Susan Garrett is a former
Democratic
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member of the
Illinois Senate
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, who represented the 29th District from 2003 to 2013, and the 59th district of the
Illinois House of Representatives
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for four years previously. The 29th district includes all or parts of
Bannockburn
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,
Deerfield,
Des Plaines
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,
Fort Sheridan,
Glencoe,
Glenview,
Highland Park,
Highwood,
Knollwood,
Lake Bluff,
Lake Forest,
Mount Prospect,
Niles,
Northbrook,
Park Ridge,
Prospect Heights and
Riverwoods.
Redistricting by Democratic legislators following the 2000 census made veteran Republican senator
Kathy Parker
Kathleen ("Kathy") Parker (born September 21, 1943) is a former Republican member of the Illinois Senate, who represented the 29th District from 1994 to 2003. The 29th district has a high percentage of independent voters and contains areas in ...
, vulnerable, and Garrett won the seat in 2002. While in the Illinois House, Garret proposed to limit campaign contributions from government employees to politicians for whom they worked, as well as from special interests, and upon election to the state Senate, she was named vice chair of the Government Ethics Reform Committee. In July 2011, Garrett announced she would not seek re-election to the state senate in 2012.
Personal background
Garrett lives in
Lake Forest with her husband, Scott. They have two adult children, Brett and Elizabeth. Garrett received her bachelor's degree in
political science
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from
Lake Forest College
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in 1994, and worked as a marketing consultant before becoming a full-time legislator.
References
External links
BillsCommitteesProject Vote Smart - Senator Susan Garrett (IL)
profile
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campaign contributions
1950 births
Democratic Party Illinois state senators
Lake Forest College alumni
Living people
Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives
People from Lake Forest, Illinois
Women state legislators in Illinois
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians
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