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Thomas Hurley
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Republican Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Northern Illinois University, 1971

Graduate

DePaul University, 1981

Personal
Birthplace
Berwyn, Ill.
Religion
Roman Catholic
Profession
Law enforcement officer
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Thomas Hurley (Republican Party) ran for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 8. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Hurley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Thomas Hurley's professional experience includes working as a law enforcement officer. He earned a bachelor's degree from Northern Illinois University in 1971 and a graduate degree from DePaul University in 1981.[1]

Hurley has been affiliated with Brookfield-La Grange Park Lions Club and La Grange Park - Brookfield Community Fund.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 8

Incumbent La Shawn Ford defeated Thomas Hurley in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 8 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of La Shawn Ford
La Shawn Ford (D)
 
75.5
 
22,187
Image of Thomas Hurley
Thomas Hurley (R) Candidate Connection
 
24.5
 
7,195

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 29,382
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 8

Incumbent La Shawn Ford advanced from the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 8 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of La Shawn Ford
La Shawn Ford
 
100.0
 
9,963

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 9,963
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Thomas Hurley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hurley's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Tom has lived in the La Grange – La Grange Park community his entire life. There with his college sweetheart, Mary Lou Hurley, they have raised three sons and now have grandchildren who also live in the area. Tom grew up in this community and chose to stay here. He has been a La Grange Park homeowner for almost 50 years and is committed to his community. The motto of Lions Clubs is “We Serve”. Tom has decades of service as a member of the Brookfield-LaGrange Park Lions Club and has served as a La Grange Park Plan Commissioner and Trustee on the Village Board. He sees representing the 8th District as a way to continue his service to our communities. Tom is retired after a career in law enforcement as a financial crimes investigator. While working, Tom served as president of his Fraternal Order of Police lodge and as secretary of his labor union.
  • I want a place where our police are supported and criminals are held accountable. Crime has gotten out of control in Illinois and the Democrats in Springfield seem to just want to add fuel to the fire. They passed the so-called S.A.F.E.-T. Act which is a "de facto defund the police bill" because of the additional rules and equipment requirements it places on law enforcement. These requirements, while not directly defunding the police, place exorbitant, un-warranted, and possibly debilitating burdens on law enforcement. This law will also eliminate cash bail in Illinois as of the first of the year. Critics say that in itself will lead to more criminals out in the general public. Convicted criminals out on electronic monitoring get credit for
  • Illinois property taxes are already the second-highest in the nation and a major reason taxpayers are fleeing to lower-tax states. Businesses flee Illinois. Caterpillar is the latest. Per S.E.C. filings, it's five top executives who are now moving to Texas (which has no state income tax) had total compensation last year of $32,672,959 on which Illinois income tax would be about $1,600,000. Illinois politicians are scaring away investment and jobs and Illinoisians are paying the literal price because Democratic politicians refuse to lower taxes. I am not on board with that.
  • Time and time again Democrats promise to fix our education system, but all they do is throw money (that we don't have) at the problem. We need to work on actual education reform — promoting school choice, curriculum reform, and keeping kids in school is a start. We need to think of new solutions. ​ We need to restore the rights of parents to determine the education that is proper for their children. One important thing we have learned from the pandemic is that schools have their own agendas when it comes to teaching your children. We must pass a parental bill of rights that returns parental authority to the parents who know their children best. ​ Unfortunately, La Shawn K. Ford wants to deprive your children of a well-rounded education
Immediately repealing the falsely called SAFE-T Act which end cash bond for criminals and has numerous other provisions that will cause chaos in the streets and make it virtually impossible to protect us.
Becoming the primary caregiver for my wife when she developed disorders severely limiting both her speech and mobility.

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    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 4, 2022


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