Jerome Cosentino

Jerome "Jerry" Cosentino (June 13, 1931 – April 3, 1997) was an American politician from the state of Illinois. He was a Democrat who served as state Treasurer from 1979 until 1983, and again from 1987 until 1991.^[1][2]

Biography

Cosentino was born in 1931 in Chicago. He was elected to the office of Illinois Treasurer in November 1978, becoming the first Italian-American to be elected to statewide office in Illinois.^[1] In 1982, Cosentino did not seek renomination for his position, electing instead to run for the post of Illinois Secretary of State; he lost to Jim Edgar. After four years in the private sector, Cosentino again sought the office of state Treasurer and was re-elected in November 1986, eventually serving two nonconsecutive terms in this position.^[2]

In November 1990, Cosentino ran again for Secretary of State, losing to George Ryan. After leaving office in January 1991, the former state treasurer was indicted for bank fraud. He pled guilty to this offense in April 1992, and was sentenced to serve nine months in home confinement. Upon completing this sentence, the former official left Illinois and moved to Naples, Florida, where he died in April 1997.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Illinois Blue Book: 1989-1990. Springfield, Ill.: Illinois Secretary of State. 1990. p. 33. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians - Corsa to Coste". Larry Kestenbaum. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/corsentino-costas.html. Retrieved 2010-08-06. 

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Name	Cosentino, Jerome
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Date of birth	June 13, 1931
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Date of death	April 3, 1997
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