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  Breslin, Peg McDonnell
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NamePeg McDonnell Breslin
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Ottawa, Illinois , United States
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Born January 11, 1946 (78 years)
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Jul 30, 2015 02:47am
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InfoPeg Breslin was born in 1946 and raised on a farm near Ottawa. She earned her B.S. degree in political science from Loyola University of Chicago and a J.D. degree from
Loyola Law School in 1970. She served as legal counsel to the State Board of Education for several years and was in
private practice doing civil litigation. She served in the Illinois General Assembly from 1977 to 1990, including four terms as a member of Democratic House Leadership, first as Majority Whip and later as Assistant Majority Leader. After an unsuccessful bid for her party’s nomination
for State Treasurer, she retired from the House in 1990 to practice law in Ottawa. In 1992, she was elected to fill a vacancy on the Third District
Appellate Court. Judge Breslin is the first woman elected to the Appellate Court outside Cook County in the history of the state. She and her husband, John, have two children.


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  03/20/1990 IL Treasurer - D Primary Lost 48.88% (-2.23%)
  11/08/1988 IL State House 075 Won 76.62% (+53.25%)
  11/04/1986 IL State House 075 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/06/1984 IL State House 075 Won 64.99% (+29.99%)
  11/02/1982 IL State House 075 Won 58.07% (+16.14%)
  11/04/1980 IL State House 038 Won 21.07% (-9.32%)
  11/07/1978 IL State House 038 Won 23.35% (-6.02%)
  11/02/1976 IL State House 038 Won 23.16% (-4.01%)
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