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Kevin A. McCarthy
Kevin A. McCarthy (b. December 5, 1950) was a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 37th District from 1997 to December 27, 2011. He resigned without citing a specific reason.[1]
McCarthy received his M.A. from DePaul University and B.A. from Chicago State University. He served in the United States Army Reserve from 1971-1977, and is a teacher.[2]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, McCarthy served on the following committees:
- Higher Education
- Personnel & Pensions, Chair
- Public Utilities
- Telecommunications
- Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, McCarthy served on the following committees:
- Environmental Health (Vice Chair)
- Financial Institutions
- Health Care Licenses
- Higher Education
- Personnel & Pensions (Chair)
- Telecommunications
Elections
2012
McCarthy did not seek re-election in 2012.
2010
McCarthy won re-election to the 37th District seat against Republican Jeffrey L. Junkas. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on February 2nd. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[3]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 37 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Kevin A. McCarthy (D)
|
17,444 | 51.74% | ||
| Jeffrey L. Junkas (R) | 16,269 | 48.26% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Democrat Kevin McCarthy won re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives District 37. He ran unopposed receiving 37,963 votes.[4]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 37 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Kevin McCarthy (D)
|
37,963 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Democrat Kevin McCarthy won re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives District 37. He ran unopposed receiving 24,496 votes.[5]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 37 (2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Kevin McCarthy (D)
|
24,496 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Analysis
Congressional staff salaries
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. McCarthy paid his congressional staff a total of $884,327 in 2011. He ranks 101st on the list of the lowest paid Republican representative staff salaries and ranks 123rd overall of the lowest paid representative staff salaries in 2011. Overall, California ranks 5th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[6]
Net worth
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, McCarthy's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $114,016 and $485,000. That averages to $299,508, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican representatives in 2010 of $7,561,133.[7]
Recent news
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External links
- Illinois General Assembly - Representative Kevin A. McCarthy (D) 37th District
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996
- Illinois House Democrats - Kevin A. McCarthy
Footnotes
- ↑ Southtown Star, "Longtime legislator McCarthy retires," December 28, 2011
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. McCarthy
- ↑ Illinois Elections Division, "Illinois Official 2010 General Election Results," November 2, 2010
- ↑ Illinois Elections Division, "Illinois House of Representatives official election results for 2008," November 4, 2008
- ↑ Illinois Elections Division, "Illinois House of Representatives official election results for 2006," November 4, 2006
- ↑ LegiStorm, "Kevin McCarthy"
- ↑ OpenSecrets, "McCarthy, (R-Cali), 2010"
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Illinois House of Representatives District 37 1997–December 27, 2011 |
Succeeded by Charles Krezwick |
