December 3, 2001

State Representative Rosemary Mulligan, a Des Plaines Republican, announced today her candidacy for re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives. Mulligan was first elected in 1992 and is seeking her sixth term in the newly drawn 65th representative district. The district encompasses much of Mulligan's current 55th District, including nearly all of Park Ridge and Des Plaines, Niles and Rosemont and adds parts of Norwood Park Norridge and the City of Chicago.

"I have been honored to represent the people of this area since January of 1993 and look forward to meeting new constituents in the newly drawn 65th District," said Mulligan. "I still have many legislative goals to attain, including several aimed at improving the lives of residents of the northwest suburbs that I have represented for almost nine years."

Though Mulligan's Des Plaines home was drawn out of the 65th District, she plans to move after the general election into the new district. According to Illinois election law, in a redistricting year candidates from outside a district may run in any district that incorporates any part of their original district. The candidate then has 18 months from the time of the general election to move into the new district.

"Redistricting is an essential part of representative government," said Mulligan. "When the new legislative map was finally approved, I made the decision to run for re-election in the district that feels more like home to me. The new 65th encompasses my original hometown of Park Ridge and nearly all my adopted hometown of Des Plaines,"

Mulligan serves as the spokesman for the House Human Services Committee -Appropriations and is a member of the Commerce and Business Development, Children and Youth, Elementary and Secondary Education and Health Care Availability and Access Committees.