James Houlihan | |
---|---|
Cook County Assessor | |
In office 1997 –December 6, 2010 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Hynes |
Succeeded by | Joseph Berrios |
Illinois State Representative | |
In office 1973–1979 | |
Preceded by | John B. Brandt/Howard W. Carroll |
Succeeded by | Daniel P. O'Brien |
Personal details | |
Born | 1942 or 1943 |
Political party | Democratic |
James Houlihan is an American politician who served as Cook County assessor from 1997 to 2010 and as an Illinois state representative from 1973 to 1979.
Houlihan was born in 1942 or 1943. [1] [2] Houlihan was born and raised in the 19th Ward of Chicago on the far southwest side of Chicago. [3]
Houlihan was a protégé of Thomas Hynes,the Cook County assessor and 19th Ward boss. [3]
In the 1970s he was an independent-minded Illinois state representative,elected from a district located on the northern Chicago lakefront. He had ties to prominent lakefront liberals. [3] [4] He was elected in 1972,and reelected in 1974. However,in 1978,he was unseated in the Democratic primary. [3]
He served as a top aide to Chicago mayor Harold Washington. [3] [4] He then became a deputy assessor in Thomas Hynes' Cook County assessor office [3]
In March 1997,Thomas Hynes resigned from office after serving for 18 years as Cook County assessor. Houlihan was appointed by the Cook County Board of Commissioners to fill the office. Houlihan's appointment was championed by Hynes himself. [3] [5] Houlihan would be reelected in 1998,2002,and 2006. He opted not run for reelection in 2010. [6]
At the time he took office,residential properties were undervalued. [5] Rather than remedying this,which would have led to higher taxes for many,and would be unpopular,he kept the rates artificially low,and even began to lower the rates for commercial and industrial properties. [5] Houlihan so skewed residential values to artificially low values,that it uncalibrated the county's property tax system so severely that it may have been in violation of the Constitution of Illinois. [5]
Houlihan,over his tenure,defied legal requirements and operated outside of professional standards. [5]
During his tenure as assessor,Houlihan held a rivalry with Cook County Board of Review member Joseph Berrios. [3] In 2006,behind-the-scenes,Houlihan gave his support to Brendan Houlihan (of no relation) in his effort to unseat Maureen Murphy in the Cook County Board of Review 1st district,which was successful. Murphy had been an ally on the board of Joseph Berrios. [3]
In 2007,Houlihan spoke out against Michael Madigan's plan to cap property tax assessments,arguing that,compared to the stalled legislation supported by Houlihan,Madigan's legislation would save Chicago Loop skyscraper owners who were represented by Madigan's own law firm hundreds of thousands of dollars than they would owe under Houlihan's plan. [7]
In 2010,he accused Joseph Berrios and Michael Madigan of hiding information from taxpayers that could affect the November general election. [8]
In 2010,Houlihan said that he was considering running for mayor of Chicago in 2011. [1] [2] [9] He ultimately did not run.
After leaving office,Houlihan went on to become a state lobbyist. [5]
Houlihan served on the Commission on Chicago Landmarks. [10] His tenure on the commission ended in 2019. [11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James M. Houlihan | 61,549 ½ | 54.93 | |
Democratic | Robert L. Thompson | 24,356 | 21.74 | |
Democratic | Ira Colitz | 18,184 | 16.23 | |
Democratic | Judith A. Lonnquist | 7,959 ½ | 7.10 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James M. Houlihan | 90,286 ½ | 42.77 | |
Democratic | Robert L. Thompson | 44,528 | 21.10 | |
Republican | Paul J. Randolph | 43,624 | 20.67 | |
Republican | Hawley H. Sodder | 32,641 ½ | 15.46 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James M. Houlihan (incumbent) | 41,486 | 43.41 | |
Democratic | Jesse C. White,Jr. | 27,100 ½ | 28.36 | |
Democratic | James Terrence Arvey | 25,355 | 26.53 | |
Democratic | Marshall James Pidgeon | 1,625 | 1.70 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James M. Houlihan (incumbent) | 53,844 | 41.41 | |
Democratic | Jesse C. White,Jr. | 34,851 | 26.80 | |
Republican | Paul J. Randolph | 22,702 ½ | 17.46 | |
Republican | Tom McNamara | 18,625 | 14.33 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jesse C. White,Jr. (incumbent) | 27,612 | 35.01 | |
Democratic | Daniel P. O'Brien | 25,291 | 32.07 | |
Democratic | James M. Houlihan (incumbent) | 20,112 | 25.50 | |
Democratic | Gary Nepon | 5,859 | 7.43 | |
Total votes | 78,874 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James M. Houlihan (incumbent) | 330,292 | 100 | |
Total votes | 330,292 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James M. Houlihan (incumbent) | 926,646 | 75.58 | |
Republican | Jose Carlos Gomez | 260,245 | 21.23 | |
Justice Party | Philip Morris | 39,111 | 3.19 | |
Total votes | 1,226,002 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James Houlihan (incumbent) | 534,407 | 100 | |
Total votes | 534,407 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James Houlihan (incumbent) | 954,774 | 75.78 | |
Republican | James P. Pieczonka | 305,176 | 24.22 | |
Total votes | 1,259,950 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James Houlihan (incumbent) | 492,077 | 100 | |
Total votes | 492,077 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James Houlihan (incumbent) | 1,010,400 | 80.41 | |
Republican | Ralph Conner | 246,186 | 19.59 | |
Total votes | 1,256,586 | 100 |
David Duvall Orr is an American Democratic politician who served as the Cook County Clerk from 1990 to 2018. Orr previously served as alderman for the 49th ward in Chicago City Council from 1979 to 1990. He briefly served as acting Mayor of Chicago from November 25 to December 2,1987,following the death of Mayor Harold Washington. Orr retired from the office of Cook County Clerk in 2018,opting not to run for an eighth term.
Michael Joseph Madigan is an American politician who is the former speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. He was the longest-serving leader of any state or federal legislative body in the history of the United States,having held the position for all but two years from 1983 to 2021. He served in the Illinois House from 1971 to 2021. He represented the 27th District from 1971 to 1983,the 30th district from 1983 to 1993,and the 22nd district from 1993 to 2021. This made him the body's longest-serving member and the last legislator elected before the Cutback Amendment.
Maria Antonia "Toni" Berrios is an American politician and former Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives,where she represented the 39th District from 2003 to 2015. She was the first Puerto Rican American woman to serve in the Illinois House. Berrios is the daughter of Joseph Berrios,who was formerly a member of the Illinois House of Representatives,Cook County Assessor,and chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party.
Joseph "Joe" Berrios is a Democratic politician who was the Assessor and Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party of Cook County,Illinois,as well as a registered Illinois state government lobbyist. He was the first Hispanic American to serve in the Illinois General Assembly and the first and only Hispanic American to chair the Cook County Democratic Party. He was also a commissioner on the Cook County Board of Review,a property tax assessment appeal panel.
Thomas C. Hynes was a physics teacher who served as Cook County Assessor,President of the Illinois Senate,and 19th Ward Democratic Committeeman. Hynes was also a candidate for Mayor of Chicago in 1987. He was the father of former Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes.
The Cook County Treasurer is the treasurer of county government in Cook County,Illinois
Bradley A. Stephens is a Republican Party politician currently serving as from the 20th district member of the Illinois House of Representatives and the village president (mayor) of Rosemont,Illinois.
The Cook County,Illinois,general election was held on November 2,2010.
The Cook County,Illinois,general elections were held on November 8,2022. Primaries were be held on June 28,2022.
The Cook County,Illinois,general election was held on November 7,2006.
The Cook County,Illinois,general election was held on November 5,2002.
The Cook County,Illinois,general election was held on November 3,1998.
The Cook County,Illinois,general election was held on November 8,1994.
The Cook County Assessor is the assessor and county government officer of Cook County,Illinois.
Larry R. Rogers Jr. is an American lawyer and politician currently serving as commissioner of Cook County Board of Review from the 3rd district since 2004.
Robert Shaw was an American politician. He served as a City of Chicago Alderman in the 9th ward for two terms,first in 1979 through 1983 and again from 1987 until 1998. Shaw also served as commissioner on the Cook County Board of Review from 1998 until 2004.
Herbert T. Schumann,Jr. is an American politician who formerly served as a Cook County commissioner from 1990 to 2002.
Fredrick "Fritz" Kaegi is an American politician who has served as Cook County assessor since 2018.
Brendan Francis Houlihan is an American politician who served a single term as commissioner on the Cook County Board of Review from the 1st district from 2006 to 2010.
Dan Patlak is an American politician who has served as a member of the Cook County Board of Review from the 1st district from 2010 to 2020. Before this he served as Wheeling Township assessor from 2005 to 2010.