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Summary

Treasurer Dan Rutherford

Full Name: Dan Rutherford
Office: Treasurer (IL), Republican
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 05/26/1955
Birth Place: Pontiac, IL
Home City: Pontiac, IL

Recent Key Votes

SB 3658 - Temporary Sales Tax Holiday
Legislation (Did Not Vote)

May 27, 2010 - -Authorizes a 1.25% reduced rate of tax from August 6, 2010 through August 15, 2010, and each subsequent year beginning on the first Friday in ...

SB 3267 - Elder Financial Exploitation
Legislation (Yea)

May 5, 2010 - -Requires the Department to develop by joint rulemaking with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation minimum training standards that shall be used by financial ...

SB 3267 - Elder Financial Exploitation
Legislation (Did Not Vote)

March 24, 2010 - -Requires the Department to provide financial institutions with training materials and information concerning financial exploitation of the elderly and related financial fraud or abuse materials ...

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Recent Public Statements

The Southern Illinoisan - Kirk: Illinois Debt Endangers its Citizens

Oct. 12, 2011 - By Unknown Illinoisans owe more in debt than the citizens of any other Midwestern state, thanks to Illinois' fiscal crisis, according to a report released ...

Schilling, Rutherford Discuss Job Creation, Government Spending and Taxes in Illinois

June 25, 2011 - Congressman Bobby Schilling (R-IL-17) and Illinois State Treasurer Dan Rutherford today held a press conference at which they discussed job creation, government spending, and taxes ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2009-2010 Illinois National Federation of Independent Business Positions 83%
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Campaign Finances

Top industry Uncoded ($401,615.00)
Source FollowTheMoney.org
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Dan Rutherford repeatedly refused to provide any responses to citizens on the issues through the 2008 Political Courage Test when asked to do so by national leaders of the political parties, prominent members of the media, Project Vote Smart President Richard Kimball, and Project Vote Smart staff.

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View Dan Rutherford's Illinois State Legislative Election 2002 National Political Awareness Test
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Contact Information

Department Webmail
webmaster@treasurer.state.il.us

Department Website
http://www.treasurer.il.gov/

Department
100 West Randolph, Suite 15-600
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 312-814-1700
Fax: 312-814-5930
TDD/TTY: 312-814-6592

Department
Capitol Building
219 Statehouse
Springfield, IL 62706
Phone: 217-782-2211
Fax: 217-785-2777

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