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Michael Connelly (Illinois politician)

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Michael Connelly
Member of the Illinois Senate
from the 21st district
In office
January 9, 2013 (2013-Jan-09) – December 21, 2018 (2018-Dec-21)
Preceded byRon Sandack (redistricted)
Succeeded byJohn J. Fisher Jr.
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 48th district
In office
January 14, 2009 (2009-Jan-14) – January 9, 2013 (2013-Jan-09)
Preceded byJames H. Meyer
Succeeded bySandra M. Pihos
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLisa Connelly
Children3
ResidenceLisle, Illinois
Alma materJohn Marshall Law School
Loyola University
ProfessionAttorney

Michael G. Connelly is a former Republican member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 21st district, from 2013 to 2018. He previously served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 2009 to 2012.

Political career

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Connelly served as a Lisle village trustee from 2001 to 2006 as well as sittinggon in theLIstle Township Republican Committee.[1] In 2006, he was elected to the DuPage County Board, representing the 5th district.[2]

In 2008, he was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 48th district.

In 2012, he was elected to the Illinois Senate, representing the 21st district. While in the Senate, Connelly served as the Assistant Minority Leader. In 2018, he lost reelection to Democratic candidate Laura Ellman by a margin of 1179 votes.[3] He resigned on December 21, 2018, and John J. Fisher Jr. was appointed his successor for a day in January 2019.[4]

Personal life

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Connelly was born in Chicago and raised in La Grange. He graduated from Loyola University in 1986 and the John Marshall Law School in 1989. Connelly previously served as an assistant State's Attorney in Cook County and as a law clerk to Justice Allan Stouder of the Illinois Appellate Court. He has been in the private practice of law for over 20 years.[citation needed]

Connelly and his wife, Lisa, have three children.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "DuPage County Board". DuPage County Board. Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  2. ^ "HR1379 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY". Illinois General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  3. ^ Miller, Rich (2018-11-20), Capitol Fax.com - Your Illinois News Radar » Sen. Connelly concedes, archived from the original on 2023-09-08, retrieved 2023-11-23
  4. ^ "Senate Journal" (PDF). Illinois General Assembly. 2019-01-08. p. 38. BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislative Committee of the Republican Party of the 21st Legislative District of Illinois hereby appoints John J. Fisher, Jr. ... a member of the Republican Party, to the office of State Senator in the 21st Legislative District of Illinois.
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