Judy Baar Topinka
Judy Baar Topinka | |
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| Comptroller of Illinois | |
| In office January 10, 2011 – December 10, 2014 | |
| Governor | Pat Quinn |
| Preceded by | Daniel Hynes |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Stermer |
| Treasurer Illinois | |
| In office January 9, 1995 – January 8, 2007 | |
| Governor | Jim Edgar George Ryan Rod Blagojevich |
| Preceded by | Pat Quinn |
| Succeeded by | Alexi Giannoulias |
| Member of the Illinois Senate from the 22nd district | |
| In office 1985–1995 | |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 43rd district | |
| In office 1982–1984 | |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 7th district | |
| In office 1980–1982 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 16, 1944 Riverside, Illinois, United States |
| Died | December 10, 2014 (aged 70) Berwyn, Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism, (BSJ) 1966 |
| Occupation | Features editor, reporter and columnist |
| Profession | Journalism |
Judy Baar Topinka (January 16, 1944 – December 10, 2014) was an American politician. She served as the Illinois Comptroller and Illinois Treasurer, having served as Treasurer from 1995 to 2007, and former chairwoman of the Illinois Republican Party.
Early life
[change | change source]Topinka was born on January 16, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois.
Career
[change | change source]She was the first woman to become state treasurer, first to be elected to three consecutive terms and the first Republican to hold the post in more than thirty-two years. During her last term, she was the only elected statewide official from the Republican Party, in Illinois.
In November 2005, Topinka announced her decision to run for Governor of Illinois. In March 2006, she was nominated as the Republican candidate. She was the second woman (after 1994 Democratic nominee Dawn Clark Netsch) and first Republican woman to be nominated for governor of Illinois. She went on to lose the election to Rod Blagojevich.
In 2010, she successfully ran for the office of Illinois State Comptroller and was re-elected in 2014, one month before her death.
Death
[change | change source]Topinka died in Berwyn, Illinois from a stroke, aged 70.[1][2][3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka Dead at 70". NBC 5 Chicago, WMAQ. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ↑ Chicago Tribune (10 December 2014). "Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka dies at age 70". chicagotribune.com.
- ↑ "Subscription Center". chicagobusiness.com.
Other websites
[change | change source]- State of Illinois Comptroller Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Official campaign website Archived 2013-09-09 at the Wayback Machine
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