Don Manzullo
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| Chairman of the House Small Business Committee | |
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In office January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Speaker | Dennis Hastert |
| Preceded by | Jim Talent |
| Succeeded by | Nydia Velázquez |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 16th district |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | John Cox, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Adam Kinzinger |
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March 24, 1944 Rockford, Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Freda Teslik Manzullo |
| Residence | Leaf River, Illinois |
| Alma mater | American University, Marquette University Law School |
| Occupation | Congressman |
| Religion | Baptist |
Donald A. "Don" Manzullo (born March 24, 1944) is an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 16th congressional district, from 1993 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party. From 2001 to 2007 he served as Chairman of the Committee on Small Business, and from January 2011 to January 2013 he served as Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. He was defeated in the 2012 Republican Primary on March 20, 2012.
Manzullo currently serves as the president and CEO of the Korea Economic Institute.
Don Manzullo was born in Rockford, Illinois and attended Auburn High School, graduating in 1962. He earned a bachelor's degree from American University in Washington, D.C. in 1967 and a law degree from Marquette University Law School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1970. Manzullo practiced as an attorney in Oregon, Illinois before entering politics.
Incumbent Republican U.S. Congresswoman Lynn Morley Martin, of Illinois' 16th congressional district, decided to retire in order to run for the U.S. Senate. Manzullo ran for the seat, but lost in the Republican primary against State Representative John Hallock, Jr. 54%-46%. In the general election, Hallock was defeated by Democrat John W. Cox, a city attorney.
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