Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman

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name = Liz Gorman


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birth_date = February 19, 1965
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residence = Orland Park, Illinois
office = Cook County Commissioner - 17th District
term_start = 2002
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predecessor = Herbert T. Schumann, Jr.
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constituency = 17th District
party = Republican
religion = Catholic
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Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman is Commissioner for the 17th district of Cook County, Illinois. Gorman served as Chairman of the Cook County Republican Party from 2007 to 2008 [http://www.cookrepublicans.com/executiveboard/contentview.asp?c=18674] and is the Orland Township Republican Committeeman.

Gorman is the owner of Gorman Insurance Group.

Early life

Gorman is a graduate of Mother McAuley High School and Saint Mary's University of Minnesota where she received her B.A. in Marketing. Gorman Graduated from the University of Notre Dame Executive MBA program with a Master of Business Administration on May 18, 2008.

Cook County Commissioner

First elected in November 2002 and re-elected in 2006. Gorman is the Committee Chairperson of the Worker's Comp. Committee and Vice Chairperson of the Education, Oak Forest Hospital, Family Court and Juvenile Detention Center, and Veterans Committee. Gorman is a member of 15 additional committees: Administration, Business and Economic Development, Construction, Labor, Litigation, Real Estate, Tax and Revenue, Public Health, Environmental Control, Law Enforcement and Corrections, Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations, Health and Hospitals, Finance, Zoning and Buildings, and Roads and Bridges.

During her time on the Cook County Board, Gorman has fought hard on behalf of the taxpayers of her district opposing the "Hotel Occupancy Tax" and the "Food and Beverage Tax" in 2003, the 150% cigarette tax increase in 2004 and the additional 100% increase in 2006. She opposed the "Food and Beverage Tax" and the "Hotel Occupancy Tax" again in 2007, she opposed the "Sanctuary County" resolution for illegal immigrants in 2007 and sponsored a repeal of the ordinance later that year and most recently she voted against Board President Todd Stroger's bloated 2008 budget and was joined by all Republican members of the County Board and two democratic members in opposing the 133% increase in the Cook County sales tax.

Gorman also serves as the Chairman of the Suburban Caucus of the Cook County Board, having been elected by her fellow commissioners serving suburban Cook County.

Family

Gorman is an Orland Park resident where she resides with her husband Gerald and three young sons, Conor, Liam and Shane.

External links

* [http://www.lizgorman.com Liz Gorman's official website]