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Representative
Rosemary Mulligan
65th District
First elected in 1992, State Representative Rosemary Mulligan of Des Plaines is currently serving her ninth term in the Illinois General Assembly. During her 18 years in the Illinois House, Rosemary Mulligan has become a proven leader on the state budget, family issues, health care, and early childhood education among many others. She is recognized for her expertise in prescription drugs, problem and compulsive gambling, health insurance coverage and reforms, welfare-to-work and victims’ rights. She has received numerous awards and honors and was named “One of the Top 100 Women Making A Difference” by Today’s Chicago Woman in July 1997.
Representative Mulligan has served as majority chair or minority spokesman of the Illinois House Human Services Appropriations Committee for 16 years and has worked aggressively to secure significant appropriations for Illinois’ most vulnerable citizens. Additionally, Representative Mulligan serves on the Governor's Human Services Commission, Governor's Medicaid Task Force, Governor’s Senior Pharmaceutical Assistance Review Committee, the Illinois Immigrants and Refugees Task Force, the Illinois Discharged Service Member Task Force, the Early Intervention Task Force and the Elder Abuse Task Force.
In addition to serving as the Republican spokesman of the DCFS Oversight Committee, she is also a member of the Healthcare Availability & Access, Elementary & Secondary Education, Access to Federal Funding (Republican Spokesperson), Health Care Licenses, Business Occupational Licenses, Medicaid Reform, Family & Children (Republican Spokesperson) Committees and on the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules.
Representative Mulligan has spearheaded successful legislation that has improved health care and expanded health care coverage in Illinois, increased assistance to seniors under the Circuit Breaker Pharmaceutical Program, enhanced the quality of the state’s school system, promoted environmentally sound policies, and offered help to veterans and disabled persons, to name a few.
At the national level, Representative Mulligan has served as program chair of the White House Women’s Economic Leadership Summit and represented the United States at the Women in the New Economy Summit in London and Northern Ireland. In 2005, she visited Israel as a guest of their government.
Locally, Representative Mulligan is extremely involved in her district. As an Advisory Board member of Avenues to Independence located in Park Ridge, Representative Mulligan works to improve services for the developmentally disabled. She is also an Advisory Board Member of Have Dreams—an organization dedicated to serving people with autism.
As a recipient of the four-year Illinois State Scholarship Award, Representative Mulligan studied at Illinois State University and later received her A.A.S. in Legal Technology at Harper College in Palatine. She also studied at the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Her family moved to Park Ridge in 1955 and she currently lives in Des Plaines. She has two grown sons, a daughter-in-law and two granddaughters.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Appropriations—Elementary & Secondary Education
Health Care Availability & Access
Access to Federal Funding (Republican Spokesperson)
Health Care Licenses
Appropriations—Human Services (Republican Spokesperson)
Business Occupational Licenses
Medicaid Reform, Family & Children (Republican Spokesperson)
Joint Committee on Administrative Rules
OTHER ASSIGNMENTS
Governor's Human Services Commission, 2010
Governor's Medicaid Task Force, 2009
IL Discharged Armed Service Member Task Force, 2008
IL Ensuring Success in School Task Force, 2008
Governor’s Senior Pharmaceutical Assistance Review Committee, 2002-Present
Joint Task Force on Immigrant Issues, 2003-2004
Early Intervention Task Force, 2001-Present
Elder Abuse Task Force, 2000-Present
Illinois Workforce Investment Board, 1999-2005
Women’s Political and Economic Leadership Conferences,
Northern Ireland and London, 1999
Program Chair, White House Women’s Economic Leadership Summit, 1997
Director, Legislative Research Unit, 1993-2004
Citizens Committee of the Juvenile Court Advisory, 1995-1996
Medicaid Reform Task Force, 1994-1996
Joint Legislative Committee on Adoption Law & Procedures, 1996
"From Birth to Great" Campaign (McCormick Tribune Foundation), 1995-1998
Task Force on SB388 (Office of Inspector General, Department of Mental Health), 1996
Governor’s Work Group on Early Childhood Education, 1995
National Advisory Council of the Campaign for Women’s Health, 1995
Illinois Clemency Project for Battered Women, 1994
Citizens Council on Children, 1993-1995
HONORS AND AWARDS
2008 Maine Community Youth Assistance Foundation, Certificate of Appreciation
2008 Lutheran Social Services of Illinois Legislative Champion Award
2008 American Cancer Society Leadership Award for Smoke-Free Illinois Act
2008 Maine Center Legislative Star
2008 IL Respiratory Health Association Leadership Award for Smoke-Free Illinois Act
2008 Avenues to Independence Special Appreciation Award
2008 Maine East School Based Health Care Center Thank You
2007 Health Leadership Award - Park Ridge Community Health Commission
2007 IL Primary Health Care Association Legislative Recognition Award
2006 IL Council Against Handgun Violence Legislative Advocacy Award
2006 IL Area Vocational Directors Council and IL Education Employment
System Directors Leadership Council Certificate of Appreciation
2005 IL Primary Health Care Association Legislative Advocacy Award
2005 Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Certificate of Appreciation
2005 IL Health Care Association Legislator of the Year
2005 Maine Center for Mental Health Star Advocate Award
2004 IL Primary Health Care Association Legislator of the Year
2003 IL Primary Health Care Association Legislative Advocacy Award
2003 Civic Leadership Recognition Award, Polish American Leadership Initiative
2003 Legislative Award, Italian American Political Coalition
2003 Friend of Consumer Award, Illinois Coalition for Competitive Telecommunications
2002 Legislator of the Year Award, The Harbour, Inc.
2001 The Youth Campus Award
2001 Francine M. Bernstein Make It Happen Award
2000 Illinois Primary Healthcare Association Legislative Award
2000 Leadership Award, Illinois Library Association
2000 Certificate of Appreciation, ILLCAAP
2000 Illinois Agricultural Association Award
1999 Outstanding Legislator, Campaign for Better Health
1999 Certificate of Appreciation, Illinois Immigrant Coalition
1998 National Pathfinder Award, Center for Policy Alternatives
1998 Legislator of the Year Award, North Suburban Library System
1997 Today’s Chicago Woman, Top 100 Women Making a Difference
1997 Outstanding Working Woman of the Year, Illinois BPW
1997 Leadership Award, Illinois Library Association
1997 Human Dignity Award, Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence
1996 Legislator of the Year, National Council on Problem and Compulsive Gambling
1996 Legislator of the Year, Illinois Association of Community Mental Health Agencies
1996 Courage Award, Women’s Leadership Conference
1996 Ida B. Wells – Barnett Award
1995 Heart Start Chicago Award, National Center for Clinical Infant Programs
1994 Flemming Fellow Leadership Institute Appointment
(Center for Policy Alternatives)
1993 Illinois Community College Trustee Association Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award
1993 Champion of Local Government, Suburban Mayors Action Coalition of Cook County
Phi Theta Kappa National Scholastic Fraternity
ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Center for Policy Alternatives, Member, National Board
of Directors, 1998-2003
Flemming Fellow Leadership National Board, Co-Chair, Advisory
Committee, 1996-2003
National Conference of State Legislators Health Forum
Illinois Conference of Women Legislators (COWL), 1993-Present
Illinois Federation of Business and Professional Women (IFBPW) 1985-2000
Past
Positions:
National Legislative Platform Representative
Outstanding Working Women of Illinois, Chair
State Membership Chair
State Legislation Chair
State Nominations Chair
President, North Glen BPW
Advisory
Board, Avenues to Independence (serves clients that are
developmentally disabled), Currently
Advisory Board, Have Dreams (serves clients with autism), Currently
GROUP MEMBERSHIPS
Illinois Republican Committeewoman's Roundtable, Charter
Member
Maine Township Republican Committeeman
Northwest Suburban Republican Women, Charter Member
League of Women Voters
National Women’s Political Caucus
Illinois Women’s Political Caucus
EDUCATIONAL/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
A.A.S., Legal Technology, Harper College, Palatine, Illinois,
1982
Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, Undergraduate
Studies
(Recipient, 4-year Illinois State Scholarship
Award)
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education
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