Michael Bond is a former
Democratic member of the
Illinois Senate
The Illinois Senate is the Upper house, upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state, State of Illinois in the United States. The body was created by the first state constitution adop ...
, representing the 31st District from 2007 to 2011.
He received his Bachelor's degree in
Economics from
Southern Illinois University in 1992, and his
MBA in
Finance
Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of fina ...
from
Roosevelt University in 1997. Prior to being elected to the Senate he held various finance and budgeting positions with
Allstate Insurance Company, most recently Director of Corporate Finance.
Bond was elected to fill the seat being vacated by longtime senator
Adeline Jay Geo-Karis. Geo-Karis, who had served in the State Senate since 1979, was defeated in the Republican primary by Sue Simpson. Geo-Karis went on to endorse and actively campaign for Bond.
6/19/05-3/15/07
Bond's election, in an historically Republican district, was one of the many Democratic victories in 2006 that gave the Democratic Party a super-majority in the State Senate.
Senator Bond served as the Vice-Chairperson of the Transportation Committee, and serves on Appropriations II, Pensions and Investments, and State Government & Veterans Affairs Committees.
On November 2, 2010, Michael Bond lost the general election to Lake County Board Chairman Suzi Schmidt
Suzi Schmidt is a former Republican Illinois State Senator, representing the 31st district from January 2011 to January 2013. She previously served as chairman of the Board of Lake County, Illinois from 2000 to 2010.
Education and early life
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. He got about 46.5% of the vote, versus just over 53% for Suzi Schmidt
Suzi Schmidt is a former Republican Illinois State Senator, representing the 31st district from January 2011 to January 2013. She previously served as chairman of the Board of Lake County, Illinois from 2000 to 2010.
Education and early life
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References
External links
Illinois State Senator Michael Bond
official website
Illinois State Senator Michael Bond
official campaign website
Illinois General Assembly – Senator Michael Bond (D) 31st District
official IL Senate website
BillsCommitteesProject Vote Smart – Senator Michael Bond (IL)
profile
*''Follow the Money'' – Michael Bond
2006
campaign contributions
Illinois State Senate Democrats – Senator Michael Bond
profile
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Living people
Democratic Party Illinois state senators
People from Grayslake, Illinois
Roosevelt University alumni
Southern Illinois University alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American legislators