Bruce Rauner wage a personal, political and ideological war that has resulted in a historic budget impasse. Last summer, Lisa Madigan spoke to reporters briefly about a bid for governor at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
She questioned whether anyone in the Illinois delegation was "ruling out anything" for but also noted her father's continued role as speaker was "still a factor. Since , the name "Madigan" has faced constant attacks by Rauner. The governor has sought to vilify the speaker via ads for the Republican's initial run for governor, during midterm elections for the legislature, and throughout the lengthy impasse.
Rauner's attacks also have carried over to include Lisa Madigan. In March, he contended she was "clearly part of a coordinated activity, coordinated pattern" with the speaker to shut down government by seeking a court order to stop state worker paychecks amid the budget stalemate. The Rauner-subsidized state Republican Party also released an Internet ad contending the attorney general's actions over state paychecks were designed to help her father raise taxes and "protect their power.
She knows how to get things done in government. I think she would be a substantive candidate, but I do think the brand is tarnished — too many Madigans," he said. That view is not shared by Madigan confidants. Lisa Madigan and husband, Pat Byrnes, a cartoonist, writer and inventor, have two daughters and in the past, Madigan has spoken of how she cherishes her family life. Senate seat, and also considering a bid for governor, she opted to seek a third term as attorney general.
In political circles, her name also has been mentioned for a seat on the Illinois Supreme Court. Steve Brown, the speaker's spokesman, said he believes Lisa Madigan remains interested in the attorney general's post and "enjoys being there.
All that is on top of the requests the speaker has made to an array of politicians and patronage workers for birthday party and wedding invitation lists, information that has been turned into an ever-expanding database of names of more potential contributors and supporters. Despite the cash they bring in, some such efforts have led to discomfort for his daughter.
The contributions, some of the largest Lisa Madigan has received, were made around the time that Michael Madigan lent special campaign help to the judge.
A primary election endorsement of Lisa Madigan by the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police is also being reviewed by federal agents amid allegations that Michael Madigan coerced the organization into backing his daughter by threatening their legislative agenda. Michael Madigan has denied any wrongdoing. Lisa Madigan insists that she is accruing piles of cash and endorsements because of her record, not her father's influence. Still, her attempts to demonstrate a measure of independence from her father sometimes reveal personal exasperation.
Lisa Madigan arrived in Michael Madigan's home at the age of 10 when her mother, Shirley Murray, remarried after a bitter divorce. When she graduated from the private Latin School in Chicago, her high school yearbook recorded her as Lisa Murray, a student government leader, president of the pep club and a volleyball captain. By the age of 18, she had changed her last name to Madigan. Later, in her 20s, she said she was formally adopted by Michael Madigan. By the time she was an adult, Lisa Madigan had been thoroughly exposed to state politics.
Still, a career in politics was only mildly on her mind as she studied government at Georgetown University in Washington. After graduation, she spent a year in South Africa living with nuns and teaching high school classes to children in poverty.
Returning to Chicago, she coached volleyball and worked part-time for Wright College, where she helped administer a federal grant that sought to keep kids out of trouble. It was then, while working in Chicago's Austin neighborhood, that she met Vanessa Rich. The social worker didn't expect to like Lisa Madigan because she didn't like the politics of Madigan's father. Rich said she was impressed with Lisa Madigan's work ethic, intelligence and ability to handle herself in a tough neighborhood.
The tragic flaw among elected officials is ego. You need enough of it to put yourself out there, but too much of it is going to get you in trouble. Those are your real friends. When you have the legal authority to send people subpoenas, to do investigations, to bring lawsuits, you have a significant ability to effect change. The attorney general never comes to the office.
You look so big on TV. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law. Ballotpedia collects information on campaign donors for each year in which a candidate or incumbent is running for election. See the table below for more information about the campaign donors who supported Lisa Madigan.
The United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit set a deadline of June 9, , by which Illinois would have to allow the carrying of concealed weapons outside of homes. At the time, Illinois was the only state with a complete ban on carrying concealed weapons.
In May , Madigan asked for more time to decide how to handle the implementation of the court order. On June 14, Madigan applied for a further extension of the deadline. In her filing, she stated that the lawyer had been unable to meet the deadline, saying, "Counsel's supervisory responsibilities over the Civil and Criminal Appeals Division of the Attorney General's Office-including editing and revising briefs and preparing attorneys for oral argument-have occupied a substantial amount of time in May and the first two weeks of June, On June 27, , at an event sponsored by EMILY's List , a group that helps Democratic women get elected to public office, Madigan said she expected Governor Pat Quinn to sign a measure amending the state's blanket ban on the concealed carrying of firearms in public before the end of the legislative session.
On March 11, , Madigan, together with 12 other state attorneys general , sent a letter to Congress in support of the Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act, a bill that sought to ban for-profit colleges from using federal funds for marketing and recruiting techniques.
On March 12, , the bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions , but no subsequent action was taken and the bill died in committee. In , Illinois passed a law that established the definition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman, effectively banning same-sex marriage within the state.
On June 29, , the Thomas More Society, a public-interest law firm, filed a request on behalf of two county clerks to intervene in the lawsuit and defend the ban. Madigan lobbied against Gov. Pat Quinn 's D proposal for state budget cuts in The same day, State Senate Majority Leader Christine Radogno requested that Madigan's office provide legal opinions to questions related to the passage of the healthcare bill.
The first asked whether the mandatory insurance requirement violated the Commerce Clause of the U. Constitution ; the other asked whether or not it usurped powers reserved to the states relegated to them through the Tenth Amendment.
The group said that the report was published in order to highlight state attorneys general "leading the fight to protect homeowners from joining the flood of Americans losing their homes to foreclosure. Lisa Madigan News Feed. Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update. When she served as attorney general, Madigan resided in Chicago, Illinois , with her husband, cartoonist Pat Byrnes, and their two daughters.
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