Ann Callis

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Ann Callis

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Illinois 3rd Circuit Court

Tenure

Present officeholder

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 4, 2014

Education

Bachelor's

St. Louis University

Law

St. Louis University School of Law

Ann Callis was the chief judge of the Third Circuit Court in Illinois. She was a resident circuit judge serving in Edwardsville.

Callis was appointed to this position in 2001 after having served as an associate judge since 1995. She became chief judge in 2006 and was retained in 2012, but announced her resignation from the court on May 3, 2013.

Callis announced her intention to run in the Democratic primary for Illinois' 13th Congressional District, U.S. House of Representatives, in 2014.

Personal

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She is the daughter of influential attorney and Democratic Party activist Lance Callis.

The New York Times reported that “According to statements of economic interest filed with the state supreme court through 2012, Callis reported owning properties in Troy, St. Louis, Breckenridge, Colo. and Scottsdale, Ariz. The combined value of all four is approximately $1.9 million.” According to The Pantagraph, Callis "has a history of failing to pay her property taxes on time." In a New York Times article, titled "How Not to Seem Rich While Running for Office," Callis was noted for borrowing tales of financial hardship from her parents and grandparents since she had not experienced such hardship herself.

Education

Callis received her undergraduate and J.D. degrees from St. Louis University.

Career

Callis is a former prosecutor for the State's Attorney's office of Madison and St. Clair counties. In 1995, she was appointed an associate judge of the Third Circuit Court. She was promoted to circuit judge in 2001.

Elections

2014

See also: Illinois' 13th Congressional District elections, 2014

Illinois' 13th Congressional District was a battleground district in 2014 due to the small margin of victory in the last congressional and presidential election in the district. Incumbent Rodney Davis defeated Michael Firsching and Erika Harold in the Republican primary. In the Democratic primary, Ann Callis triumphed over George Gollin and David Green. Davis and Callis faced each other in the general election on November 4, 2014.

U.S. House, Illinois District 13 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Rodney Davis Incumbent	58.7%	123,337
	Democratic	Ann Callis	41.3%	86,935
Total Votes				210,272
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections Official Results

The day that Callis announced her candidacy, potential primary challenger David Gill was given an appointment to the Illinois Department of Public Health by Democratic Governor Pat Quinn.

Callis was a member of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Jumpstart program, which was designed to provide early support to top-tier Democratic challengers. Her campaign was supported by Nancy Pelosi, who has appeared at campaign rallies on Callis' behalf.

U.S. House, Illinois District 13 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ann Callis	54.7%	17,322
George Gollin	31.3%	9,935
David Green	14%	4,438
Total Votes		31,695
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections

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2012

Callis was retained to the Illinois Third Judicial Circuit Court on November 6, 2012, with 68.6% of the vote.

See also: Illinois judicial elections, 2012

Campaign themes

2014

Callis' campaign website listed the following issues:

“	Pragmatic Leadership: "Judge Ann Callis is running for Congress because Washington has become dysfunctional. On important issues to our region like jobs, education, Social Security and Medicare, partisanship outweighs common sense. A proven reformer, Judge Callis saved taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars by streamlining the judiciary budget while working with community leaders across our region to create a foreclosure mediation program and the first Veterans Court in Illinois to improve services." Taxes/Deficit: "Ann Callis believes that Washington needs to find ways to cut the deficit responsibly – not on the backs of middle-class families, and not while providing massive tax cuts for millionaires and corporations that ship jobs overseas. In order to help businesses grow and create jobs, we need to get our fiscal house in order and give breaks to small businesses that create jobs here at home. We must also not make dangerous cuts to Social Security, Medicare, education or other programs that are vital to the middle class." Medicare and Social Security: "Ann Callis opposes any changes to Medicare and Social Security that affect current or future beneficiaries. Generations of workers have paid into the system and earned their benefits, and they deserve what they've been promised. Proposals to privatize Social Security and turn Medicare into a voucher program are reckless and Ann Callis will oppose any efforts to jeopardize either program. Instead, she supports efforts to crack down on fraud, waste and abuse to find efficiencies that will save money." Jobs and the Economy: "Judge Callis believes Washington’s top priority must be to create good jobs that will keep our middle class strong. Congress should be working to create an environment where small businesses can grow and thrive, not making ill conceived cuts that hamper our fragile economic recovery. From the Mississippi to Decatur to Champaign, we need to do more to support our colleges and universities that can be job incubators and link labor with local business leaders to identify critical skill-set needed to help re-train workers for the local jobs of the future." Fighting for the Middle Class: "When Washington bailed out the big banks they didn't do enough to help middle-class families who were struggling. As a Judge, Callis created a foreclosure mediation program to help keep homeowners in their homes. As a Congresswoman, Ann Callis will work with the district’s numerous manufacturers to see how tax credits and other incentives can help keep this critical part of our state’s economy growing. Rebuilding our local infrastructure and re-training those who are actively looking for work are vital steps toward keeping the middle class secure."	”
—Ann Callis' campaign website

See also

• Illinois Circuit Courts
• Madison County, Illinois

External links

• Judge Ann Callis campaign website
• Illinois Courts: Third Judicial Circuit
• The Madison/St. Clair Record, "Callis elected to fourth term as chief judge," April 26, 2012
• Belleville News Democrat, "A terrible blunder: Madison County judge dropped from asbestos hearings after receiving asbestos money," December 14, 2011