Larry Morrissey

Infobox_Politician
name = Lawrence J. "Larry" Morrissey


width = 200px
height = 250px
caption = 39th Mayor of Rockford
birth_date = 1969
birth_place = Rockford, Illinois
residence = Rockford, Illinois
office = 39th Mayor of Rockford, Illinois
term_start = 2005
term_end = Present
predecessor = Doug Scott
successor = Incumbent
party = Independent
religion = Roman Catholic
spouse = Stacy Hedrick
children = None
website =

Lawrence J. "Larry" Morrissey (Born in 1969 in Rockford, IL) is the Mayor of Rockford, IL. As an independent, Morrissey defeated Democrat incumbent Doug Scott in the 2005 mayoral elections after trying in his first run in 2001 with a populist campaign promising road improvements, education reforms, lower property taxes and a revitalized downtown. In an attempt to reduce the city's reliance on property taxes to fund road projects, Morrissey proposed an increase to the city's sales tax. A sales tax increase referendum was defeated in the March 2006 primary but passed in the April 2007 election.

External links

* [http://www.ci.rockford.il.us/government/mayor/index.cfm?id=370 Official Bio]
* [http://www.cityofrockford.net/uploadedFiles/government/Mayor/Mayor%20Larry%20Morrissey%20Speech%20.pdf Swearing in Speech]