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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Laurel Lunt Prussing |
| Address |
Urbana, Illinois , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | [Link] |
| Born |
February 21, 1941 |
| Died |
Still Living
(83 years) |
| Contributor | Jake |
| Last Modifed | RBH
Jul 03, 2017 08:23pm |
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| Info | Mayor of Urbana
* sponsored law to adequately fund state retirement systems
* excellent ratings on education, environment, health care, human rights, labor, and taxes
* only Democrat elected in 10 years of Republican-gerrymandered 103rd District
Champaign County Auditor
* transformed office that was paying health insurance for a dead man to the best in Illinois
* saved taxpayers millions of dollars
* only county-wide elected Democrat for eight years
* national recognition for excellence in financial reporting and budgeting (first in Illinois)
Champaign County Board Member
* pioneered open advertising for jobs after a county official said he did not advertise because he did not want black people to apply
* one of the first women elected to the board
Economist
* Degrees in Economics: B.A., Wellesley College; M.A. Boston University; completed all but dissertation towards PhD from Illinois.
* Urban and Regional Economist (regional economic development, plant location, and water use)
Public Interest Lobbyist
* Legislative Director, American Association of University Women, Illinois, Inc. (focus on equal rights, health care, education)
Family
* Married to John E. Prussing, Professor of Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
* Three daughters, two grandsons
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