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American politician

Tom Dart
Dart in 2017

Sheriff of Cook County
Incumbent
Assumed office 2006
Preceded by	Michael F. Sheahan
Member of theIllinois House of Representatives from the 28th district
In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Robert Rita
Member of theIllinois Senate from the 14th district
In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Jeremiah E. Joyce
Succeeded by	Emil Jones Jr. (redistricted)

Personal details
Born	(1962-05-22)May 22, 1962 (age 63) Chicago,Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Patricia
Children	5
Education	Providence College (BA) Loyola University Chicago (JD)

Thomas J. Dart (born May 22, 1962) is an American attorney, politician, and law enforcement officer serving as theSheriff of Cook County, Illinois. He previously served as a member of both chambers of theIllinois General Assembly. He has held the office of sheriff since 2006. Due to reforms he implemented, he was name one ofTime magazines 100 most influential people in 2008.

Education

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Dart was born May 22, 1962, inChicago, Illinois.^[1] He graduated fromMount Carmel High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and general social studies fromProvidence College and aJuris Doctor fromLoyola University Chicago.^[2]

Career

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He served as a staffer to U.S. SenatorClaiborne Pell (D-RI) and on the staff of theIllinois Senate's Committee on the Judiciary. He was also an Assistant State's Attorney in Cook County.^[3] In 1991, he was appointed to theIllinois Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of SenatorJeremiah E. Joyce (D-Chicago). In the 1992 Democratic primary, Dart defeatedNelson Rice Sr., a five-term incumbent lawmaker for a seat in theIllinois House of Representatives.^[4] He served from January 1993 until January 2003. After his time in the legislature, he became chief of staff to Cook County Sheriff Michael F. Sheahan.^{[citation needed]}In November 2002, Dart was the Democratic nominee forstate treasurer of Illinois but lost to incumbentRepublican Judy Baar Topinka.^[5]

When Sheahan announced that he would retire as Cook County Sheriff in 2006, Dart announced his candidacy to succeed Sheahan. Dart won the Democraticprimary election on March 21, 2006, defeating Sylvester Baker and Richard Remus by a wide margin, and won thegeneral election in November 2006. On November 2, 2010, Dart faced Republican Frederick Collins in the race for the Cook County Sheriff's office and won handily with 69.37% of the vote. Dart declined to be a candidate in the2011 Chicago mayoral election.^[6] After defeating three Democratic opponents in the 2014 primary election, Dart was unopposed for reelection in the general election of November 2014.^[7]

Foreclosures

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In October 2008, Dart made national news when he announced that he was suspending allforeclosure evictions in Cook County.^[8] The number of such evictions had increased dramatically since 2006 as a result of the nationalsubprime mortgage crisis. Dart stated that many of the people being evicted wererenters who had faithfully paid their rent but had not known that theirlandlord was in financial trouble. He explained that in many cases, mortgage companies had not fulfilled their obligation to identify tenants in the foreclosed properties, and said, "These mortgage companies only see pieces of paper, not people, and don't care [...] who gets hurt along the way ... We're not going to do their jobs for them anymore. We're just not going to evict innocent tenants. It stops today."^[9]

The Illinois Bankers Association was critical of Dart, accusing him of "ignoring his legal responsibilities" and of engaging in "vigilantism".^[9] Dart claims he is enforcing an Illinois state law which requires the banks to determine whether the persons resident at an address are actually the persons to whom the foreclosure notice should be served.^[10] In 2009,Time named Dart one of its 100 Most Influential People of that year.^[11]

Craigslist lawsuit

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Main article:Dart v. Craigslist, Inc.

In March 2009, Dart filed a lawsuit in federal court againstCraigslist, Inc. (09-CV-1385),^[12] to close the "erotic services" section of Craigslist.^[13] The suit claims that Craigslist is the "largest source ofprostitution". The lawsuit was dismissed on October 23, 2009, on the grounds that Craigslist is protected bySection 230 immunity.^[14]

Personal life

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He and his wife Patricia live in Chicago'sMount Greenwood neighborhood. They have five children.^[15]

Electoral history

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The following is Dart's electoral history since 1998:

1998 Illinois House of Representatives 28th district Democratic primary^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Dart (incumbent)	14,491	100.00
Total votes			14,491	100

1998 Illinois House of Representatives 28th district election^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Dart (incumbent)	31,873	100.00
Total votes			31,873	100

2000 Illinois House of Representatives 28th district Democratic primary^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Dart (incumbent)	15,334	100.00
Total votes			15,334	100

2000 Illinois House of Representatives 28th district election^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Dart (incumbent)	35,117	93.17
	Republican	David E. Lee	2,576	6.83
Total votes			37,693	100

2002 Illinois State Treasurer Democratic primary^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Dart	966,421	100
Total votes			966,421	100

2002 Illinois State Treasurer election^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Judy Baar Topinka	1,896,020	54.77
	Democratic	Thomas J. Dart	1,499,055	43.30
	Libertarian	Rhys Read	66,593	1.92
Total votes			3,461,668	100

2006 Cook County Sheriff Democratic primary^[21]^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Dart	331,318	61.91
	Democratic	Sylvester E. Baker, Jr.	133,944	25.03
	Democratic	Richard L. Remus	69,899	13.06
Total votes			535,161	100

2006 Cook County Sheriff election^[23]^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Dart	942,112	74.70
	Republican	Peter Garza	319,009	25.30
Total votes			1,261,121	100

2010 Cook County Sheriff Democratic primary^[25]^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Dart (incumbent)	397,844	76.37
	Democratic	Sylvester E. Baker Jr.	123,096	23.63
Total votes			520,940	100

2010 Cook County Sheriff election^[27]^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Dart (incumbent)	1,041,696	77.26
	Republican	Frederick Collins	257,682	19.11
	Green	Marshall P. Lewis	48,930	3.63
Total votes			1,348,308	100

2014 Cook County Sheriff Democratic primary^[29]^[30]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Dart (incumbent)	177,401	69.35
	Democratic	William "Bill" Evans	36,740	14.36
	Democratic	Sylvester E. Baker, Jr.	26,010	10.17
	Democratic	Tadeusz "Ted" Palka	15,661	6.12
Total votes			255,812	100

2014 Cook County Sheriff election^[31]^[32]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Dart (incumbent)	1,055,783	100.00
Total votes			1,055,783	100

2018 Cook County Sheriff Democratic primary^[33]^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Dart (incumbent)	640,512	100.00
Total votes			640,512	100

2018 Cook County Sheriff election^[35]^[36]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Dart (incumbent)	1,455,825	100.00
Total votes			1,455,825	100

2022 Cook County Sheriff Democratic primary^[37]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Dart (incumbent)	314,427	86.17
	Democratic	Noland Rivera	50,455	13.83
Total votes			364,882	100

2022 Cook County Sheriff election^[38]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Dart (incumbent)	1,041,525	74.21
	Republican	Lupe Aguirre	321,252	22.89
	Libertarian	Brad Sandefur	40,752	2.90
Total votes			1,403,529	100

References

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^^a ^b"Illinois sheriff: No foreclosure evictions on my watch",CNN, October 8, 2008
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^Judge Abner Mikva (2009-04-30)."Thomas Dart - The 2009 TIME 100".Time. Archived fromthe original on May 3, 2009. Retrieved2010-02-04.
^Dart v. Craigslist, 665 F. Supp. 2d 961 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 20, 2009)
^"Sheriff sues Craigslist as 'largest source' of prostitution". Chicago Breaking News. 2009-03-05. Retrieved2010-02-04.
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External links

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Cook County Sheriff's Office
Tom Dart biography Archived 2010-04-14 at theWayback Machine

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Preceded by Daniel J. McLaughlin	Democratic nominee forTreasurer of Illinois 2002	Succeeded by Alexi Giannoulias

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