Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
Harry R. Ramey, Jr. (Republican Party) was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing District 55. Ramey assumed office on July 29, 2005. Ramey left office in 2013.
Ramey (Republican Party) ran for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 45. Ramey lost in the Republican primary on March 17, 2020.
Biography
Ramey's (born March 17, 1962) professional experience includes working as the Supervisor in Wayne Township after being elected to the position in 2017. His other professional experience also includes worked as an Outreach Representative for the Illinois Secretary of State from 1992-2005, Kitchen Manager at Cody Coyote's Restaurant, Chef at Kathleen's Restaurant, and Manager for Ground Round Restaurants. He served as a Committeeman with the Wayne Township Republican Organization, serving as Chairman from 2004-2006, and a Trustee from 1999-2006. He is a member of the Du Cap Board, Masons, Medinah Shrine, Scottish Rite, 3rd Degree Master Mason, and the Northern Illinois Food Bank.[1]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Ramey served on the following committees:
- Counties & Townships, Ranking Minority Member
- State Government Administration, Ranking Minority Member
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Ramey served on the following committees:
- Appropriations-General Service
- Consumer Protection
- Counties & Townships (Ranking Minority Member)
- Health & Healthcare Disparities
- Infrastructure
- State Government Administration
- Subcommittee on Minority Procurement
- Telecommunications
Elections
2020
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 45
Seth Lewis defeated incumbent Diane Pappas in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 45 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Seth Lewis (R) | 53.2 | 30,246 |
 | Diane Pappas (D)  | 46.8 | 26,590 | |
| Total votes: 56,836 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michael Camerer (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 45
Incumbent Diane Pappas advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 45 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Diane Pappas | 100.0 | 9,173 |
| Total votes: 9,173 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 45
Michael Camerer defeated Harry R. Ramey, Jr. and Alfredo Manzo in the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 45 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Camerer | 47.8 | 2,367 | |
 | Harry R. Ramey, Jr. | 41.0 | 2,030 | |
| Alfredo Manzo | 11.2 | 553 | ||
| Total votes: 4,950 | |||
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2012
- See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2012
Ramey ran in the 2012 election for Illinois State Senate District 23. Ramey lost to incumbent Carole Pankau in the Republican primary on March 20, 2012.[2][3]
Ramey was targeted for defeat by Family-Pac.[4]
2010
Ramey won re-election to the 55th District seat against Democrat Gregory C. Brownfield.[5] He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on February 2nd. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[6]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 55 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Harry R. Ramey, Jr. (R)
|
19,604 | 62.36% | ||
| Gregory Brownfield (D) | 11,833 | 37.64% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Republican Harry Ramey won re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives District 55 receiving 24,206 votes, ahead of Democrat Broc Montgomery (19,231 votes), and Daniel Kairis (Green) who received 2,108 votes.[7]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 55 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Harry Ramey (R)
|
24,206 | |||
| Broc Montgomery (D) | 19,231 | |||
| Daniel Kairis (G) | 2,108 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Republican Harry Ramey won re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives District 55. He ran unopposed receiving 22,180 votes.[8]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 55 (2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Harry Ramey (D)
|
22,180 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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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."[9][10]
2012
Ramey received a score of 57.14 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of D according to the IOP’s grading scale. His score was tied for the 50th highest among all 120 members of the Illinois House of Representatives included in the Vote Card.[10]
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for Harry + Ramey + Illinois + Legislature
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Randy Ramey Official Website
- Illinois General Assembly - Representative Harry R. Ramey, Jr. (R) 55th District
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions:2008, 2006
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Ramey
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ Family-Pac, "Endorsements," accessed June 22, 2012
- ↑ Chicago Sun-Times, "2010 Election Results," November 2, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Illinois Opportunity Project, "Legislative Vote Card home page," accessed February 21, 2013
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Illinois House of Representatives District 55 2005–2013 |
Succeeded by Martin J. Moylan (D) |
