Robert S. Molaro (June 29, 1950 – June 15, 2020) was an American politician. He served as a

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member of both houses of the

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Biography

He graduated from Loyola University with a B.S. in business administration and received his J.D. from John Marshall Law School. He served as a delegate to the

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. In 1984, he was elected the Democratic Committeeman for Chicago's 12th ward. In 1993, he was elected to the

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. He was later elected to the

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. Upon his retirement from the state legislature on December 4, 2008, Molaro was eligible for a public pension of about $64,000 annually based on the formula for Illinois lawmakers of 85% of their last salary. Chicago Alderman

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hired Molaro as an expert on pensions to write a 19-page white paper on Chicago's pension funds. Molaro worked as an aide to Burke for one month, earned $12,000, and nearly doubled his pension. On June 15, 2020, Molaro died of

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Electoral history

2002: (D) Robert S. Molaro: 61% (R) Randy Kantner: 39% 2004: (D) Robert S. Molaro: 59% (R) Martin J. Ryan: 41% 2006: (D) Robert S. Molaro: 70% (R) Charles Johnson: 30% 2008: Did not seek re-election

References

External links

Illinois General Assembly - Representative Robert S. Molaro (D) 21st District
official IL House website
BillsCommitteesProject Vote Smart - Representative Robert S. Molaro (IL)
profile *''Follow the Money'' - Robert S Molaro
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campaign contributions

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