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Mike Quigley
| Mike Quigley | ||
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| U.S. House, Illinois, District 5 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| April 7, 2009-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 3, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 4 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Predecessor | Rahm Emanuel (D) | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $174,000/year | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | 2009 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Campaign $ | $2,029,964 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Cook County Board of Commissioners | ||
| 1998-2009 | ||
| Education | ||
| High school | Glenbard North High School (1971) | |
| Bachelor's | Roosevelt University | |
| Master's | University of Chicago | |
| J.D. | Loyola University Chicago School of Law | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | October 17, 1958 | |
| Place of birth | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
| Profession | Lawyer | |
| Net worth | $10,500 | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Contents |
Biography
Quigley did his undergraduate work at Roosevelt University, earned a master’s degree in public policy from the University of Chicago, and a law degree from the Loyola University School of Law, all in Chicago. He also served as an adjunct professor of political science at Loyola University Chicago and Roosevelt University, lecturing on politics, the environment and local government. He was a practicing lawyer for almost twenty years.[2]
Career
- 1998-2009: Cook County Board of Commissioners[2]
- 2009-Present: United States House of Representatives, Illinois' 5th Congressional District
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2013-2014
Quigley serves on the following committees:[3]
- Committee on Appropriations
- Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government
2011-2012
- Committee on Judiciary [2]
- Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
- Subcommittee on the Constitution
- Committee on Oversight and Government Reform[2]
- Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs (Ranking Member)
- Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations
Issues
House Judiciary Committee
Congressman Quigley was first appointed to the House Judiciary Committee shortly after he was sworn into the Congress in 2009. Quigley serves on the House Judiciary Subcommittees on Courts and Competition Policy, and Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.[4]
Campaign themes
According to his website, Quigley's campaign themes include:
- Environment: "...to create cleaner air, jobs, improve health, protect the environment, and increase our energy independence."
- Jobs: "...meets regularly with small business owners in the Fifth District, working hard to eliminate red tape and financial barriers to increased hiring, and seeking new and creative ways to increase opportunity."
- Healthcare: "been a vocal opponent of cuts in Medicaid funding which would have a devastating impact on the health care workforce and the health plans of public sector workers."[5]
Specific votes
Fiscal Cliff
Quigley voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in 2001 and 2003 while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels. He was one of 172 Democrats that voted in favor of the bill. The bill was passed in the House by a 257/167 vote on January 1, 2013.[6]
Elections
2012
Quigley ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Illinos' 5th District. Quigley sought the nomination on the Democratic ticket. The signature filing deadline was December 27, 2011, with the primary taking place on March 20, 2012.
Quigley ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 20, 2012. He defeated Republican candidate Dan Schmitt in the general election on November 6, 2012.[7]
| U.S. House, Illinois, District 5 General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Mike Quigley Incumbent |
65.7% | 177,729 | |
| Republican | Dan Schmitt | 28.6% | 77,289 | |
| Green | Nancy Wade | 5.7% | 15,359 | |
| Total Votes | 270,377 | |||
| Source: Illinois Board of Elections "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" | ||||
Full history
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Campaign donors
Comprehensive donor information for Quigley is available dating back to 2010. Based on available campaign finance records, Quigley raised a total of $2,029,964 during that time period. This information was last updated on April 5, 2013.[9]
| Mike Quigley's Campaign Contribution History | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| 2012 | U.S. House (Illinois, District 5) |  |
$728,590 | |
| 2010 | U.S. House (Illinois, District 5) | |
$1,301,374 | |
| Grand Total Raised | $2,029,964 | |||
2012
Quigley won re-election to the U.S. House in 2012. During that election cycle, Quigley's campaign committee raised a total of $728,590 and spent $703,729.[10]
| U.S. House of Representatives, Illinois' 5th Congressional District, 2012 - Mike Quigley Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Total Raised | $728,590 |
| Total Spent | $703,729 |
| Total Raised by Election Runner-up | $0 |
| Total Spent by Election Runner-up | $0 |
| Top contributors to Mike Quigley's campaign committee | |
| Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers | $10,000 |
| National Beer Wholesalers Assn | $10,000 |
| Operating Engineers Union | $10,000 |
| Jenner & Block | $9,823 |
| Exelon Corp | $9,000 |
| Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee | |
| Lawyers/Law Firms | $57,222 |
| Securities & Investment | $51,050 |
| Building Trade Unions | $28,500 |
| Business Services | $27,150 |
| Real Estate | $22,000 |
2010
Quigley won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010. During that re-election cycle, Quigley's campaign committee raised a total of $1,301,374 and spent $1,087,121 .[11]
| U.S. House of Representatives, Illinois' 5th Congressional District, 2010 - Mike Quigley Campaign Contributions | |
|---|---|
| Total Raised | $1,301,374 |
| Total Spent | $1,087,121 |
| Total Raised by General Election Opponent | $64,276 |
| Total Spent by General Election Opponent | $64,276 |
| Top contributors to Mike Quigley's campaign committee | |
| Clifford Law Offices | $35,200 |
| American Assn for Justice | $20,000 |
| Development Specialists Inc | $19,000 |
| United Auto Workers | $19,000 |
| Service Employees International Union | $15,000 |
| Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee | |
| Lawyers/Law Firms | $220,400 |
| Real Estate | $83,664 |
| Securities & Investment | $61,450 |
| Public Sector Unions | $54,500 |
| Business Services | $47,850 |
Analysis
Ideology and leadership
2012
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Quigley is a "moderate Democratic follower".[12]
National Journal vote ratings
- See also: National Journal vote ratings
2012
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Quigley ranked 109th in the liberal rankings in 2012.[13]
2011
Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of congress voted in the previous year. Quigley ranked 109th in the liberal rankings.[14]
Percentage voting with party
2011
The website Open Congress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. According to the website, Mike Quigley voted with the Democratic Party 90 of the time, which ranked 147 among the 192 House Democratic members in November 2011.[15]
Lifetime missed votes
According to the website GovTrack, Quigley missed 63 of 3,157 roll call votes from Apr 2009 to Mar 2013. This amounts to 2.0%, which is better than the median of 2.2% among current congressional representatives as of March 2013.[16]
Congressional staff salaries
2011
The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Quigley paid his congressional staff a total of $1,111,255 in 2011. He ranks 147th on the list of the lowest paid Democratic Representative Staff Salaries and he ranks 55th overall of the highest paid Representative Staff Salaries in 2011. Overall, Illinois ranks 46th in average salary for representative staff. The average U.S. House of Representatives congressional staff was paid $954,912.20 in fiscal year 2011.[17]
Net worth
2011
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Quigley's net worth as of 2011 was estimated between -$49,998 and $70,998. That averages to $10,500, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2011 of $5,107,874. His average net worth decreased by 75.29% from 2010.[18]
2010
Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org - The Center for Responsive Politics, Quigley's net worth as of 2010 was estimated between $-34,998 and $119,998. That averages to $42,500, which is lower than the average net worth of Democratic Representatives in 2010 of $4,465,875.[19]
Personal
Quigley lives with his wife Barbara, daughters Alyson and Meghan, and two dogs in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood where he has lived since 1982.[20]
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a Google news search for the term Mike + Quigley + Illinois + House
- All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.
Mike Quigley News Feed
- Quigley floats bill to curb bird building collisions - WBEZ (blog)
- IL Gay Rights Groups Blast Exclusion Of Same-Sex Couples In Immigration Bill - Progress Illinois
- A Congressman from Illinois Wants the IRS to Do Your Taxes for You - Wall Street Pit
- LaTrobe battles cancer, fights for trans rights - Windy City Times
- Illinois Officials Welcome Shen Yun - The Epoch Times
- O'Malley won't attend Boston graduation with Irish PM - The Journal News
- Student Leadership Awards - Western Illinois University News
- Quigley Goes On Climate Change Tour, Hopes Increased Awareness Can ... - Progress Illinois
- Three ways the US government is getting in the way of a tourism boom - Quartz
- IRS Commissioner Learned Of Tea Party Targeting In May 2012 - Huffington Post
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References
- ↑ ABC News 7 "Election Results Primary 2012" Accessed March 20, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Congressman Mike Quigley "About Mike" Accessed November 1st, 2011
- ↑ CQ.com, "House Committee Rosters for the 113th Congress"
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbio - ↑ Quigley for Congress, "Issues," Accessed September 27, 2012
- ↑ U.S. House "Roll Call Vote on the Fiscal Cliff" Accessed January 4, 2013.
- ↑ Politico "2012 Election Map, Illinois"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"
- ↑ Open Secrets "Mike Quigley" Accessed April 5, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets "Mike Quigley 2012 Election Cycle," Accessed February 20, 2013
- ↑ Open Secrets "Mike Quigley 2010 Election Cycle," Accessed November 1, 2011
- ↑ Gov Track "Quigley" Accessed May 23, 2012
- ↑ National Journal, "2012 Congressional Vote Ratings," February 27, 2013
- ↑ National Journal, "Searchable Vote Ratings Tables: House," February 23, 2012
- ↑ Open Congress "Voting With Party"
- ↑ GovTrack, "Mike Quigley," Accessed April 1, 2013
- ↑ LegiStorm "Mike Quigley"
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Quigley (D-Ill), 2011"
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Quigley, (D-Illinois), 2010"
- ↑ Mike Quigley-Democrat, Illinois 5th Congressional District "About Mike" Accessed November 1st, 2011
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