Lisa Madigan | |
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| Attorney General of Illinois | |
| In office January 13, 2003 – January 14, 2019 | |
| Governor | Rod Blagojevich Pat Quinn |
| Preceded by | Jim Ryan |
| Succeeded by | Kwame Raoul |
| Member of theIllinois Senate from the 17th district | |
| In office January 13, 1999 – January 7, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Bruce Farley |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1966-07-30)July 30, 1966 (age 58) Chicago,Illinois,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Pat Byrnes |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University Loyola University, Chicago |
Lisa Madigan (born July 30, 1966) was the 41stAttorney General of the US state ofIllinois from 2003, when she became the first female attorney general for Illinois, until 2019.
She is aDemocrat and the daughter ofMichael Madigan, who has beenSpeaker of the Illinois House of Representatives for most of the last 50 years.[1]
On December 12, 2008, she attracted national attention after filing a motion with theSupreme Court of Illinois to remove GovernorRod Blagojevich from office.[2] The motion was denied by the court without a hearing.
Madigan was born on July 30, 1966 inChicago,Illinois. She studied atGeorgetown University and atLoyola University Chicago School of Law. Madigan has been married to Pat Byrnes.
She was once said byThe New York Times to be among the seventeen most likely women to become the first femalePresident of the United States.[3]
On July 14, 2013 Madigan, who was widely expected to run, announced she would not run for governor in 2014 because of her father’s decision to stay in his post as speaker of the Illinois House, but that she would run for reelection instead.[4]
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