Corinne Wood

Corinne Wood
Corinne Wood
44th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
In office
January 11, 1999 – January 13, 2003
Governor George Ryan
Preceded by Bob Kustra
Succeeded by Pat Quinn
Personal details
Born May 28, 1954 (1954-05-28) (age 57)
Barrington, Illinois, USA
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Paul Wood
Profession attorney

Corinne J. Wood (born May 28, 1954) served as the 44th Lieutenant Governor of the US state of Illinois from 1999 to 2003.[1] Graduating Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Illinois and Loyola University School of Law, Wood was named general counsel to the Illinois Commissioner of Banks and Trusts.

Contents

Background

Born as Corinne Gieseke in Barrington, Illinois, Wood (a resident of Lake Forest) was the first female Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. A Republican, she was elected on Gov. George Ryan's ticket in 1998. An attorney, she served in the Illinois House of Representatives for one term prior to her election as lieutenant governor.

As Lieutenant Governor

As Lieutenant Governor, she was a frequent speaker across Illinois on a number of issues, including rural affairs, economic development, and women's health. The first two issues were part of her portfolio as Lieutenant Governor, and the third was added by her to her office's duties. While Lieutenant Governor, she gained national prominence for leading a campaign against Abercrombie & Fitch for sexually provocative pictures in the catalogue. As part of her campaign against the store, Wood urged a boycott and a letter writing campaign.

She also launched a statewide campaign to increase funding for breast cancer research through the "A Check for a Cure" Illinois tax return check-off when she first entered office.[citation needed]

Breast cancer

She battled breast cancer in the late 1990s and announced that she was resuming treatment for her cancer in January 2006.[2]

Campaign for Governor

In 2002, she sought the Republican nomination for Governor of Illinois to succeed the retiring Ryan. While she was not a part of the scandals that ended the Ryan Administration, Wood was hurt by this in the primary, along with her reputation for being a moderate Republican. She finished third in the primary losing to Attorney General Jim Ryan.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Illinois Secretary of State. Illinois Blue Book 2003–2004
  2. ^ The State Journal-Register. "Former state official to fight cancer again". January 18, 2006

External links

Political offices
Preceded by
Bob Kustra
Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
1999 – 2003
Succeeded by
Pat Quinn

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Corinne Wood — Corinne J. Wood (née le 28 mai 1954 à Barrington (Illinois), est une femme politique américaine, qui fut la lieutenant gouverneur républicaine de l Illinois de 1999 à 2003. Elle fut la première et encore actuellement la seule femme à exercer… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Wood (surname) — Wood, also spelled Wode, Woode, Woodde, or Wad is a surname that is common throughout the anglophone world.In England, Wales and the Isle of Man it is the 26th most common surname [cite web last = first = authorlink = coauthors = title =Most… …   Wikipedia

  • Corinne Dufour — Character from the James Bond franchise Affiliation Sir Hugo Drax Portrayed by Corinne Clery Corinne Dufour is a fictional character …   Wikipedia

  • Corinne Hollingworth — Born Corinne Ann Hollingworth 25 May 1952 (1952 05 25) (age 59)[1] England Nationality British …   Wikipedia

  • Corinne West — is an American singer songwriter, born and raised in California, who started singing and writing songs at five years of age. She dropped out of high school and joined a group of artists touring the United States in a bus and began her music… …   Wikipedia

  • Corinne Dufour — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Moonraker – Streng geheim Originaltitel: Moonraker Produktionsland: Großbritannien Erscheinungsjahr: 1979 Länge: 122 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Corinne Hofmann — ‹ The template below (BLP IMDb refimprove) is being considered for deletion. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus.› Corinne Hofmann is a Swiss author most famous for her multi million selling memoir Die weisse Massai (The White… …   Wikipedia

  • Thelma Wood — Thelma Ellen Wood [http://www.brmusic.com/vange/Thelma%20Wood.jpg] was an American sculptor (July 3 1901 – December 10 1970). She was born in Kansas and grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. She was the second of four children (… …   Wikipedia

  • George Ryan — For the former member of the Canadian House of Commons, see George Ryan (Canadian politician). George Ryan, Sr. 39th Governor of Illinois In office January 11, 1999 …   Wikipedia

  • Parti républicain de l'Illinois — Illinois Republican Party (fr) Parti républicain de l Illinois Présentation Président Pat Brady Fondation 28 février 1854 Siège Springfield …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”