Susan Garrett
| Susan Garrett | ||
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| Illinois State Senate District 29 | ||
| Former member | ||
| In office | ||
| 2003 - 2013 | ||
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Per diem | $132/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 4, 2008 | |
| First elected | November 2002 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Illinois House of Representatives | ||
| 1998 – 2002 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Lake Forest College | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | February 11, 1950 | |
| Place of birth | Lake Forest, Illinois | |
| Profession | Legislator | |
| Religion | Episcopal | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Personal website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Garrett graduated with her Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Lake Forest College and was a former Marketing Consultant.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Garrett served on these committees:
- Commerce Committee, Illinois State Senate, Chair
- Committee of the Whole, Illinois Senate
- Education Committee, Illinois State Senate
- Government Reform
- Local Government Committee, Illinois State Senate
- Public Health Committee, Illinois State Senate
- Revenue Committee, Illinois State Senate
- Subcommittee on New Districts, Vice Chair
- Subcommittee on Property Taxes
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Garrett served on these committees:
- Commerce
- Education
- Environment Chairwoman
- Government Reform
- Public Health
- Revenue[1].
Elections
2008
On November 4, 2008, Republican Susan Garrett won re-election to the Illinois State Senate District 29. She ran unopposed receiving 72,911 votes.[2]
| Illinois State Senate, District 29 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Susan Garrett (D)
|
72,911 | |||
Campaign donors
2008
In 2008, Garrett collected $139,840 in donations.[3]
Listed below are those that contributed most to her campaign.
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Illinois Education Association | $11,000 |
| Illinois Hospital & Health Systems Association | $7,000 |
| Illinois State Medical Society | $3,000 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals | $2,000 |
| Cable Television & Communications Association of Illinois | $2,000 |
| Bertram Miner | $2,000 |
| Construction & General Laborers District Council of Chicago & Vicinity | $2,000 |
| Friends of Harper | $2,000 |
| AT&T | $2,000 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $2,000 |
| Builders Association of Greater Chicago | $2,000 |
| Illinois Health Care Association | $2,000 |
| Trustmark Insurance | $2,000 |
| Deep Blue Illinois | $2,000 |
| Humana | $1,550 |
| Doug & Mary Jo Basler | $1,500 |
| George Blossom III | $1,500 |
| James Glasser | $1,000 |
| Walgreens | $1,000 |
| Illinois State Dental Society | $1,000 |
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."[4][5]
2012
Garrett received a score of 57.14 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of D according to the IOP’s grading scale. Her score was tied for the 30th highest among all 59 members of the Illinois State Senate included in the Vote Card.[5]
Recent news
This section displays the most recent stories in a google news search for the term Susan + Garrett + Illinois + Senate
- All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine.
Susan Garrett News Feed
- Elbert Guillory: Democrats have ignored problems facing the black community - Daily Caller
- GOP staffer claims to live on food stamps without problems, suggests cutting more - Daily Caller
- 'Obama phones' given to people promising to sell them for drugs, money [VIDEO - Daily Caller]
- Trump doesn't 'want to be critical' of Romney's campaign, is critical - Daily Caller
- Immigration advocates urge GOP to 'remember November' - Chicago Daily Herald
- The Cornyn Con - Daily Caller
- Colorado governor's race 'too close to call' - Daily Caller
- Taxpayers spend $41.3 million in a year to advertise food stamps, a 6-fold ... - Daily Caller
- Off-duty cops collect DNA samples at Alabama roadblocks - Daily Caller
- What do They know about you? An interview with NSA analyst William Binney - Daily Caller
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District 29
Garrett represents Illinois Senate District 29. District 29 includes the Northeast Chicago suburbs of Lake Forest, Highwood, and North Chicago[6].
Personal
Susan is married to Scott Garrett. They have two children and reside in Lake Forest, Illinois.
External links
- Susan Garrett's website
- Biography, bills and committees at the Illinois General Assembly
- Profile at Facebook
- Summary, biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions at Follow The Money
- Profile at Wikipedia
References
- ↑ "Illinois General Assembly" List of Illinois Senate Committees, July 28, 2009
- ↑ Illinois Senate election results for 2008
- ↑ Garrett Campaign Donors
- ↑ Illinois Opportunity Project, "The Project," accessed February 21, 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Illinois Opportunity Project, Legislative Vote Card home page, accessed February 21, 2013
- ↑ "Illinois Chamber of * Commerce Committee, Illinois State Senate, Northeast Illinois Legislative District Maps, July 29, 2009
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