Dan Rutherford

Dan Rutherford (born May 26, 1955) is an American politician. Rutherford is a former Illinois Treasurer. He served as a Republican member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 53rd district, from 2003 to 2011, in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003, and as the Treasurer of Illinois from 2011 to 2015.

Dan Rutherford
Treasurer of Illinois
In office January 10, 2011 – January 12, 2015
Governor	Pat Quinn
Preceded by	Alexi Giannoulias
Succeeded by	Mike Frerichs
Member of the Illinois Senate from the 53rd district
In office 2003–2011
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 87th district
In office 1993–2003
Personal details
Born	(1955-05-26) May 26, 1955 Pontiac, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Illinois State University

Early life

Rutherford was born in Pontiac, Illinois on May 16, 1955. He attended Pontiac Township High School. Following high school, Rutherford attended Illinois State University.

Illinois Treasurer

Rutherford won the open seat of Illinois Treasurer. Also running were Democratic nominee Robin Kelly, Constitution Party nominee Dawn Czarny, Green Party Party nominee Scott K. Summers, Libertarian nominee James Pauly, and Independent Conservative Christopher Pedersen.

2014 Gubernatorial election

On June 2, 2013, Dan Rutherford officially announced his candidacy for Governor of Illinois. His running mate is attorney Steve Kim.

Electoral history

• 2010 election for Treasurer of Illinois
  • Dan Rutherford (R), 49.9%
  • Robin Kelly (D), 45.1%
  • Scott Summers (G), 3.2%
  • James Pauly (L), 1.9%
• 2006 election for Secretary of State of Illinois
  • Jesse White (D) (inc.), 62%
  • Dan Rutherford (R), 34%

Other websites

• Illinois State Treasurer Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
• Dan Rutherford for Governor Archived 2007-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
• Profile Archived 2012-02-06 at the Wayback Machine at Illinois State Senate Republicans