Marlow H. Colvin
Marlow H. Colvin (b. March 28, 1964) was a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 33rd District from 2001 to March 2012.
He resigned in order to take a position as a lobbyist for ComEd.[1]
Colvin is an Administrator in the Office of the Cook County Assessor. He received his B.S. in political science from Chicago State University.
Colvin is the Past Chair of the Young Democrats of America and Young Democrats of Illinois.[2]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Colvin served on the following committees:
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Colvin served on the following committees:
- Appropriations-Public Safety
- Consumer Protection (Chair)
- Elementary & Secondary Education
- Insurance
- Labor
- Personnel & Pensions (Vice Chair)
- Subcommittee on School Transportation
- Telecommunications
Elections
2012
Colvin is running for re-election to the 33rd District seat in the Illinois House of Representatives in 2012. He was unopposed in the Democratic Primary on March 20, 2012, and would have been unopposed in the November 6 general election as well.[3][4] However, he chose to resign his seat in late March.[1]
2010
Colvin won re-election to the 33rd District Seat in 2010 with no opposition. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on February 2nd. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[5]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 33 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Marlow H. Colvin (D)
|
25,924 | 100.0% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Democrat Marlow Colvin won re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives District 33. He ran unopposed receiving 35,610 votes.[6]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 33 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Marlow H. Colvin (D)
|
35,610 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Democrat Marlow Colvin won re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives District 33 receiving 27,897 votes ahead of Republican Nathan Peoples who received 1,685 votes.[7]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 33 (2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Marlow H. Colvin (D)
|
27,897 | |||
| Nathan Peoples (R) | 1,685 | |||
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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."[8][9]
2012
Colvin received a score of 0.00 out of 100 in 2012 according to the IOP’s grading scale. He did not receive a letter grade because he was not present at enough votes.[9]
Recent news
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Noteworthy events
Resigns to become a lobbyist
Colvin announced in late March 2012 that he was resigning his seat in the Illinois House of Representatives in order to take a position as vice president of legislative and external affairs for ComEd. When questioned about the decision, Colvin stated, “I have represented my district with honor and integrity for 11 years. I don’t know how anyone could say I’ve sold out.”[1]
As chief lobbyist for ComEd, one of Colvin's jobs in 2012 was to urge House members to vote against a bill requiring ratepayers to finance the Taylorville "clean coal" plant. However, while a member of the chamber in 2010, Colvin co-sponsored and consistently supported the bill in question.[10]
Tenaska Inc., the company seeking to build the plant, said “Mr. Colvin will help us educate lawmakers, consumers, business owners and municipal leaders about the difference between the legislation he co-sponsored in 2010 and the current bill and how it would negatively impact Illinois."[10]
External links
- Illinois General Assembly - Representative Marlow H. Colvin (D) 58th District
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
- Illinois House Democrats - Marlow Colvin
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 SouthTown Star, "Kadner: Colvin leaving House for VP job with ComEd," March 27, 2012
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Colvin
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ Illinois Elections Division, "Illinois Official 2010 General Election Results," November 2, 2010
- ↑ Illinois Elections Division, "Illinois House of Representatives official election results for 2008," November 4, 2008
- ↑ Illinois Elections Division, "Illinois House of Representatives official election results for 2006," November 4, 2006
- ↑ Illinois Opportunity Project, "The Project," accessed February 21, 2013
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Illinois Opportunity Project, "Legislative Vote Card home page," accessed February 21, 2013
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Crain's Chicago Business, "ComEd lobbyist Colvin's new charge: Kill bill he sponsored," April 18, 2012
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Illinois House of Representatives District 33 2001–2012 |
Succeeded by Marcus Evans |
