Linda Holmes
| Linda Holmes | ||
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| Illinois State Senate District 42 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2007 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 14, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 6 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $67,836/year | |
| Per diem | $111/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | National College of Education (1984) | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | March 16, 1959 | |
| Place of birth | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Profession | Co-Owner, Creative Carpentry Remodelers, Inc | |
| Religion | Unaffiliated | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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In addition to being a Senator, Holmes is the owner of her home building business.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Holmes served on the following committees:
| Illinois Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Agriculture and Conservation | ||||
| • Committee of the Whole | ||||
| • Environment, Chairperson | ||||
| • Labor and Commerce, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Local Government | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Holmes served on these committees:
| Illinois Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Agriculture and Conservation | ||||
| • Committee of the Whole | ||||
| • Gaming, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Local Government | ||||
| • State Government & Veterans Affairs, Chair | ||||
- Subcommittee on Amendments (Local Government)
- Subcommittee on Annexation, Vice Chair
- Subcommittee on Public Safety
- Subcommittee on Special Issues (Labor), Vice Chair
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Holmes served on these committees:[1]
| Illinois Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Agriculture and Conservation | ||||
| • Consumer Protection, Chairwoman | ||||
| • Gaming | ||||
| • Labor, Vice-Chairwoman | ||||
| • Local Government | ||||
Issues
Campaign themes
2012
Holmes's campaign website lists the following issues:[2]
- Finances and jobs
- Excerpt: "Linda Holmes knows that we need to get Illinois' finances in order. She passed legislation that would update the state’s outdated financial reporting systems, which currently jeopardize Illinois' ability to receive much-needed federal funds and potentially hurt the state’s bond rating."
- Local Schools
- Excerpt: "She sponsored a bill that creates a farm-to-school database to facilitate the purchase of fresh produce and food products of schools and encourages school districts to buy locally-grown products. Senator Holmes has worked hard to improve education and supported important legislation, like Senate Bill 7, to become a law. This law reforms teacher hiring and tenure practices in order to ensure that good teachers stay in our classrooms and that they are not unfairly fired."
- Protecting Our Children
- Excerpt: "As State Senator, Linda sponsored a law to fight underage drinking and driving by taking away the driver's license of underage drinkers and requiring safety education classes to include information on the consequences of drinking and driving."
- Health Care
- Excerpt: "Linda believes that every person has a right to affordable and accessible health care. In Springfield she has voted to increase funding for prescription drug coverage and to include diseases like Autism and MS."
- Veterans
- Excerpt: "Linda has worked to ensure our brave service men and women are taken care of when they return from fighting overseas."
Elections
2012
- See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2012
Holmes won re-election to the Illinois State Senate in District 42 in the 2012 election. Holmes was unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 20, 2012 and defeated Republican Peter Hurtado in the general election on November 6, 2012.[3][4][5]
| Illinois State Senate, District 42, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Linda Holmes Incumbent |
64.6% | 36,825 | |
| Republican | Peter Hurtado | 35.4% | 20,177 | |
| Total Votes | 57,002 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Democrat Linda Holmes won re-election to the Illinois State Senate District 42 receiving 57,231 votes, ahead of Republican Terri Ann Wintermute who received 47,567 votes.[6]
| Illinois State Senate, District 42 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Linda Holmes (D)
|
57,231 | |||
| Terri Ann Wintermute (R) | 47,567 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2008
In 2008, Holmes collected $912,481 in donations.[7]
Listed below are those that contributed most to her campaign.
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Illinois Senate Democratic Fund | $267,171 |
| Friends of Clayborne | $75,000 |
| Illinois Education Association | $40,000 |
| Illinois Federation of Teachers | $27,290 |
| Illinois Laborers | $27,000 |
| Illinois Pro-Choice | $21,756 |
| Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois | $21,500 |
| Friends of Don Harmon | $21,000 |
| Capitol Consulting Group | $20,000 |
| Deep Blue Illinois | $20,000 |
| Silverstein for Senator | $18,000 |
| Friends of A. J. Wilhelmi | $11,000 |
| Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 501 | $11,000 |
| Service Employees Local 880 | $11,000 |
| Illinois Farm Bureau | $11,000 |
| Penn National Gaming | $10,000 |
| John Sullivan | $10,000 |
| Chicagoland Speedway | $10,000 |
| Illinois Realtors Association | $7,160 |
| Illinois Trial Lawyers Association | $6,500 |
Scorecards
Illinois Opportunity Project
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."[8][9]
2012
Holmes received a score of 37.50 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of F according to the IOP’s grading scale. Her score was tied for the 37th highest among all 59 members of the Illinois State Senate included in the Vote Card.[9]
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term Linda + Holmes + Illinois + Senate
- All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.
Linda Holmes News Feed
- Illinois Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Legislation - WAND
- Illinois Senate approves medical marijuana bill - Rockford Register Star
- State lawmakers OK medical marijuana; legislation heads to governor - Kane County Chronicle
- Senate approves union-backed pension plan - Chicago Daily Herald
- This time, campus smoking ban clears Illinois Senate - Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette (blog)
- Illinois Senate OKs union-backed pension deal - The State Journal-Register
- Illinois Senate to move union-backed pension plan - Chicago Daily Herald
- Lawmakers: Tied-up dogs must have long leashes - Chicago Daily Herald
- Senate backs union pension-reform package despite GOP opposition - Chicago Sun-Times
- Illinois Pension Reform Proposals Emerge, Compete In State Legislature - Huffington Post
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District 42
Holmes represents Illinois Senate District 42, which includes parts of Kane, DuPage, Kendall and Will Counties in Southwest Chicago. it includes Aurora and North Aurora.[10]
Personal
Linda is married to Michael Holmes and reside in Aurora, Illinois.
External links
- Campaign website
- Constituency website
- Biography, bills and committees at the Illinois General Assembly
- Summary, biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions at Follow The Money
- Profile at LinkedIn
- Profile at Wikipedia
- 2012 candidate questionnaire at the Chicago Tribune
References
- ↑ "Illinois General Assembly" List of Illinois Senate Committees, July 28, 2009
- ↑ Linda Holmes, "Issues," accessed October 23, 2012
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Illinois Senate election results for 2008
- ↑ Holmes Campaign Donors
- ↑ Illinois Opportunity Project, "The Project," accessed February 21, 2013
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Illinois Opportunity Project, Legislative Vote Card home page, accessed February 21, 2013
- ↑ "Illinois District 42, Illinois State Board of Elections, 2011
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