Michael Quigley
Encyclopedia
Michael "Mike" Quigley is the U.S. Representative
for , serving since the April 7, 2009 special election
. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Quigley is a former member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
, where he represented Chicago
's northside neighborhoods of Lakeview
, Uptown
and Rogers Park
. He also teaches environmental policy and Chicago politics at Loyola University Chicago
.
where he graduated from Glenbard North High School
in 1977. He then attended Roosevelt University
where he earned his bachelor's degree. Quigley moved into the Lakeview
area of Chicago in 1982 and became involved in community activities. He attended the Loyola University Chicago School of Law
, where he earned a juris doctor
, and the University of Chicago
, where he earned a master's degree in public policy. Quigley married his wife Barbara and they now have two daughters, Alyson and Meghan.
Quigley was first elected to the Cook County Board of Commissioners
in 1998. During his tenure he has gained a reputation as a reformer as he opposed tax hikes supported by Cook County Board President John Stroger
, and later his son and successor Todd Stroger
. He contended the county could operate more efficiently and he presented reports to support the position. Quigley also challenged the practice of finding jobs for Democratic officials with the Cook County Forest Preserve District.
Quigley won the March 3, 2009 Democratic primary for Rahm Emanuel
's seat in the special election
to succeed him in . He was endorsed by the Chicago Sun-Times
, which called him "a constant advocate for fiscal responsibility and a watchdog against waste and corruption". He was also endorsed by the Chicago Tribune
, which cited Quigley's efforts to improve county government, noting "If Quigley's ideas had all been put in place, the county would not be crying now for more money".
Quigley went on to win the April 7 general election with nearly 70% of the vote, beating out Republican Rosanna Pulido
and Green Party candidate Matt Reichel
. By most accounts, the 5th was so heavily Democratic that Quigley had already guaranteed himself a seat in Congress in the primary.
2010
Quigley won re-election in 2010.
In May of 2011, Rep. Quigley sponsored an amendment to the Patriot Act prohibiting the sale of weapons from those on the FBI’s Terrorist Watch List. Rep. Quigley believed that the Republican limitation of civil liberties under the Patriot Act contradicted their unwillingness to limit Second Amendment
rights. This bill, proposed as an amendment to the Patriot Act, came under fire from House Republicans Reps. James Sensenbrenner Jr. of Wisconsin and Louie Gohmert
of Texas who argued that this would infringe on the Second Amendment rights of those mistakenly placed on the Terrorist Watch List. However, in a vote dictated by political party, the bill lost 21-11 with the House Judiciary panel.
Public Health
Rep. Quigley has received a rating of 100 (on a scale of 1 to 100) from the American Public Health Association
, indicating his strong support of healthcare legislation. In April of 2011, Rep. Quigley voted against Rep. Paul Ryan
’s budget plan (which involved budget cuts to Medicare as well as decreased government funding to help citizens procure health insurance). Also in April 2011, Rep. Quigley voted against repealing the “Prevention and Public Health” slush fund, a fund focused on Community and Clinical Prevention of chronic diseases, as well as allotting money towards healthcare infrastructure and research. Rep. Quigley also voted for increases in government spending on physical and occupational therapy.
Environment
A Sierra Club
member since high school, Rep. Quigley initially joined politics because of his desire to help the environment through legislation. Rep. Quigley has enacted this desire through supporting the American Clean Energy and Security Act
, a 2009 bill to create an emissions trading plan which passed in the House of Representatives
but was defeated in the Senate. Rep. Quigley also introduced the Federal Birdsafe Buildings Bill, a 2011 initiative to make all buildings built by the General Services Administration built with the maximum amount of bird-safe materials and features. In April of 2011, Rep. Quigley voted to prohibit invasive research on great apes.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
for , serving since the April 7, 2009 special election
Illinois's 5th congressional district special election, 2009
A special election was held in Illinois's 5th congressional district in 2009 to fill the seat vacated by Rahm Emanuel. On April 7, Democratic nominee Michael Quigley defeated Republican nominee Rosanna Pulido and Green nominee Matt Reichel...
. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Quigley is a former member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
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...
, where he represented Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
's northside neighborhoods of Lakeview
Lakeview, Chicago
Lake View, or Lakeview, is one of the 77 community area of the Chicago, Illinois, located in the city's North Side. It is bordered by West Diversey Parkway on the south, West Irving Park Road on the north, North Ravenswood Avenue on the west, and the shore of Lake Michigan on the east...
, Uptown
Uptown, Chicago
Uptown is one of Chicago’s 77 community areas. Uptown has well defined boundaries. They are: Foster on the north; Lake Michigan on the east; Montrose , and Irving Park on the south; Ravenswood , and Clark on the west. Uptown borders three community areas and Lake Michigan...
and Rogers Park
Rogers Park, Chicago
Rogers Park is one of the 77 Chicago community areas on the far north side of Chicago, Illinois, and is also the name of the Chicago neighborhood that constitutes most of the community area...
. He also teaches environmental policy and Chicago politics at Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago is a private Jesuit research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1870 under the title St...
.
Early life, education, and early political career
Mike Quigley was raised in Carol Stream, IllinoisCarol Stream, Illinois
Carol Stream is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Incorporated on January 5, 1959, and named after the developer's daughter, Carol Stream had a population of 40,438 as of the 2000 U.S. census.- History :...
where he graduated from Glenbard North High School
Glenbard North High School
Glenbard North High School, or GBN, and locally referred to as "North", is a public four-year high school located at the corner of Kuhn Road and Lies Road in Carol Stream, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States...
in 1977. He then attended Roosevelt University
Roosevelt University
Roosevelt University is a coeducational, private university with campuses in Chicago, Illinois and Schaumburg, Illinois. Founded in 1945, the university is named in honor of both former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. The university's curriculum is based on...
where he earned his bachelor's degree. Quigley moved into the Lakeview
Lakeview, Chicago
Lake View, or Lakeview, is one of the 77 community area of the Chicago, Illinois, located in the city's North Side. It is bordered by West Diversey Parkway on the south, West Irving Park Road on the north, North Ravenswood Avenue on the west, and the shore of Lake Michigan on the east...
area of Chicago in 1982 and became involved in community activities. He attended the Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Loyola University Chicago School of Law is the law school of the Loyola University Chicago, in Illinois. Established in 1909, by the Society of Jesus, the Roman Catholic order of the Jesuits, the School of Law is located in downtown Chicago, within walking distance of the Water Tower , the John...
, where he earned a juris doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
, and the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, where he earned a master's degree in public policy. Quigley married his wife Barbara and they now have two daughters, Alyson and Meghan.
Quigley was first elected to the Cook County Board of Commissioners
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...
in 1998. During his tenure he has gained a reputation as a reformer as he opposed tax hikes supported by Cook County Board President John Stroger
John Stroger
John H. Stroger, Jr. was an American politician who served from 1994 until 2006 as the first African-American president of the Cook County, Illinois Board of Commissioners. Stroger was a member of the Democratic Party. He was also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity...
, and later his son and successor Todd Stroger
Todd Stroger
Todd H. Stroger is the former president of the Cook County, Illinois Board and a former alderman for the 8th Ward in Chicago. Stroger is a member of the Democratic Party. In 2001, he was appointed to the Chicago City Council by Richard M. Daley...
. He contended the county could operate more efficiently and he presented reports to support the position. Quigley also challenged the practice of finding jobs for Democratic officials with the Cook County Forest Preserve District.
Elections
2009Quigley won the March 3, 2009 Democratic primary for Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Israel Emanuel is an American politician and the 55th and current Mayor of Chicago. He was formerly White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama...
's seat in the special election
Illinois's 5th congressional district special election, 2009
A special election was held in Illinois's 5th congressional district in 2009 to fill the seat vacated by Rahm Emanuel. On April 7, Democratic nominee Michael Quigley defeated Republican nominee Rosanna Pulido and Green nominee Matt Reichel...
to succeed him in . He was endorsed by the Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. It is the flagship paper of the Sun-Times Media Group.-History:The Chicago Sun-Times is the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the city...
, which called him "a constant advocate for fiscal responsibility and a watchdog against waste and corruption". He was also endorsed by the Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
, which cited Quigley's efforts to improve county government, noting "If Quigley's ideas had all been put in place, the county would not be crying now for more money".
Quigley went on to win the April 7 general election with nearly 70% of the vote, beating out Republican Rosanna Pulido
Rosanna Pulido
Rosanna Pulido, born 1956 in Chicago, was the Republican nominee for U.S. Congress in the April 7th, 2009 special election for Illinois's 5th congressional district. Pulido won the Republican Primary on March 3, 2009...
and Green Party candidate Matt Reichel
Matt Reichel
Matthew Reichel is an Illinois politician and activist. A member of the Green Party, Reichel is the party's candidate for the US Congress in Illinois' 5th congressional district in 2010. He was also the party's candidate for Congress in Illinois's 5th congressional district 2009 special election...
. By most accounts, the 5th was so heavily Democratic that Quigley had already guaranteed himself a seat in Congress in the primary.
2010
Quigley won re-election in 2010.
Tenure
Gun ControlIn May of 2011, Rep. Quigley sponsored an amendment to the Patriot Act prohibiting the sale of weapons from those on the FBI’s Terrorist Watch List. Rep. Quigley believed that the Republican limitation of civil liberties under the Patriot Act contradicted their unwillingness to limit Second Amendment
Second Amendment
Second Amendment may refer to:*Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, part of the United States Bill of Rights*Colorado Amendment 2 , which was the subject of the United States Supreme Court case Romer v...
rights. This bill, proposed as an amendment to the Patriot Act, came under fire from House Republicans Reps. James Sensenbrenner Jr. of Wisconsin and Louie Gohmert
Louie Gohmert
Louis Buller Gohmert, Jr. is an American politician and current Republican U.S. Representative from Texas's 1st congressional district.-Life and career:...
of Texas who argued that this would infringe on the Second Amendment rights of those mistakenly placed on the Terrorist Watch List. However, in a vote dictated by political party, the bill lost 21-11 with the House Judiciary panel.
Public Health
Rep. Quigley has received a rating of 100 (on a scale of 1 to 100) from the American Public Health Association
American Public Health Association
The American Public Health Association is Washington, D.C.-based professional organization for public health professionals in the United States. Founded in 1872 by Dr. Stephen Smith, APHA has more than 30,000 members worldwide...
, indicating his strong support of healthcare legislation. In April of 2011, Rep. Quigley voted against Rep. Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan may refer to:* Paul Ryan , member of the U.S. House of Representatives* Paul Ryan , music agent for The Agency, former Cradle of Filth guitarist* Paul Ryan , comics artist...
’s budget plan (which involved budget cuts to Medicare as well as decreased government funding to help citizens procure health insurance). Also in April 2011, Rep. Quigley voted against repealing the “Prevention and Public Health” slush fund, a fund focused on Community and Clinical Prevention of chronic diseases, as well as allotting money towards healthcare infrastructure and research. Rep. Quigley also voted for increases in government spending on physical and occupational therapy.
Environment
A Sierra Club
Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is the oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States. It was founded on May 28, 1892, in San Francisco, California, by the conservationist and preservationist John Muir, who became its first president...
member since high school, Rep. Quigley initially joined politics because of his desire to help the environment through legislation. Rep. Quigley has enacted this desire through supporting the American Clean Energy and Security Act
American Clean Energy and Security Act
The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 was an energy bill in the 111th United States Congress that would have established a variant of an emissions trading plan similar to the European Union Emission Trading Scheme...
, a 2009 bill to create an emissions trading plan which passed in the House of Representatives
House of Representatives
House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national states. In some countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often called a "senate". In other countries, the House of...
but was defeated in the Senate. Rep. Quigley also introduced the Federal Birdsafe Buildings Bill, a 2011 initiative to make all buildings built by the General Services Administration built with the maximum amount of bird-safe materials and features. In April of 2011, Rep. Quigley voted to prohibit invasive research on great apes.
Committee assignments
- Committee on the JudiciaryUnited States House Committee on the JudiciaryThe U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, also called the House Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is charged with overseeing the administration of justice within the federal courts, administrative agencies and Federal law enforcement...
- Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland SecurityUnited States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland SecurityThe House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security is a subcommittee within the House Judiciary Committee.-Jurisdiction:From the House Rules:...
- Subcommittee on the Constitution
- Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
- Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs (Ranking Member)
- Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations
External links
- U.S. Congressman Mike Quigley official U.S. House site
- Mike Quigley for Congress official campaign site