Steve Landek

Steve Landek
Illinois State Senate District 12
Incumbent
In office
February 5, 2011 - Present
Term ends
January 14, 2015
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 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Prior offices
Mayor of Bridgeview
1999 - Present
Education
Bachelor's	Roosevelt University
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Steve Landek is a Democratic member of the Illinois State Senate, representing District 12 since 2013. He represented District 11 from his appointment in February 2011 to fill the unexpired term of Louis Viverito to January 2013.

Landek earned his BA in Public Administration from Roosevelt University. He worked as a park district commissioner for the State of Illinois from 1975 to 1996. He has served as Mayor of Bridgeview, Illinois, since 1999.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

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

• Subcommittee on Amendments (Revenue)
• Subcommittee on Annexation
• Subcommittee on New Districts
• Subcommittee on Special Issues (Revenue)

Elections

2012

See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2012

Landek won re-election in the 2012 election for Illinois State Senate District 12. He defeated Raul Montes, Jr. in the Democratic Primary on March 20, 2012 and was unopposed in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012. Current District 12 incumbent Martin Sandoval ran for re-election in District 11.

Illinois State Senate, District 12, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steve Landek Incumbent	100%	37,949
Total Votes				37,949

Illinois State Senate, District 12 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Steve Landek Incumbent	66.5%	7,121
Raul Montes, Jr.	33.5%	3,583
Total Votes		10,704

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

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

Landek received a score of 62.50 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of C- according to the IOP’s grading scale. His score was tied for the 24th highest among all 59 members of the Illinois State Senate included in the Vote Card.

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External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign website
• Senator Steve Landek at the Illinois Senate

• Summary, biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions at Follow The Money
• Profile at Wikipedia
• Strip club brought together a shadowy alliance, Chicago Tribune, November 20, 2011

References

Political offices
Preceded by Martin Sandoval (D)	Illinois Senate District 12 2011–present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by Louis Viverito	Illinois Senate District 11 2011–present	Succeeded by Martin Sandoval (D)