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  Sangmeister, George E.
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NameGeorge E. Sangmeister
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Mokena, Illinois , United States
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Born February 16, 1931
Died October 07, 2007 (76 years)
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InfoSANGMEISTER, George Edward, a Representative from Illinois; born in Frankfort, Will County, Ill., February 16, 1931; attended the public schools of Joliet Township, Ill., and Joliet Junior College, 1949-1951; United States Army, 1951-1953; B.A., Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Ill., 1957; LL.B., John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Ill., 1960, J.D., John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Ill. 1970; admitted to the Illinois bar in 1960; lawyer, private practice; justice of the peace, Will County, Ill., 1961-1963; magistrate, Will County, Ill., circuit court, 1961-1964; state attorney, Will County, Ill., 1964-1968; member of the Illinois state house of representatives, 1972-1976; member of the Illinois state senate, 1976-1987; unsuccessful candidate for nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1986; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred First and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1989-January 3, 1995); not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourth Congress in 1994; died on October 7, 2007, in Joliet, Ill.

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Oct 08, 2007 11:00pm Obituary Former congressman George Sangmeister dies at 76  Article RMF 

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  11/03/1992 IL District 11 Won 55.66% (+11.32%)
  11/06/1990 IL District 4 Won 59.20% (+18.41%)
  11/08/1988 IL District 4 Won 50.29% (+0.57%)
  03/15/1988 IL District 4 - D Primary Won 78.22% (+56.43%)
  03/18/1986 IL Lt. Governor - D Primary Lost 48.25% (-3.50%)
  11/02/1982 IL State Senate 42 Won 70.17% (+40.34%)
  11/04/1980 IL State Senate 42 Won 52.69% (+5.38%)
  11/02/1976 IL State Senate 42 Won 50.42% (+0.84%)
  01/08/1975 Illinois Speaker of the House Lost 0.00% (-52.66%)
  11/05/1974 IL State House 042 Won 31.90% (+5.84%)
  11/07/1972 IL State House 042 Won 26.24% (+0.00%)
ENDORSEMENTS
IL US President - D Primary - Mar 21, 2000 D Bill Bradley
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