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Pamela Althoff
| Pamela Althoff | ||
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| Illinois State Senate District 32 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2003 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 12, 2013 | ||
| Years in position | 9 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $67,836/year | |
| Per diem | $132/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 4, 2008 | |
| First elected | November 2002 | |
| Next election | November 6, 2012 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Mayor, McHenry City | ||
| 2001 – 2003 | ||
| Education | ||
| Bachelor's | Illinois State University (1975) | |
| Master's | Northeastern Illinois University (1978) | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | November 22, 1953 | |
| Religion | Christian | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Personal website | ||
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Althoff graduated from Illinois State with her Bachelor's degree and her Master's degree from Northeast Illinois.
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Althoff has been appointed to these committees:
- Appropriations II Committee, Illinois State Senate, Ranking Minority Member
- Committee of the Whole, Illinois Senate
- Human Services Committee, Illinois State Senate
- Labor Committee, Illinois State Senate
- Local Government Committee, Illinois State Senate
- Joint Committee on Administrative Rules
- Subcommittee on Amendments (Local Government)
- Subcommittee on Health Care Licensing
- Subcommittee on Special Issues (Human Services)
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Althoff served on these committees:
- Appropriations I
- Appropriations II Ranking Republican Member
- Deficit Reduction
- Higher Education
- Labor
- Licensed Activities Ranking Republican Member
- Local Government[1].
Issues
Presidential preference
2012
Pamela Althoff has endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. [2]
Legislation
In 2009, Althoff co-sponsored Senate Bill 1555. SB 1555 would alter the way that taxes are imposed in Special Service Areas throughout the state.[3]
Current state law allows municipalities to create special service areas, or SSAs. SSAs can generate funding to build infrastructure projects that are intended to benefit a geographical area that is less than borders of a municipality. This can include sewer projects, street repairs and so on.
Property owners located within an SSAs pay more on their property taxes for a set period (usually 20 years) until bonds issued to pay for the project are repaid. Residents can stop a town or county from imposing an SSA by collecting signatures on a petition from 51% of the area's property owners of record and 51% of the registered voters within the SSA.
Althoff's legislation would instead require the municipality that wants to impose the tax to hold a vote before they impose the tax, rather than putting the burden of collecting signatures on those who oppose the tax. According to co-sponsor Jack D. Franks, SB 1555 "would require the people who are trying to raise taxes on the citizens to prove that 51 percent of the people want their taxes raised."[3]
Elections
2012
- See also: Illinois State Senate elections, 2012
Althoff is running for election to the Illinois State Senate in District 36 in the 2012 election. Althoff was unopposed in the Republican primary on March 20 and is unopposed in the general election, which takes place on November 6, 2012.[4]
2008
On November 4, 2008, Republican Pamela Althoff won re-election to the Illinois State Senate District 32 receiving 93,855 votes.[5]
| Illinois State Senate, District 32 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Pamela Althoff (R)
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93,855 | |||
Campaign donors
2008
In 2008, Althoff collected $170,928 in donations.[6]
Listed below are those that contributed most to her campaign.
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Comcast | $7,000 |
| Chicago Automobile Trade Association | $5,000 |
| Palmetto Properties Inc. | $4,300 |
| Illinois State Medical Society | $4,000 |
| Altria | $3,500 |
| Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois | $3,250 |
| Lexington Square Inc. | $3,000 |
| Valley Medical Inn | $3,000 |
| Construction & General Laborers District Council of Chicago & Vicinity | $2,700 |
| Kraft Foods | $2,250 |
| Walgreens | $2,000 |
| Central Illinois Public Service Co. | $2,000 |
| Illinois Health Care Association | $2,000 |
| Vincent & Patricia Foglia | $2,000 |
| Thomas Dorl | $2,000 |
| Illinois Merchants Association | $2,000 |
| Friends of Harper | $2,000 |
| Illinois Construction Industry CMTE | $2,000 |
| Citizens for Frank Watson | $2,000 |
| Illinois Realtors Association | $1,800 |
Recent news
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Pamela Althoff News Feed
- Controversial Illinois teacher program would get $1.5 million under plan - STLtoday.com
- Bill to limit special prosecution costs clears senate - Northwest Herald
- Senate Dems' Budget Plan Advances In Springfield - CBS Local
- Illinois House, Senate deliberating future of enterprise zones - Chicago Tribune
- Suburban mayors: Don't take our income tax share - Chicago Daily Herald
- State's Minimum Wage Could Become Highest in Country - Patch.com
- Chico goes on the offensive - The Capitol Fax Blog (blog)
- Lawmakers scrambling to find funds to cover child care gap - Northwest Herald
- In the Spotlight: Enterprise zones work, should be renewed - Peoria Journal Star
- Guest Column: Senate bill threatens county choices on wind - The Rock River Times
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District 32
Bond represents Illinois Senate District 32. District 32 includes McHenry County which is considered part of the Chicagoland region[7].
Issues
Political positions
Debt negotiations
Althoff is one of the members of a bipartisan group organized by the National Conference of Legislatures called the Task Force on Federal Deficit Reduction (TFFDR). Consisting of 23 state lawmakers from 17 states,[8] the group went to Capitol Hill on September 21, 2011 to urge the Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to cut the nation's debt but not impose severe budget cuts on the states.
TFFDR urged the Committee to consider new revenue as a possibility, instead of just focusing on budget cuts as House Speaker John Boehner has proposed. The group specifically proposed passage of the "Main Street Fairness Act," which would allow states to tax online retailers.[9]
Personal
Althoff resides in McHenry, Illinois.
External links
- Pamela Althoff's personal website
- Biography from the Illinois General Assembly
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004,
- Sen. Althoff on State Surge
- Pamela Althoff on Twitter
- Pamela Althoff on LinkedIn
References
- ↑ "Illinois General Assembly" List of Illinois Senate Committees, July 28, 2009
- ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Illinois Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno and Five State Senators," March 13, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Northwest Herald, "Johnsburg residents question funding source for SSA appeal case", June 19, 2009
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections "Candidate List," December 5, 2011
- ↑ Illinois Senate election results for 2008
- ↑ Althoff Campaign Donors
- ↑ "Illinois Chamber of * Commerce Committee, Illinois State Senate, Northeast Illinois Legislative District Maps, July 29, 2009
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Task Force on Federal Deficit Reduction," accessed September 26, 2011
- ↑ Stateline, "State legislators want revenue on table in debt talks," September 22, 2011
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