Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman
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Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman is Commissioner
for the 17th district of Cook County
, Illinois
. Gorman served as Chairman of the Cook County
Republican Party
from 2007 to 2008 http://www.cookrepublicans.com/executiveboard/contentview.asp?c=18674 and is the Orland Township Republican Committeeman.
Gorman is the owner of Gorman Insurance Group.
and Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
where she received her B.A. in Marketing. Gorman graduated from the University of Notre Dame
Executive MBA program with a Master of Business Administration on May 18, 2008.
During her time on the Cook County Board, Gorman has fought hard on behalf of the taxpayers of her district opposing the "Hotel Occupancy Tax" and the "Food and Beverage Tax" in 2003, the 150% cigarette tax increase in 2004 and the additional 100% increase in 2006. She opposed the "Food and Beverage Tax" and the "Hotel Occupancy Tax" again in 2007, she opposed the "Sanctuary County" resolution for illegal immigrants in 2007 and sponsored a repeal of the ordinance later that year and most recently she voted against Board President Todd Stroger's bloated 2008 budget and was joined by all Republican members of the County Board and two democratic members in opposing the 133% increase in the Cook County sales tax.
Gorman also serves as the Chairman of the Suburban Caucus of the Cook County Board, having been elected by her fellow commissioners serving suburban Cook County.
On May 5, 2009, Commissioner Gorman led a surprise tax revolt against Board President Todd Stroger by securing 12 votes for her Bill to repeal the Cook County sales tax increase passed in 2008. Although Stroger vetoed the ordinance, it was a major accomplishment to get such wide support for this ordinance. Other Commissioners had tried to get similar ordinances passed on several occasions and could not secure more than 7 votes. On December 1, 2009 Commissioner Gorman successfully led the effort to rollback Cook County's sales tax increase and override County Board President Todd Stroger's veto, cutting the county sales tax from 1.75% to 1.25%.
resident where she resides with her husband Gerald and three young sons, Conor, Liam and Shane.
Cook County Board of Commissioners
The Cook County Board of Commissioners is a legislative body made up of 17 commissioners who are elected by district for four year terms. Cook County, which includes the City of Chicago, is the nation's second largest county with a population of 5.2 million residents...
for the 17th district of Cook County
Cook County, Illinois
Cook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, with its county seat in Chicago. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County. The county has 5,194,675 residents, which is 40.5 percent of all Illinois residents. Cook County's population is larger than...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. Gorman served as Chairman of the Cook County
Cook County, Illinois
Cook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, with its county seat in Chicago. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County. The county has 5,194,675 residents, which is 40.5 percent of all Illinois residents. Cook County's population is larger than...
Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
from 2007 to 2008 http://www.cookrepublicans.com/executiveboard/contentview.asp?c=18674 and is the Orland Township Republican Committeeman.
Gorman is the owner of Gorman Insurance Group.
Early life
Gorman is a graduate of Mother McAuley High SchoolMother McAuley Liberal Arts High School
Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School is an all-girl, Catholic high school located in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois at 3737 West 99th Street. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago...
and Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota is a private, comprehensive, coeducational university with an undergraduate campus in the city of Winona, Minnesota, United States...
where she received her B.A. in Marketing. Gorman graduated from the University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
Executive MBA program with a Master of Business Administration on May 18, 2008.
Cook County Commissioner
First elected in November 2002 and re-elected in 2006. On November 2, 2010, Gorman was re-elected to a third time, garnering nearly 60% of the vote to defeat her democrat opponent by more than 21,000 votes and her Green party opponent by more than 51,000 votes. When the new term began on December 6, 2010, Gorman was chosen as the Committee Chairperson of the Environmental Control Committee and Vice Chairperson of the Roads and Bridges Committee, Rules and Administration Committee and the Technology Committee. Gorman is a member of 10 additional committees: Contract Compliance; Criminal Justice; Finance; Real Estate and Business and Economic Development; Tax Delinquency; Health and Hospitals; Homeland Security and Emergency Management; Law Enforcement; and Legislation and Intergovernmental Relations.During her time on the Cook County Board, Gorman has fought hard on behalf of the taxpayers of her district opposing the "Hotel Occupancy Tax" and the "Food and Beverage Tax" in 2003, the 150% cigarette tax increase in 2004 and the additional 100% increase in 2006. She opposed the "Food and Beverage Tax" and the "Hotel Occupancy Tax" again in 2007, she opposed the "Sanctuary County" resolution for illegal immigrants in 2007 and sponsored a repeal of the ordinance later that year and most recently she voted against Board President Todd Stroger's bloated 2008 budget and was joined by all Republican members of the County Board and two democratic members in opposing the 133% increase in the Cook County sales tax.
Gorman also serves as the Chairman of the Suburban Caucus of the Cook County Board, having been elected by her fellow commissioners serving suburban Cook County.
On May 5, 2009, Commissioner Gorman led a surprise tax revolt against Board President Todd Stroger by securing 12 votes for her Bill to repeal the Cook County sales tax increase passed in 2008. Although Stroger vetoed the ordinance, it was a major accomplishment to get such wide support for this ordinance. Other Commissioners had tried to get similar ordinances passed on several occasions and could not secure more than 7 votes. On December 1, 2009 Commissioner Gorman successfully led the effort to rollback Cook County's sales tax increase and override County Board President Todd Stroger's veto, cutting the county sales tax from 1.75% to 1.25%.
Family
Gorman is an Orland ParkOrland Park, Illinois
Orland Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States; it also extends slightly into Will County. The population was 56,767 at the 2010 census. The office of the Assistant Village Manager, Ellen Baer, states that the Will County section of Orland Park is industrial while the Cook County...
resident where she resides with her husband Gerald and three young sons, Conor, Liam and Shane.