Dan Kotowski | |
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Member of the Illinois Senate from the 28th District 33rd District (2007-2013) | |
In office January 2007 –October 2015 | |
Preceded by | Cheryl Axley |
Succeeded by | Laura Murphy |
Personal details | |
Born | March 24,1967 |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Park Ridge,Illinois |
Alma mater | University of Illinois |
Profession | Lobbyist |
Dan Kotowski (born March 24,1967) was the Illinois State Senator from the 28th district. The 28th district includes all or parts of Arlington Heights,Bartlett,Bloomingdale,Des Plaines,Elk Grove Village,Hanover Park,Hoffman Estates,Park Ridge,Roselle and Schaumburg. [1] He previously represented the 33rd district from 2007 to 2013 before the 2011 redistricting.
Dan Kotowski attended Loyola Academy and University of Illinois,earning a degree in Communications,and DePaul University,earning a masters in Fine Arts. He then served as Executive Director of the gun violence prevention organization "Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence" [2] and as a vice president at the Uhlich Children's Advantage Network.
Senator Kotowski was first sworn into office in 2007. He currently served as the Chairperson of Appropriations II,Vice Chairperson of Appropriations I and the Sub-Chairperson on both Property Taxes and CLEAR Compliance. His other committee assignments were Criminal Law,Higher Education,Revenue,and the Subcommittee on Tax Credits. [3] In 2011,his expertise and success on budgeting matters had him made chairman of the bipartisan Budgeting for Results commission. [4]
After the 2011 redistricting,Senator Kotowski chose to run in the newly drawn 28th district which includes his home,much of the old 33rd district and added Bartlett,Bloomingdale,Hanover Park,Roselle and Schaumburg. In the election he faced Republican businessman Jim O'Donnell.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dan Kotowski | 45,656 | 57.3 | |
Republican | Jim O'Donnell | 34,035 | 42.7 | |
Total votes | 79,691 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dan Kotowski | 48,344 | 59.9 | |
Republican | Mike Sweeney | 32,293 | 40.0 | |
Total votes | 80,637 | 100 |
In 2006,Dan Kotowski ran for the Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Dave Sullivan.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dan Kotowski | 29,293 | 51.3 | |
Republican | Cheryl Axley | 27,859 | 48.7 | |
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Kotowski resigned his Senate position in 2015 to become CEO of Chicago-based healthcare advocacy/lobbying organization ChildServ to "take care of [his] family better." [8] In 2018,Gov. J. B. Pritzker appointed Kotowski a member of the gubernatorial transition's Healthy Children and Families Committee. [9]
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