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In 1851, he was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives, serving one two-year term. During the formation of the Republican Party at the Bloomington Convention, Hatch was named their nominee for Illinois Secretary of State due to his abolitionist views. He was elected in 1856 by a significant margin, serving under William Henry Bissell.
State Senator Steve King (R) pleaded guilty to embezzlement of public property and misdemeanor first-degree official misconduct. Sentenced to serve two years' probation and complete 80 hours of useful public service.
Secretary of State Paul J. Sherwin (D) [37] was convicted of trying to fix a $600,000 state highway contract for a contractor who then kicked back $10,000 to Republican fund-raisers (1971) [38] [39] State Assemblyman Peter Moraites (R) pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of fraud and was given a 16-month sentence.
Illinois Secretary of State elections (23 P) Pages in category "Secretaries of state of Illinois" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total.
The secretary of state of Illinois is one of the six elected executive state offices of the government of Illinois, and one of the 47 secretaries of state in the United States. The Illinois secretary of state keeps the state records, laws, library, and archives, and is the state's corporation registration , vehicle registration and driver ...
Paul Taylor Powell (January 21, 1902 – October 10, 1970) was an American Democratic politician from Illinois, and Illinois Secretary of State from 1965 until his death in 1970, after which he was discovered to have been corrupt and became known for his saying "There's only one thing worse than a defeated politician, and that's a broke one."
In 1934, Barrett was elected Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts and served until 1940. In 1941, he joined the United States Marine Corps and served as Sergeant in the South Pacific during World War II. [1] In 1942, he ran unsuccessfully for Illinois Treasurer. In 1944, Barrett was elected Illinois Secretary of State.
Governor, secretary of state, auditor, attorney general, justices of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and District Courts "Corrupt conduct in office or crimes or misdemeanors" Impeached officials are suspended from exercising the duties of their office until the judgement of the trial [37] Mississippi: House of Representatives