Dan Duffy

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|3|11}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois

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| state_senate = Illinois

| district = 26th

| term_start = {{Start date|2009|01|14}}

| term_end = {{Start date|2016|04|3}}

| preceded = William E. Peterson

| successor = Dan McConchie

| party = Republican

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| spouse = Kris Duffy

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| children = Five children

| residence = Lake Barrington, Illinois

| alma_mater = Augustana College (B.A.)

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Dan Duffy (born March 11, 1966)[http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/101694/dan-duffy#.VG1Sd-8tCpo "Biography - Dan Duffy"]. Project Vote Smart. Retrieved November 18, 2014. is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate. He represents the 26th Senate District which includes Barrington, Barrington Hills, North Barrington, Libertyville, Mundelein, Lake Zurich, Fox River Grove, Lakewood Hills, Cary, Hawthorn Woods, Lake in the Hills, Cuba and Kildeer.{{cite web|url=http://ilhousedems.com/redistricting/2011-maps/Legislative_Districts_Public_Act/LD26.pdf|author=|title=PA 97-0006 Legislative District 26|date=2011-05-18|accessdate=2015-09-07}}

On September 10, 2015, Duffy announced he would not be running for a third term.{{cite web|url=http://www.nwherald.com/2015/09/10/state-sen-dan-duffy-will-not-seek-re-election/ao8gg63/|title=State Sen. Dan Duffy will not seek re-election|author=Craver, Kevin P.|publisher=Northwest Herald|date=2015-09-10|accessdate=2015-09-12}} He resigned after his endorsed successor won the Republican primary.{{cite web|url=http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/04/resigned-senator-duffys-successor-to-be-picked-sworn-in-wednesday-night.html|title=Resigned Senator Duffy's Successor to be Picked, Sworn in Wednesday Night|author=Eaton, Fran|publisher=Illinois Review|date=2016-04-20|accessdate=2016-04-24}}

Early life, education, and career

Duffy grew up on the south side of Chicago, the youngest of 11 children. He graduated from Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois with a bachelor's degree in speech communication. After college, he moved to the northwest suburbs where he eventually moved to Lake Barrington with his wife Kris, with whom he has five children. Duffy became a board member of the National Federation of Independent Businesses Leadership Council (NFIB) of Illinois and became the Chairman of the Lake and Cook County Area Action Council for independent businesses. He was a co-owner of Effective Data, Inc. located in Schaumburg, Illinois.{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/101694/dan-duffy#.Vliz9XarSM8 |title=Dan Duffy's Biography - The Voter's Self Defense System |publisher=Vote Smart |date= |accessdate=2016-03-19}}

Illinois Senate

Duffy was elected to the Illinois Senate in 2008 defeating then-Round Lake Mayor Bill Gentes by sixteen points in what was originally seen to be a competitive race.{{cite journal|url=http://illinoisissues.uis.edu/archives/2008/10/targettime.html|author=Erickson, Kurt|title=Target Time: The Illinois GOP hopes to close the gap on Democratic legislative majorities|journal=Illinois Issues|publisher=University of Illinois at Springfield|date=2008-09-01|accessdate=2015-11-27}}{{cite journal|url=http://capitalfax.blogspot.com/2008/11/bill-gentes-reacts-to-loss-with-humor.html|author=Skinner, Cal|title=Bill Gentes Reacts to Loss with Humor|journal=Illinois Issues|publisher=Illinoize|date=2008-11-05|accessdate=2015-11-27}} He succeeded William E. Peterson, who retired after sixteen years in the Illinois Senate.

As a member of the Senate, Duffy was a co-sponsor of the bill that abolished the death penalty in Illinois.

Duffy endorsed Dave McSweeney over incumbent Representative Kent Gaffney in the 2012 Republican primary and was one of the first legislators to endorse Bruce Rauner in the 2014 Republican primary. He has endorsed Dan McConchie to succeed him in the Illinois Senate.{{cite web|url=http://www.nwherald.com/2015/09/11/gop-candidate-for-illinois-house-seat-to-run-for-retiring-sen-dan-duffys-seat-instead/arp8vl2/|title=GOP candidate for Illinois House seat to run for retiring Sen. Dan Duffy's seat instead|author=Craver, Kevin P.|work=Northwest Herald|date=2015-09-11|accessdate=2015-09-12}}

Duffy resigned from the Illinois Senate on April 3, 2016 in order to take the position of president and CEO of Prevent Childhood Abuse America.{{cite web|author=Craver, Kevin P. |url=http://www.nwherald.com/2016/03/17/illinois-sen-dan-duffy-to-step-down-early-to-lead-nonprofit/a6ve8ws/ |title=Illinois Sen. Dan Duffy to step down early to lead nonprofit |work=Northwest Herald |date=2014-09-05 |accessdate=2016-03-19}}{{cite web |last1=Hegarty |first1=Erin | last2=Graham |first2=Doug |title=Duffy State Senate Replacement McConchie Sworn In |url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160420/news/160429956/ |date=April 20, 2016 |work=Daily Herald |accessdate=June 1, 2016}}

=Committee assignments=

He serves on the following committees: Appropriations I, Commerce & Economic Development, Insurance, Labor, Public Health and the Committee on Pension Investments. He is also a past member of the Illinois Legislative Research Unit.{{cite web|url=http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lru/roster2009.pdf |title=Roster 2009: 96th Illinois General Assembly (July 2009) |publisher=Illinois Legislative Research Unit |date=2009-07-01 |accessdate=2015-11-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306151957/http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lru/roster2009.pdf |archivedate=2016-03-06 }}

References

External links

[http://my.ilga.gov/Member/Index/1960?tab=1&chamber=S Senator Dan Duffy (R) 26th District] at the Illinois General Assembly
By session: [http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=98&MemberID=1960 98th], [http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=97&MemberID=1750 97th], [http://www.ilga.gov/senate/Senator.asp?GA=96&MemberID=1551 96th]
[http://www.electdanduffy.com/ Dan Duffy for State Senator] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201011721/http://electdanduffy.com/ |date=2009-02-01 }}
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[http://www.ilsenategop.com/node/249 Profile] at Illinois State Senate Republicans

Category:1966 births

Category:Republican Party Illinois state senators

Category:Living people

Category:Politicians from Chicago

Category:People from Lake County, Illinois

Category:21st-century members of the Illinois General Assembly