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The Illinois secretary of state keeps the state records, laws, library, and archives, and is the state's corporation registration, vehicle registration and driver licensing authority. The current secretary of state is Alexi Giannoulias, a Democrat who took office in 2023.
Illinois Secretary of State elections (23 P) Pages in category "Secretaries of state of Illinois" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total.
Giannoulias announced he would run for Illinois Secretary of State to succeed retiring incumbent Jesse White. During the Democratic primary, his opponent, Chicago City Clerk Anna Valencia, criticized Giannoulias for his past support of a Republican candidate who supported anti-abortion legislation. [62] On June 28, 2022, he won the Democratic ...
Jesse Clark White (born June 23, 1934) is an American educator, politician and former athlete from the State of Illinois. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 37th Secretary of State of Illinois from 1999 to 2023. He was the longest-serving American to hold this office.
James Robert Edgar (born July 22, 1946) [1] [2] is an American politician who served as the 38th governor of Illinois from 1991 to 1999. [3] A moderate Republican, he previously served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1977 to 1979 and as the 35th Secretary of State of Illinois from 1981 to 1991.
George Homer Ryan (born February 24, 1934) is an American former politician who served as the 39th governor of Illinois from 1999 to 2003. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as secretary of State of Illinois from 1991 to 1999 and as lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1991.
Then, in 1952, he was elected Illinois Secretary of State, a post he held until his death in 1964. While running for governor of Illinois in the state's 1964 gubernatorial election, Carpentier suffered a heart attack and withdrew from the race. [2] He died on April 3, 1964, in Springfield, Illinois of another heart attack. [1]
Paul Taylor Powell (January 21, 1902 – October 10, 1970) was an American Democratic politician from Illinois, and Illinois Secretary of State from 1965 until his death in 1970, after which he was discovered to have been corrupt and became known for his saying "There's only one thing worse than a defeated politician, and that's a broke one."