Rosemary Mulligan
| Rosemary Mulligan | |
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| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 65th district |
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In office 1993 - 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Penny Pullen |
| Succeeded by | Marty Moylan |
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July 8, 1941 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | December 30, 2014 (aged 73) Des Plaines, Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | paralegal |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Rosemary Mulligan (July 8, 1941 – December 30, 2014) served as a Republican Party member of the Illinois House of Representatives for ten terms, representing the 65th District from 1993 until 2013.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Mulligan went to Illinois State University and then received her associate degree in legal technology from Harper College. She then worked as a paralegal.
Mulligan first ran for the Illinois House of Representatives in 1990, losing the Republican primary to conservative incumbent Penny Pullen by five votes. In 1992, Mulligan ran again and won On January 12, 2011 Rep. Mulligan was sworn in for her tenth term as state representative. In her 18 years in the Illinois House, she became a leader on state budget issues (particularly human service appropriations), family issues, health care, and early childhood education.
She was recognized for her expertise in prescription drugs, problem and compulsive gambling, health insurance coverage and reforms, welfare to work and victims’ rights. She served as majority chair or minority spokesman of the Illinois House Human Services Appropriations Committee for 10 years. She received numerous awards and honors and was named “One of the Top 100 Women Making a Difference” by Today's Chicago Woman.
In the fall of 2009 Mulligan announced her intention to run for Republican Committeeman of Maine Township Maine Township, Cook County, Illinois against incumbent Mark Thompson. Mulligan gained the support and endorsement of almost all locally elected Republican officials in the Maine Township area. All three of the immediate past presidents of the Maine Township Regular Republican Organization, Sean Sullivan, Jim Smith and Nicholas Milissis, publicly declared their support of Mulligan in a letter to the press.
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