John Mulroe
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| Member of the Illinois Senate from the 10th district |
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Assumed office August 2010 |
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| Preceded by | James DeLeo |
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July 21, 1959 Chicago, Illinois |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret |
| Children | Four |
| Alma mater | Loyola University |
| Profession | Attorney, accountant |
| Website | Campaign Site |
John G. Mulroe (born July 21, 1959) is a Democratic state senator and lawyer from Chicago, Illinois, he represents the 10th Illinois State Senate District. He was appointed to complete the term of Democrat James DeLeo in August 2010 and elected to a full term in the Illinois State Senate in November 2010. He is the president of the 41st Ward Democratic Organization in Chicago and ran unsuccessfully for a judgeship in 2008.
John G. Mulroe is the president of the 41st Ward Democratic Organization and ran unsuccessfully in the 2008 Democratic primary for a judicial seat in Subcircuit No. 10 of the Cook County Circuit Court. In that election Mulroe finished second to Diana L. Kenworthy. Out of more than 42,000 ballots cast for the seat on the 10th Subcircuit, Mulroe received 16,513 votes (38.42%) to Kenworthy's 17,914 (41.68%). A third candidate, Rosaire Marie Hall, garnered 19.91% with 8556 votes. Kenworthy went on to win the general election.
Mulroe was the 2010 Democratic candidate for the Illinois State Senate in the 10th State Senate District, a seat formerly held by retired Democrat James DeLeo, a 25-year veteran of the state legislature. He won the Democratic primary on February 2, 2010 against three other Democratic candidates, collecting a total of 10,036 votes. Those votes amounted to 42.5% of total votes cast. The other candidates collected 57.5% of the total; Tom Ryan had 24.5%, Mary Sendra Anselmo had 22.3% and Wanda Majcher finished with 10.7%. DeLeo chose to leave office in August 2010 and Democratic candidate John G. Mulroe was appointed to complete the remainder of his term. Mulroe ran for a full term in the November 2010 general election.
Prior to his appointment to office, Mulroe's primary victory set up a general election contest with Chicago's only Republican alderman, Brian Doherty. During the primary election Mulroe received the endorsement of the Chicago Tribune's editorial board over the three other Democratic candidates. He also received numerous other endorsements from newspapers, unions and elected officials.
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