Dan Rutherford
Dan Rutherford | |
|---|---|
| Treasurer of Illinois | |
| In office January 10, 2011 – January 12, 2015 | |
| Governor | Pat Quinn |
| Preceded by | Alexi Giannoulias |
| Succeeded by | Mike Frerichs |
| Member of the Illinois Senate from the 53rd district | |
| In office 2003–2011 | |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 87th district | |
| In office 1993–2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 26, 1955 Pontiac, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Illinois State University |
Dan Rutherford (born May 26, 1955) is an American politician. Rutherford is a former Illinois Treasurer. He served as a Republican member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 53rd district, from 2003 to 2011, in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003, and as the Treasurer of Illinois from 2011 to 2015.
Early life
[change | change source]Rutherford was born in Pontiac, Illinois on May 16, 1955. He attended Pontiac Township High School. Following high school, Rutherford attended Illinois State University.
Illinois Treasurer
[change | change source]Rutherford won the open seat of Illinois Treasurer. Also running were Democratic nominee Robin Kelly, Constitution Party nominee Dawn Czarny, Green Party Party nominee Scott K. Summers, Libertarian nominee James Pauly, and Independent Conservative Christopher Pedersen.
2014 Gubernatorial election
[change | change source]On June 2, 2013, Dan Rutherford officially announced his candidacy for Governor of Illinois.[1] His running mate is attorney Steve Kim.
Electoral history
[change | change source]- 2010 election for Treasurer of Illinois[2]
- Dan Rutherford (R), 49.9%
- Robin Kelly (D), 45.1%
- Scott Summers (G), 3.2%
- James Pauly (L), 1.9%
- 2006 election for Secretary of State of Illinois
- Jesse White (D) (inc.), 62%
- Dan Rutherford (R), 34%
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Holmes, Evelyn. "Dan Rutherford running for governor in 2014". ABC7 Chicago.
- ↑ "Elections".
Other websites
[change | change source]- Illinois State Treasurer Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Dan Rutherford for Governor Archived 2007-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Profile Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine at Illinois State Senate Republicans
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