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Rickey Hendon
| Rickey Hendon | |
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| Illinois State Senate District 5 | |
| Former member | |
| Term in office began 1993 | |
| Term in office ended resigned February 24, 2011 | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Legislator |
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Hendon attended Farragut High School from 1969 to 1970. Hendon is a full-time Senator and a former television producwer.
Committee assignments
Hendon served on these committees:
Issues
Civil Unions
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Rep. Hendon expressed his support for the civil unions legislation as it headed to Gov. Quinn’s desk.[3]
Elections
2008
On November 4, 2008, Democrat Rickey Hendon won re-election to the Illinois State Senate District 5 receiving 69,229 votes, ahead of Republican Jason Allen Braswell (11,297 votes).[4]
| Illinois State Senate, District 5 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Rickey Hendon (D)
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69,229 | |||
| Jason Allen Braswell (R) | 11,297 | |||
Campaign donors
2008
In 2008, Hendon collected $443,227 in donations.[5]
Listed below are those that contributed most to his campaign.
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Citizens for Emil Jones Jr. | $77,000 |
| Theodor G. Spyropoulos Trust | $56,000 |
| Comed | $18,266 |
| Suffredin for Cook County | $14,500 |
| Citizens for Mariyana Spyropoulos | $10,000 |
| Lawrence Suffredin & Gloria Callaci | $9,500 |
| Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois | $8,000 |
| Chicago Teachers Union | $7,000 |
| Illinois Harness Horsemens Association | $6,800 |
| AT&T | $5,000 |
| Aragon Entertainment Center Inc. | $5,000 |
| CMTE to Elect James A. Deleo | $5,000 |
| Sacred Heart Hospital | $5,000 |
| Cottonwood Financial LTD | $5,000 |
| Illinois Credit Union League | $4,880 |
| Service Employees Local 880 | $4,500 |
| AM3 Consulting LTD | $4,000 |
| Hawthorne Race Course | $3,500 |
| Citizens for John Cullerton | $3,500 |
| Altria | $3,500 |
District 5
Hendon represented Illinois Senate District 5. District 5 includes in the Near West sides of Chicago[6].
Personal
Hendon is married with five children and resides in Chicago, Illinois.
External links
- Biography from the Illinois General Assembly
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996
References
- ↑ Chicago Sun-Times, "State Sen. Rickey ‘Hollywood’ Hendon steps down after 18 years," February 25, 2011
- ↑ "Illinois General Assembly" List of Illinois Senate Committees, July 28, 2009
- ↑ "Ricky Hendon on Civil Unions," Illinois Statehouse News, December 1, 2010
- ↑ Illinois Senate election results for 2008
- ↑ Hendon Campaign Donors
- ↑ "Illinois Chamber of Commerce, Northeast Illinois Legislative District Maps, July 29, 2009
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