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Scott E. Penny
Scott E. Penny is a former American chief of police and a politician who served as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from November 2011 until January 2013. Background Penny received his associate degree in law enforcement form Belleville Area College and his bachelor's degree in criminal justice from McKendree University. He served as an adjunct professor at Southwestern Illinois College. Penny served as police chief for Fairmont City, Illinois and was a business owner. Illinois House of Representatives In November 2011, Penny was appointed by local Democratic Party (United States), Democratic leaders to the Illinois House of Representatives to succeed Thomas Holbrook, Tom Holbrook who chose to resign and take chairmanship of the Illinois Pollution Control Board. Penny served until January 2013 Post legislative career On July 1, 2013, Governor Pat Quinn (politician), Pat Quinn appointed Penny to the Southwest Regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled a wide cadre of politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.M. Philip Lucas, "Martin Van Buren as Party Leader and at Andrew Jackson's Right Hand." in ''A Companion to the Antebellum Presidents 1837–1861'' (2014): 107–129."The Democratic Party, founded in 1828, is the world's oldest political party" states Its main political rival has been the Republican Party since the 1850s. The party is a big tent, and though it is often described as liberal, it is less ideologically uniform than the Republican Party (with major individuals within it frequently holding widely different political views) due to the broader list of unique voting blocs that compose it. The historical predecessor of the Democratic Party is considered to be th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
