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Don Manzullo | |
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| Chairman of theHouse Small Business Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007 | |
| Speaker | Dennis Hastert |
| Preceded by | Jim Talent |
| Succeeded by | Nydia Velázquez |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's16th district | |
| In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | John W. Cox Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Adam Kinzinger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Donald Anthony Manzullo (1944-03-24)March 24, 1944 (age 81) Rockford, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Freda Teslik Manzullo |
| Residence | Leaf River, Illinois |
| Education | American University (BA) Marquette University (JD) |
Don Manzullo on his support for legislation to improve the calculation of subsidy rates forSBA loans Recorded March 31, 2004 | |
Donald Anthony Manzullo[1] (born March 24, 1944)[2] is anAmerican lawyer and politician who served as theU.S. representative forIllinois's 16th congressional district, from 1993 to 2013. He is a member of theRepublican Party. From 2001 to 2007 he served as Chairman of theCommittee on Small Business, and from January 2011 to January 2013 he served as Chairman of theForeign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. He was defeated in the 2012 Republican Primary on March 20, 2012.[3]
Manzullo served as the president and CEO of the Korea Economic Institute between 2012 and 2018.
Don Manzullo was born inRockford, Illinois and attendedAuburn High School, graduating in 1962.[2] He earned a bachelor's degree fromAmerican University inWashington, D.C. in 1967 and aJ.D. degree fromMarquette University Law School inMilwaukee, Wisconsin in 1970.[2] Manzullo practiced as an attorney inOregon, Illinois before entering politics.[2][4]
Incumbent Republican U.S. CongresswomanLynn Morley Martin, ofIllinois's 16th congressional district, decided to retire in order to run for the U.S. Senate. Manzullo ran in the Republican primary, but lost to State RepresentativeJohn Hallock, Jr. 54%-46%.[5] In the general election, Hallock was defeated by DemocratJohn W. Cox Jr., a city attorney.
Manzullo ran for the 16th district again in 1992. He won the Republican primary defeating State SenatorJack Schaffer 56%-44%.[6] In the general election, he defeated the incumbent 56%-44%.[7]
During this time period, Manzullo was never challenged in the Republican primary. He won re-election every two years with at least 60% of the vote, and was completely unopposed in 1998.[8]
Manzullo defeated Democrat Bob Abboud, the Mayor ofBarrington Hills, 61%-36%.[9]
Manzullo defeated Democrat George Gaulrapp, the Mayor ofFreeport, 65%-31%.[10]
Illinois' congressional map was significantly altered after the 2010 census. Manzullo's district underwent some of the most dramatic changes. For most of the last century and a half, the 16th and its predecessors had stretched from the Rockford area to the northwestern corner of the state, though from 1993 to 2013 it stretched as far asMcHenry County in the Chicago suburbs. Indeed, the addition of McHenry County helped Manzullo defeat Cox in 1992. The reconfigured 16th retained Manzullo's home inOgle County and most of Rockford's suburbs. However, most of its western portion, including more than half of Rockford itself, was shifted to the 17th District. To make up for the loss in population, the 16th was pushed well to the east, and now stretched from the Wisconsin border to the Indiana border, essentially wrapping around thecollar counties. The new map drew the home of freshman11th district incumbentAdam Kinzinger, a somewhat more moderate Republican, into the 16th.
Despite this dramatic remap, the new 16th was still geographically more Manzullo's district than Kinzinger's. The new 16th included roughly 44 percent of Manzullo's former territory and only 31 percent of Kinzinger's. Manzullo was backed by conservative groups includingFreedomWorks, theAmerican Conservative Union, and variousTea Party groups, while Kinzinger was backed byHouse Majority LeaderEric Cantor.[3] Kinzinger defeated Manzullo in the Republican primary 56%-44% and later went on to win the general election.[11]
Manzullo had a very conservative voting record; indeed, for much of his tenure he was one of the most (if not the most) conservative members of the Illinois delegation. He has a lifetimeAmerican Conservative Union rating of 96, the highest in the Illinois delegation. He was a member of theRepublican Study Committee. His views on such issues as abortion also follow this trend; he has a 100% approval rating from theNational Right to Life Committee since 1997.[12] He is also a strong supporter of theAmerican Land Rights Association.[13]
During his tenure in Congress, Manzullo authored 17 bills that were signed into law by thePresident and altered the direction of 18 other bills that also became law.[4] He also significantly influenced over 50 administrative actions by the Executive Branch through regulatory changes or alterations to internal policy.[4]
Manzullo spent most of his career working on issues related to manufacturing. He was featured on the cover ofThe Manufacturer because of his work with small business-related policy.[citation needed] Manzullo was the chairman of theCommittee on Small Business from 2001 to 2007.[2] He held over sixty hearings during this time to investigate the phenomenon of corporate outsourcing. Manzullo has also worked on transportation issues. His ability to gain great funding for highway improvements within his district has given him somewhat of a reputation as apork barreller. He authored a law that requires clinics to report instances of child abuse. Manzullo co-founded and co-chaired the bipartisan House Manufacturing Caucus and also served as a co-chair of the House Automotive Caucus.[4]
In November 2009, Manzullo was criticized by some constituents for calling [Islam] a “savage religion.” He was referring to the religion of the detainees at theGuantanamo,Cuba prison that are being considered for transfer to a Thomson, Illinois prison located in his district. He later apologized for the comment, saying that he was not referring generally to Islam, but to terrorists who "believe and practice a violent, anti-modernity version of Wahhabism in which they seek to impose a new caliphate.”[14]
During his time in Congress, Manzullo worked avidly to ensure "the safety of the American people".[15] He consistently supported the interests of theAmerican Security Council Foundation and theCenter for Security Politics.[16] At one point, Manzullo worked on an appeal to PresidentBarack Obama to forgo his plan to move over 200 Taliban and al Qaeda terrorist suspects fromGuantanamo Bay detention camp to northern Illinois for detainment.[15][17] He instead advocated for the creation of a new federal prison, the Thomson Correctional Facility, as a new hub in the already vastly over capacity prison system.[15][18]
Manzullo has offered support toBritish American Tobacco in its campaign against theAustralian government's decision to compel tobacco companies to only offer their products in plain packaging in an effort to reducesmoking rates, particularly amongst young people.[19]
To fund his campaigns for re-election, Manzullo receives financing from a number of contributors, foremost among themHoneywell International, which donated $10,000 towards his last election.[20] He has also received amounts of $5,000 or more from New York Life Insurance, American Society of Anesthesiologists, AFLAC Incorporated, and the American Bankers Association.[20] In total, 58% of his funds were drawn from private sources, and 40% from PAC contributions; none of his own money is used to finance his campaigns.[20][21]
Manzullo served as the chairman on theHouse Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific from 2011 to 2013.[4]
Manzullo was a member of theRepublican National Committee.[2]
On January 4, 2013, after his congressional term had ended, Manzullo became the president and CEO of the Korea Economic Institute, a Washington think tank.[4][22]
| Candidates | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Hendrickson | Democratic Party | 88,781 | 33% | ||
| Don Manzullo | Republican Party | 178,174 | 67% | ||
| Sources:[23][24] | |||||
| Candidates | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kutsch | Democratic Party | 55,487 | 29% | ||
| Don Manzullo | Republican Party | 133,339 | 71% | ||
| Source:[25] | |||||
| Candidates | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kutsch | Democratic Party | 90,266 | 30.9% | ||
| Don Manzullo | Republican Party | 201,976 | 69.1% | ||
| Source:[26] | |||||
| Candidates | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard D. Auman | Democratic Party | 61,105 | 33% | ||
| Don Manzullo | Republican Party | 121,331 | 66% | ||
| Source:[27] | |||||
| Candidates | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Abboud | Democratic Party | 112,287 | 36.1% | ||
| Don Manzullo | Republican Party | 189,511 | 60.9% | ||
| Source:[28] | |||||
| Candidates | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Gaulrapp | Democratic Party | 65,935 | 31.0% | ||
| Don Manzullo | Republican Party | 138100 | 65.0% | ||
| Source:[29] | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Adam Kinzinger | 45,546 | 53.9 | |
| Republican | Don Manzullo (Incumbent) | 38,889 | 46.1 | |
| Total votes | 84,435 | 100.0 | ||
Manzullo is married to the former Freda Teslik and is the father of Neil, Noel and Katie Manzullo.[4] He lives inEgan, a small, rural community near Rockford.[citation needed]
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