John G. Mulroe

John G. Mulroe
Illinois State Senate District 10
Incumbent
In office
January 12, 2011 - Present
Term ends
January 11, 2017
Years in position	2
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$67,836/year
Per diem	$111/day
Elections and appointments
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 8, 2016
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	Loyola University (1982)
J.D.	Loyola University (1988)
Personal
Birthday	1959
Place of birth	Chicago, Illinois
Profession	Attorney
Religion	Christian
Websites
Office website
Personal website
Campaign website

John G. Mulroe is a Democratic member of the Illinois State Senate. He has represented District 10 since 2011.

Mulroe is an attorney and has run his own small practice on the northwest side of Chicago since 1995. He is also a hearing officer for the Chicago Park District and an arbitrator for the Cook County Mandatory Program. Before starting his own practice, Mulroe was an associate at the firm Worker & Power from 1994 to 1995, and an assistant state's attorney for Cook County from 1988 to 1994. He worked for the accounting firm Arthur Andersen & Co. from 1982 to 1986.

He received his bachelor's in accounting from Loyola University of Chicago in 1982 and passed his CPA exam the same year. He received his J.D. from the Loyola University School of Law in 1988. Mulroe's wife Margaret is a preschool teacher and administrative assistant. They have four children.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Mulroe served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Mulroe served on these committees:

Issues

Campaign themes

2012

Mulroe's campaign website lists the following issues:

• The Economy

Excerpt: "Unemployment is a serious problem right now and we have to do more to create jobs."

• Education

Excerpt: "I will use my background as an accountant to cut waste and inefficiency to ensure that we are protecting education funding. We have to make sure that our children have the resources they need to reach their full potential. If we rely on temporary fixes and half-measures, we are not going to help everyone."

• Government Reform

Excerpt: "Our residents feel we have the most corrupt government in the nation. As a former prosecutor I am committed to seeing corrupt public officials put behind bars, but I am equally committed to making sure that history does not repeat itself."

• Leadership

Excerpt: "If we are going to effectively address the problems facing our state, we have to put an end to the culture of corruption in Springfield. Legislation aimed at job creation, economic development, and education reform has to address the peoples' best interest."

• State Budget

Excerpt: "We have to balance the budget and stabilize our state's finances by cutting waste and streamlining our limited resources. We need to have a system in place that determines the value of every dollar that is spent."

Elections

2012

See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2012

Mulroe won re-election in the 2012 election for Illinois State Senate District 10. He was unopposed in the Democratic Primary on March 20 and was unopposed in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Illinois State Senate, District 10, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John G. Mulroe Incumbent	100%	53,859
Total Votes				53,859

2010

See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2010

Mulroe defeated Brian G. Doherty November 2 general election.

Illinois State Senate, District 10 (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
John G. Mulroe (D)		30,087	55.42%
Brian G. Doherty (R)		24,203	44.58%

The primary election was on February 2, 2010 and the general election was on November 2.

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Mulroe raised $913,703 in contributions.

His four largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Illinois Senate Democratic Fund	$315,328
Illinois Democratic Party	$238,615
Illinois Pro-Choice	$30,521
Illinois Federation Of Teachers	$17,500

Scorecards

Illinois Opportunity Project

See also: Illinois Opportunity Project's Legislative Vote Card

The Illinois Opportunity Project, "an independent research and public policy enterprise that promotes legislative solutions in advance of free markets and free minds," annually releases its Legislative Vote Card, grading all members in both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly on the basis of their support of "pro-growth economic policies that increase personal freedom and reign in expansive government."

2012

Mulroe received a score of 57.14 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of D according to the IOP’s grading scale. His score was tied for the 30th highest among all 59 members of the Illinois State Senate included in the Vote Card.

Recent news

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John Mulroe News Feed

• Illinois Senate committee favors hand-held cell phone driving ban - Quad City Times
• Lawmaker Takes Aim at Mug Shot Websites - NBC Chicago
• Senate OKs huge gambling expansion plan - Chicago Daily Herald

Personal

Mulroe and his wife Margaret have four children.

External links

Suggest a link

• Mulroe's campaign website
• Illinois Senate - John Mulroe

• Summary, biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions at Follow The Money
• Profile at Facebook
• Profile at Twitter
• Profile at Wikipedia

References

Political offices
Preceded by James DeLeo	Illinois Senate District 10 2011–present	Succeeded by NA