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Julie Hamos (born January 29, 1949) is a former Democratic member of the
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, representing the 18th District from 1999 to 2010. Her district included
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in
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and the suburbs of Evanston,
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,
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, Winnetka and Glencoe.


Early life

Born in
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, the seven-year-old Julie, her brother and parents escaped at the height of the Hungarian Revolution in 1956. She grew up in
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. After receiving her
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degree in 1975 from
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, Hamos became the first staff attorney for a newly formed subcommittee of the powerful
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. Later she became legislative and political action director for the
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, working on policy issues affecting working men and women. From 1981 to 1984, Hamos served as legislative counsel and policy advisor to then-State's Attorney
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, advocating for the first-ever laws and policies on domestic violence and sexual assault. She was appointed in 1984 as director of the child support division, with oversight of 300,000 child support cases. In 1988, Hamos founded Julie E. Hamos & Associates, a public policy and community relations consulting firm. Hamos lives in Chicago with her husband,
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, a retired
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.


Illinois House of Representatives

In 1998, incumbent
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ran for the
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in
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. Hamos was elected her successor. She took office December 31, 1998. In June 2004, Hamos was selected as a fellow at the
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for Senior Executives in State and Local Government.


Congressional campaign

In July 2009, Hamos declared her candidacy for the
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in Illinois’ 10th congressional district, but lost to
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in the Democratic primary in February 2010. In April 2010, she was appointed by Governor Pat Quinn to be the new director of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the agency that oversees the Illinois Medicaid program.


Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services

Hamos led the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) until January 9, 2015, when she resigned before incoming, newly elected governor
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took office. During her tenure at HFS—Illinois' largest state agency—she guided the expansion of managed care in the Illinois Medicaid program, the expansion of coverage under President Barack Obama's health care law and upgraded technology systems. She also implemented child support initiatives "such as working with fathers on parenting, making child support information available on cell phone and intercepting gambling winnings at casinos."


References


External links


Illinois General Assembly - Representative Julie Hamos (D) 18th District
''official IL House website''
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