Chris Lauzen
Chris Lauzen is a former Republican member of the Illinois State Senate, representing District 25 from 1993 to 2013.
Lauzen graduated from Duke University with his bachelor's degree in 1974 in management science and earned his master's in business administration from Harvard in 1978.
Before becoming a senator, Lauzen was the owner of his own accounting firm.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Lauzen served on these committees:
- Appropriations Committee, Illinois State Senate
- Appropriations II Committee, Illinois State Senate
- Committee of the Whole, Illinois Senate
- Pensions and Investments Committee, Illinois State Senate
- Revenue Committee, Illinois State Senate, Ranking Minority Member
- Subcommittee on Pension Enhancements
- Subcommittee on Pension Reforms
- Subcommittee on Tax Credits
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Lauzen served on these committees:
- Appropriations I
- Appropriations II
- Consumer Protection
- Pensions and Investments
- Public Health
- Revenue Ranking Republican Member[1].
Elections
2010
- See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2010
Lauzen won re-election to the 25th District Seat in the Illinois State Senate against Democrat Leslie N. Juby.[2]
| Illinois State Senate, District 25 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Chris Lauzen (R)
|
70,842 | 69.26% | ||
| Leslie N. Juby (D) | 31,444 | 30.74% | ||
The election took place on November 2, 2010. Lauzen was challenged by P. Sean Michels in the Republican primary election on February 2nd.[3]
2006
On November 7, 2006, Republican Chris Lauzen won re-election to the Illinois State Senate District 25 receiving 56,976 votes, ahead of Democrat Frank Craig (30,664 votes).[4]
| Illinois State Senate, District 25 (2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Chris Lauzen (R)
|
56,976 | |||
| Frank Craig (D) | 30,664 | |||
Campaign finance summary
Ballotpedia currently provides campaign finance data for all federal- and state-level candidates from 2020 and later. We are continuously working to expand our data to include prior elections. That information will be published here as we acquire it. If you would like to help us provide this data, please consider donating to Ballotpedia.
District 25
Lauzen represents Illinois Senate District 25. District 25 includes Western Chicago suburbs including Aurora and Naperville[5].
Personal
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Chris is married to Sarah Lauzen. They have four children and resides in Aurora, Illinois.
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."[6][7]
2012
Lauzen received a score of 75.00 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of B- according to the IOP’s grading scale. His score was tied for the 13th highest among all 59 members of the Illinois State Senate included in the Vote Card.[7]
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for Chris + Lauzen + Illinois + Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Profile at Illinois Senate Republicans
- Biography, bills and committees at the Illinois General Assembly
- Social media:
- Summary, biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Profile at Wikipedia
- Campaign contributions at Follow The Money
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Profile at Our Campaigns
Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois General Assembly, "List of Illinois Senate Committees," July 28, 2009
- ↑ Illinois Board of Elections, "2010 Illinois General Election Results," November 2, 2010
- ↑ Illinois Democratic Party, "2010 Illinois Primary Election Results," February 3, 2010
- ↑ Illinois Senate election results for 2006
- ↑ "Illinois Chamber of Commerce Committee, Illinois State Senate", Northeast Illinois Legislative District Maps, July 29, 2009
- ↑ Illinois Opportunity Project, "The Project," accessed February 21, 2013
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Illinois Opportunity Project, "Legislative Vote Card home page," accessed February 21, 2013
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by ' |
Illinois Senate District 25 1992–2013 |
Succeeded by Jim Oberweis (R) |
