James DeLeo

James DeLeo
James DeLeo
Member of the Illinois Senate; from the 10th district
	In office; January 13, 1993 – August 2010
Preceded by	Philip Rock
Succeeded by	John Mulroe
Personal details
Born	August 10, 1951 (age 73); Chicago, Illinois
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Ann DeLeo

James A. DeLeo is a former Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 10th district since 1992, and is an Assistant Majority Leader. Earlier he served in the Illinois House of Representatives. He announced his retirement from the State Senate in 2010, and left office in August 2010. Democrat John G. Mulroe was appointed to replace him and defeated Republican Brian Doherty for a full term in office in the 2010 general election.

Education

DeLeo was educated in the Chicago Public Schools; he later attended Chicago's Loop Junior College (now Harold Washington College) and DePaul University where he majored in political science.^[1]

State representative

Before becoming a state senator, DeLeo served in the Illinois House of Representatives. While serving as a state representative, DeLeo was indicted in 1989 by a federal grand jury as part of the Operation Greylord investigation. He was accused of not paying taxes on bribes he allegedly received while working as a top aide to Cook County’s chief traffic court judge. The jury was unable to reach a verdict, leading DeLeo to plead guilty to a misdemeanor in a plea deal that allowed him to keep his legislative position.^[2]

Senate career

DeLeo sponsored legislation to increase funding for diabetes research by giving individual taxpayers the opportunity to designate contributions on their income tax returns. He also sponsored resolution SJR0061 of the 95th General Assembly honoring the life the late Rosemont, Illinois Mayor, Donald E. Stephens. In the Senate DeLeo served as Vice-Chairman of the Senate Committee on Executive Appointments, and was a member of the Senate Executive Committee and the Senate Local Government Committee.

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 and won a full term in 2010 general election.^[3]

Personal life

DeLeo co-owns a bar in Chicago, the Tavern on Rush, with Illinois Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) and others.^[4]

References

^ 'Illinois Blue Book 2005-2006,' Biographical Sketch of James A. DeLeo, pg. 76
^ 'State Rep. Deleo Is Sentenced To Probation, Fined In Tax Case,' Chicago Tribune, John Gorman/Joel Kaplan, February 3, 1990
^ "John Mulroe: Newest Member of the Illinois State Senate Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine", (Press release), Illinois Senate Democrats, August 16, 2010.
^ McKinney, Dave (October 17, 2009). "State Sen. DeLeo shown sponsoring widow of mob associate". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on October 20, 2009. Retrieved October 19, 2009.

External links

Illinois General Assembly - Senator James DeLeo (D) 10th District official IL Senate website
- Bills Committees
Project Vote Smart - Senator James A. DeLeo (IL) profile
Follow the Money - James A DeLeo
- 2006 2004 2002 2000 1998 1996 campaign contributions
Illinois State Senate Democrats - Senator James A. DeLeo profile

[1] 'Illinois Blue Book 2005-2006,' Biographical Sketch of James A. DeLeo, pg. 76

[2] 'State Rep. Deleo Is Sentenced To Probation, Fined In Tax Case,' Chicago Tribune, John Gorman/Joel Kaplan, February 3, 1990

[release-3] "John Mulroe: Newest Member of the Illinois State Senate Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine", (Press release), Illinois Senate Democrats, August 16, 2010.

[widow-4] McKinney, Dave (October 17, 2009). "State Sen. DeLeo shown sponsoring widow of mob associate". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on October 20, 2009. Retrieved October 19, 2009.

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