Rosemary Mulligan
Rosemary Mulligan (July 8, 1941 - February 3, 2015) was a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing District 65 from 1993 to 2013.
Mulligan served as Co-Chair of the Center for Policy Alternatives Advisory Committee and was a member of the National Conference of Women Legislators and the Illinois Federation of Business and Professional Women.[1]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Mulligan served on the following committees:
- Appropriations-Human Services, Ranking Minority Member
- Joint Committee on Administrative Rules
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Mulligan served on the following committees:
- Access to Federal Funding
- Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education
- Appropriations-Human Services (Ranking Minority Member)
- Business Occupational Licenses
- Health Care Availability Access
- Health Care Licenses
- Medicaid Reform, Family & Children (Ranking Minority Member)
- Joint Committee on Administrative Rules
Elections
2012
Mulligan ran for re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives in 2012. Due to redistricting, she ran in the new District 55. Mulligan was found to have 171 signatures less than the required 500 and withdrew her name from the ballot on January 9, 2012, saying she would run as a write-in.[2] She claimed that she handed off her signatures to the Illinois House Republican Organization due to personal issues, and accused them of intentionally leaving them incomplete to remove her.[3] The Organization backed another write-in candidate, Susan Sweeney, who defeated Mulligan in the March 20 primary with over four times the votes necessary for general election ballot status.[4]
Martin J. Moylan was unopposed in the Democratic primary and defeated Susan Sweeney (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Susan Sweeney |
98% | 2,229 |
| Rosemary Mulligan Incumbent | 2% | 46 |
| Total Votes | 2,275 | |
2010
Mulligan won re-election to the 65th District seat against Democrat Wendy J. Gruen. She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on February 2nd. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[7]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 65 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Rosemary Mulligan (R)
|
18,580 | 67.64% | ||
| Wendy J. Gruen (D) | 8,887 | 32.36% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Republican Rosemary Mulligan won re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives District 65 receiving 21,410 votes, ahead of Democrat Aurora Austriaco who received 17,816 votes.[8]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 65 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Rosemary Mulligan (R)
|
21,410 | |||
| Aurora Austriaco (D) | 17,816 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Republican Rosemary Mulligan won re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives District 65 receiving 21,568 votes.[9]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 65 (2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Rosemary Mulligan (R)
|
21,568 | |||
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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."[10][11]
2012
Mulligan received a score of 42.86 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of F according to the IOP’s grading scale. His score was tied for the 77th highest among all 120 members of the Illinois House of Representatives included in the Vote Card.[11]
Recent news
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External links
- Rosemary Mulligan's official campaign website
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed February 9, 2015
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "State Rep. Mulligan might be off March ballot," January 6, 2012
- ↑ Des Moines Patch, "Mulligan says House Republicans jeopardized her petition signatures," April 9, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012
- ↑ WUIS-FM, "Susan Sweeny (sic) is Unofficial Republican Nominee for New 55th District," March 30, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2012
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Illinois Opportunity Project, "Legislative Vote Card home page," accessed February 21, 2013
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Illinois House of Representatives District 65 1993 – 2013 |
Succeeded by Timothy L. Schmitz (R) |
