ||||
| • Appropriations II | ||||
| • Committee of the Whole | ||||
| • Executive Appointments | ||||
| • Higher Education | ||||
| • State Government & Veterans Affairs | ||||
| • Legislative Audit Commission | ||||
Elections
2012
- See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2012
Manar won election in the 2012 election for Illinois State Senate District 48. Manar was unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 20, 2012 and defeated Republican Mike McElroy in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[1][2][3]
| Illinois State Senate, District 48, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Andy Manar |
55.3% | 47,334 | |
| Republican | Mike McElroy | 44.7% | 38,256 | |
| Total Votes | 85,590 | |||
Endorsements
Manar's campaign website listed the following endorsements, among others:[4]
- Alliance PAC
- Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois
- Illinois AFL-CIO
- Southwestern Illinois Building and Construction Trades Council
- Citizen Action Illinois
Campaign expenditures
As of early November 2012, the race for Illinois State Senate District 48 was the most expensive state legislative race in Illinois.[5]
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
Personal
Manar has a wife, Trista, and three children, Abbie, Will, and Ben.[6]
Recent news
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Andy Manar News Feed
- Illinois Senate approves ban on cell phone use behind the wheel - Quincy Journal
- Illinois senators to vote on conceal carry proposal Friday - KMOV.com
- Illinois Senate debating medical marijuana - The State Journal-Register
- Jessica Handy: Manar's education funding reform plan has potential - The State Journal-Register
- Manar pushes for education funding reform - The State Journal-Register
- State Senate approves marijuana pilot program - The Southern
- Senate committee passes union-backed pension plan - KMOV.com
- Senate OKs bill to give more money to Springfield schools - The State Journal-Register
- 3 levels of competition in all major asports for boys and girls - LaSalle News Tribune
- Treat all 17-year-old offenders as juveniles, Illinois Senate votes - The Southern
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External links
- Official campaign website
- Friends of Andy Manar Facebook page
- Campaign Twitter account
- Project Vote Smart profile
References
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections "Candidate List," December 5, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official 2012 Primary Results"
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, “Official Vote - November 6, 2012 General Election,” accessed December 31, 2012
- ↑ Andy Manar, "Endorsements," accessed October 21, 2012
- ↑ The State Journal-Register, "Last-minute money floods into Manar-McElroy state Senate race," November 1, 2012
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Andy Manar," accessed October 21, 2012
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