Career
In 1986,Salvi ran for the United States House of Representatives in Illinois's 19th congressional district,but lost to Terry L. Bruce. [8]
Salvi was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1992,representing the 52nd district,which was based in western Lake County. [9] Salvi served as Representative until 1996,when he left his seat to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by two-term Democrat Paul Simon. [9] In his Senate run,Salvi defeated Lieutenant Governor Bob Kustra in the Republican primary,but was defeated by U.S. Representative Dick Durbin in the general election. [10]
In 1998,Salvi ran for Illinois Secretary of State. Though he defeated State Representative Robert W. Churchill in the Republican primary,he lost in the general election to Democrat Jesse White. [11] [12]
Salvi has donated to several other conservative candidates,including Alan Keyes,Dan Quayle,and Peter Roskam. [13]
Salvi is a personal injury attorney and a partner in the law firm Salvi &Maher. He handles cases such as automobile accident injuries,slip and fall,medical malpractice,personal injury,dog bites,and litigation. [14]
Salvi was the host of The Al Salvi Show,an issues-oriented radio talk show which aired on WKRS AM 1220 in Waukegan,Illinois,when this station aired a news-talk format. [15] In 2006,Salvi left his radio show on WKRS to further pursue his legal career. He was replaced in the 10 AM to Noon time slot by Bruno Behrend,another WKRS radio host. In 2007,Salvi temporarily returned to WKRS and was on the air two days a week.
Mark Steven Kirk is a retired American politician and attorney who served as a United States senator from Illinois from 2010 to 2017, and as the United States representative for Illinois's 10th congressional district from 2001 to 2010. A member of the Republican Party, Kirk describes himself as socially liberal and fiscally conservative.
James Brian Durkin is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003 and again from 2006 to 2023. He served as the Minority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives from 2013 to 2023.
Peter James Roskam is an American politician and lobbyist who is the former U.S. Representative for Illinois's 6th congressional district, serving six terms from 2007 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party and served as the Chief Deputy Majority Whip from 2011 to 2014, ranking fourth among House Republican leaders. Previously, he served in the Illinois Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives. He served as Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax Policy for the 115th Congress. Roskam was defeated by Democrat Sean Casten in the 2018 election. In 2023, he was named federal policy head of the lobbying practice at Washington, DC-based law firm BakerHostetler.
Robert Walter Kustra is an American politician and academic administrator who served as the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois from 1991 to 1998 and the President of Boise State University from 2003 to 2018.
The United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Dick Durbin sought re-election to a second term in the United States Senate. Durbin defeated Republican challenger State Representative Jim Durkin in a landslide.
The 2010 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor Pat Quinn was elected to a full term in office, having become governor in 2009 following the impeachment and removal of Governor Rod Blagojevich. Quinn was elected as the Democratic nominee, the Illinois Green Party nominee was attorney and 2006 nominee Rich Whitney, the Republican nominee was State Senator Bill Brady, the Libertarian Party nominee was Lex Green, and Scott Lee Cohen ran as an independent.
The 1996 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Paul Simon chose to retire rather than seek a third term in office. In the Democratic primary, U.S. Representative Dick Durbin emerged victorious, while state representative Al Salvi won the Republican primary. Though the election was initially anticipated to be close, Durbin ended up defeating Salvi by a comfortable double-digit margin of victory, allowing him to win what would be the first of several terms in the Senate.
The 1998 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican Governor Jim Edgar did not run for a third term in office. Republican nominee George Ryan, the Illinois Secretary of State, narrowly won the election against Democratic Congressman Glenn Poshard.
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The 2014 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Illinois, concurrently with the election of the Governor of Illinois, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
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The 2016 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Illinois, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the state of Illinois, one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The 2018 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Governor of Illinois, concurrently with the 2018 Illinois general election and other midterm elections. Incumbent Republican Governor Bruce Rauner ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated by Democratic nominee J. B. Pritzker.
The 2020 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Illinois, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections and the Illinois Fair Tax. Incumbent Democratic Senator Dick Durbin, who had been Senate Minority Whip since 2015, won reelection to a fifth term in office, defeating Republican nominee Mark Curran.
Robert W. Churchill is a former American politician and lawyer.
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 5, 2002. Primary elections were held on March 19, 2002.
Elections were held in Illinois on November 5, 1996.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Illinois.
Kathy Salvi is an American attorney and former assistant public defender with the Lake County Office of Public Defender. Salvi was the Republican nominee for the United States Senate in the 2022 election in Illinois.
