Kevin A. McCarthy (born 1950) is a former

Democratic Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...

member of the

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, representing the 37th District from 1997 to 2011. The district included all of

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, portions of Orland Park,

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and unincorporated Frankfort Square. In the 1996 general election, McCarthy, of Orland Park, defeated Republican incumbent

John Doody John Thomas Doody Jr. (born January 15, 1945) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 37th district from September 1995 until January 1997 and later a Judge of the Cook County Ci ...

to represent the 37th district. He resigned effective December 27, 2011. The Democratic Representative Committee of the 37th Representative District appointed Charles W. Krezwick to the vacancy.

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