Lisa Madigan
Lisa Madigan | |
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| Attorney General of Illinois | |
| In office January 13, 2003 – January 14, 2019 | |
| Governor | Rod Blagojevich Pat Quinn |
| Preceded by | Jim Ryan |
| Succeeded by | Kwame Raoul |
| Member of the Illinois Senate from the 17th district | |
| In office January 13, 1999 – January 7, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Bruce Farley |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 30, 1966 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Pat Byrnes |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University Loyola University, Chicago |
Lisa Madigan (born July 30, 1966) was the 41st Attorney General of the US state of Illinois from 2003, when she became the first female attorney general for Illinois, until 2019.
She is a Democrat and the daughter of Michael Madigan, who has been Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives for most of the last 50 years.[1]
On December 12, 2008, she attracted national attention after filing a motion with the Supreme Court of Illinois to remove Governor Rod Blagojevich from office.[2] The motion was denied by the court without a hearing.
Madigan was born on July 30, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois. She studied at Georgetown University and at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Madigan has been married to Pat Byrnes.
She was once said by The New York Times to be among the seventeen most likely women to become the first female President of the United States.[3]
On July 14, 2013 Madigan, who was widely expected to run, announced she would not run for governor in 2014 because of her father’s decision to stay in his post as speaker of the Illinois House, but that she would run for reelection instead.[4]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune.
- ↑ Request for temporary restraining order filed before Supreme Court of Illinois on December 12, 2008 [1] Archived 2008-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Zernike, Kate (May 18, 2008). "She Just Might Be President Someday". New York Times.
- ↑ Lisa Madigan not running for governor of Illinois
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Lisa Madigan at Wikimedia Commons
- Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan Archived 2010-12-04 at the Wayback Machine official government website
- Biography Archived 2013-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Lisa Madigan for Attorney General official campaign website