Daniel Hynes

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Hynes challenged Governor Pat Quinn for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Illinois, formally announcing his campaign on September 2, 2009. [4] [5] His campaign received the endorsement of former United States Senator Adlai E. Stevenson III. [6]

His newspaper endorsements included the Daily Herald , [7] Kane County Chronicle , [8] Northwest Herald , South Suburban News, [9] Peoria Journal Star , [10] The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana), [11] The State Journal-Register (Springfield), [12] and the Southtown Star . [13] After a close vote, on February 4, 2010, Hynes conceded to Quinn and pledged his support to Quinn in the general election. [14]

After politics

After leaving the Illinois Comptroller's office, Hynes joined Fort Myers, Florida based Foster & Foster Actuaries & Consultants. [15] On January 19, 2012, it was reported that Hynes would be joining Ariel Investments, a Chicago investment management firm, as a senior vice president to aid in client services, marketing and business development. [15] In 2015, Hynes moved to UBS Global Asset Management as head of Taft Hartley & large market public Chicago.

In 2016, Hynes was the sole superdelegate supporting former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley. O'Malley dropped out after the Iowa Caucus in February, after failing to win any delegates, leaving Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders as the two remaining Democratic candidates, for the rest of the primary calendar.

In 2018, Dan Hynes was appointed by J. B. Pritzker as one of four Deputy Governors including Founding La Casa Norte [16] Director Sol Flores, [17] State Representative Christian Mitchell and Chicago Park District President Jesse Ruiz. [18] He left the Pritzker Administration in 2021. [19]

Electoral history

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Daniel Hynes
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Hynes in 2008
6th Comptroller of Illinois
In office
January 11, 1999 January 10, 2011
Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Comptroller of Illinois
1998, 2002, 2006
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Comptroller of Illinois
1999-2011
Succeeded by