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Deputy Governor of Illinois Christian Mitchell is the incoming Vice President for Civic Engagement at the University of Chicago. [ 2 ] He currently serves as Deputy Governor for Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker ’s administration.
The lieutenant governor of Illinois handles a variety of responsibilities which have been delegated to the office via statute. These duties include serving as Chairman of the Governor's Rural Affairs Council, [6] Chairman of Rural Bond Bank of Illinois, head of the Illinois Main Street Program, and Chairman of the Illinois River Coordinating Council.
The governor is also the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. Since becoming a state in 1818, 43 people have served as governor of Illinois; before statehood, it had only one territorial governor, Ninian Edwards. The longest-serving governor was James R. Thompson, who was elected to four terms lasting 14 years, from 1977 to 1991.
Jesse H. Ruiz [3] [4] (born February 17, 1965) is an American politician, lawyer, and businessman. He has previously held the positions of deputy governor of Illinois for education, chairman of the Illinois State Board of Education, president of the Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners, vice president of the Chicago Board of Education, and interim CEO of Chicago Public Schools.
The lieutenant governor is the second-highest-ranking government official in 45 of the 50 U.S. states and four of the five territories.In those states and territories, he or she is the first in the line of succession in case of a vacancy in the office of governor (Note: in Massachusetts and West Virginia, the lieutenant governor only assumes powers and duties as acting governor, not succeeding ...
— The former Illinois deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey last month will remain ... after Gov. JB Pritzker and the state’s lieutenant governor s aid Campbell had failed at his job and should ...
Juliana Stratton (née Wiggins; born September 8, 1965) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 48th lieutenant governor of Illinois since 2019. She previously served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019.
“As the Governor has said, the current proposal is a non-starter for the state," press secretary Alex Gough said in a statement. Illinois governor's office says Bears' plan for stadium remains ...