Michael Quigley

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Mike Quigley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 5th district
Incumbent
Assumed office April 7, 2009
Preceded by	Rahm Emanuel
Member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners from the 10th District
In office 1998–2009
Succeeded by	Bridget Gainer
Personal details
Born	October 17, 1958 (1958-10-17) (age 53) Indianapolis, Indiana
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Barbara Quigley
Children	Alyson, Meghan
Residence	Chicago, Illinois
Alma mater	Roosevelt University (B.A.) University of Chicago (M.P.P.) Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D.)
Occupation	Lawyer
Religion	Roman Catholic

Michael "Mike" Quigley (born October 17, 1958) is the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 5th congressional district, serving since the April 7, 2009 special election. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Quigley is a former member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, where he represented Chicago's northside neighborhoods of Lakeview, Uptown and Rogers Park. He also teaches environmental policy and Chicago politics at Loyola University Chicago.

Early life, education, and early political career

Mike Quigley was raised in Carol Stream, Illinois where he graduated from Glenbard North High School in 1977. He then attended Roosevelt University where he earned his bachelor's degree. Quigley moved into the Lakeview area of Chicago in 1982 and became involved in community activities. He attended the Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where he earned a juris doctor, and the University of Chicago, where he earned a master's degree in public policy. Quigley married his wife Barbara and they now have two daughters, Alyson and Meghan.

Quigley was first elected to the Cook County Board of Commissioners in 1998. During his tenure he has gained a reputation as a reformer as he opposed tax hikes supported by Cook County Board President John Stroger, and later his son and successor Todd Stroger. He contended the county could operate more efficiently and he presented reports to support the position. Quigley also challenged the practice of finding jobs for Democratic officials with the Cook County Forest Preserve District.^[1]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2009

Main article: Illinois's 5th congressional district special election, 2009

Quigley won the March 3, 2009 Democratic primary for Rahm Emanuel's seat in the special election to succeed him in Illinois's 5th congressional district. He was endorsed by the Chicago Sun-Times, which called him "a constant advocate for fiscal responsibility and a watchdog against waste and corruption".^[2] He was also endorsed by the Chicago Tribune, which cited Quigley's efforts to improve county government, noting "If Quigley's ideas had all been put in place, the county would not be crying now for more money".^[3]

Quigley went on to win the April 7 general election with nearly 70% of the vote, beating out Republican Rosanna Pulido and Green Party candidate Matt Reichel. By most accounts,^[who?] the 5th was so heavily Democratic that Quigley had already guaranteed himself a seat in Congress in the primary.

2010

Quigley won re-election in 2010.

Tenure

Gun Control

In May of 2011, Rep. Quigley sponsored an amendment to the Patriot Act prohibiting the sale of weapons from those on the FBI’s Terrorist Watch List. Rep. Quigley believed that the Republican limitation of civil liberties under the Patriot Act contradicted their unwillingness to limit Second Amendment rights. This bill, proposed as an amendment to the Patriot Act, came under fire from House Republicans Reps. James Sensenbrenner Jr. of Wisconsin and Louie Gohmert of Texas who argued that this would infringe on the Second Amendment rights of those mistakenly placed on the Terrorist Watch List. However, in a vote dictated by political party, the bill lost 21-11 with the House Judiciary panel.

Public Health

Rep. Quigley has received a rating of 100 (on a scale of 1 to 100) from the American Public Health Association, indicating his strong support of healthcare legislation. In April of 2011, Rep. Quigley voted against Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget plan (which involved budget cuts to Medicare as well as decreased government funding to help citizens procure health insurance). Also in April 2011, Rep. Quigley voted against repealing the “Prevention and Public Health” slush fund, a fund focused on Community and Clinical Prevention of chronic diseases, as well as allotting money towards healthcare infrastructure and research. Rep. Quigley also voted for increases in government spending on physical and occupational therapy.

Environment

A Sierra Club member since high school, Rep. Quigley initially joined politics because of his desire to help the environment through legislation. Rep. Quigley has enacted this desire through supporting the American Clean Energy and Security Act, a 2009 bill to create an emissions trading plan which passed in the House of Representatives but was defeated in the Senate. Rep. Quigley also introduced the Federal Birdsafe Buildings Bill, a 2011 initiative to make all buildings built by the General Services Administration built with the maximum amount of bird-safe materials and features. In April of 2011, Rep. Quigley voted to prohibit invasive research on great apes.

Committee assignments

• Committee on the Judiciary
  • Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
  • Subcommittee on the Constitution
• Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
  • Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs (Ranking Member)
  • Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations

References

1. ^ "Cook Co. Commissioner Quigley voice of independents" Abdon M. Pallasch, Chicago Sun-Times, February 7, 2009
2. ^ "Quigley right choice for 5th District seat" Chicago Sun-Times, February 14, 2009
3. ^ "Democrats Best: Quigley" Chicago Tribune, February 18, 2009

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/161037-judiciary-republicans-kill-bill-blocking-gun-sales-to-suspected-terrorists?page=2#comments http://www.ontheissues.org/IL/Mike_Quigley.htm http://thehill.com/resources/lawmaker-ratings/82823-rep-mike-quigley-d-ill%2520 http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2011pres/02/20110209b.html

External links

• U.S. Congressman Mike Quigley official U.S. House site
• Mike Quigley for Congress official campaign site
• Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Congressional profile at GovTrack
• Congressional profile at OpenCongress
• Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
• Financial information at OpenSecrets.org
• Staff salaries, trips and personal finance at LegiStorm.com
• Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
• Appearances on C-SPAN programs

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Rahm Emanuel	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 5th congressional district April 21, 2009 – present	Incumbent
United States order of precedence
Preceded by Paul Tonko D-New York	United States Representatives by seniority 331st	Succeeded by Judy Chu D-California

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Name	Quigley, Mike
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Date of birth	October 17, 1958
Place of birth	Indianapolis, Indiana
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