Tom Cross
Tom Cross (b. July 31, 1958) is a former Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing District 97 from 1993 to 2015.
On Sept. 18, 2013, Cross announced his candidacy for the open seat of Illinois Treasurer in the 2014 elections.[1] He secured the Republican nomination in the March 18 primary and faced Mike Frerichs (D) and Matt Skopek (L) in the general election on November 4, 2014. Tom Cross lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Cross served as House Republican Leader from 2002 to August 2013.[2]
Cross' professional experience includes working as a Prosecutor with the Kendall County State's Attorney's Office and an Attorney with Mahoney, Silverman, and Cross.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Cross was assigned to the following committees:
- Government Reform Committee, Vice Chair
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Cross served on the following committees:
| Illinois committee assignments, 2013 |
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2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Cross served on the following committees:
| Illinois committee assignments, 2011 |
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2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Cross served on the following committees:
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| • Joint Comm. on Government Reform, Vice chair |
Issues
Presidential preference
2012
Tom Cross endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[3]
Elections
2014
On Sept. 18, 2013, Cross announced his candidacy for 2014 election to the office of Illinois Treasurer.[4] He won the Republican nomination in the March 18 primary. Cross faced Democrat Mike Frerichs and Libertarian Matt Skopek in the general election contest to fill the open seat. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
Primary election
| Illinois Treasurer, Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Tom Cross |
57.4% | 397,691 | ||
| Bob Grogan | 42.6% | 295,682 | ||
| Total Votes | 693,373 | |||
| Election results via Illinois State Board of Elections. | ||||
General election
| Illinois Treasurer, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Michael Frerichs |
48.1% | 1,694,884 | |
| Republican | Tom Cross | 47.8% | 1,685,659 | |
| Libertarian | Matt Skopek | 4.2% | 146,654 | |
| Total Votes | 3,527,197 | |||
| Election results via Illinois State Board of Elections | ||||
Race background
Narrow margin of victory for Frerichs
The treasurer's race was among a small handful of state executive elections in the United States that could not be decided on November 4. Republican candidate Tom Cross led Democratic candidate Mike Frerichs by 21,000 votes out of 3.4 million votes cast in the race on November 5. Cross' narrow lead shrunk further after absentee and provision ballots were counted the following week. The Cross campaign complained that Cook County balloting revealed instances of voter fraud and counting irregularities. Cross conceded to Frerichs on November 19, 2014, after all counties reported their results and gave Frerichs a lead of less than 10,000 votes.[5][6]
2012
Cross won re-election in the 2012 election for Illinois House of Representatives District 97. Cross was unopposed in the March 20 Republican primary and was unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Tom Cross Incumbent |
100% | 37,494 | |
| Total Votes | 37,494 | |||
2010
Cross won re-election to the 84th District seat against Democrat Dennis Grosskopf. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on February 2nd. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[10]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 84 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Tom Cross (R)
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34,966 | 68.22% | ||
| Dennis Grosskopf (D) | 16,291 | 31.78% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Republican Tom Cross won re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives District 84 receiving 45,491 votes, ahead of Democrat Dennis Grosskopf who received 30,610 votes.[11]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 84 (2008) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Tom Cross (R)
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45,491 | |||
| Dennis Grosskopf (D) | 30,610 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Republican Tom Cross won re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives District 84. He ran unopposed receiving 34,760 votes.[12]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 84 (2006) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Tom Cross (R)
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34,760 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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2014
In 2014, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 29 through June 2.
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2013
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In 2013, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 9 through May 31.
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2012
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In 2012, the Illinois State Legislature was in session from January 11 through May 31.
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Illinois Opportunity Project
The Illinois Opportunity Project, "an independent research and public policy enterprise that promotes legislative solutions in advance of free markets and free minds," annually releases its Legislative Vote Card, grading all members in both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly on the basis of their support of "pro-growth economic policies that increase personal freedom and reign in expansive government."[13][14]
2012
Cross received a score of 87.50 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of A- according to the IOP’s grading scale. His score was tied for the 3rd highest among all 120 members of the Illinois House of Representatives included in the Vote Card.[14]
Personal
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Cross is a member of the Kendall County Foundation, Kendall County Mental Health Board, Oswego Optimist Club, Rush Copley Medical Center Board, Shorewood Chamber of Commerce, and Young Men's Christian Association Board.[15]
Recent news
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See also
- Illinois Treasurer
- Illinois down ballot state executive elections, 2014
- Illinois House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Illinois State Legislature
- Illinois state legislative districts
External links
- Tom Cross' campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998, 1996
Footnotes
- ↑ Tom Cross for Treasurer 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed October 4, 2013
- ↑ bnd.com, "Ill. House Republicans elect Durkin to lead caucus," August 28, 2013
- ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Additional Illinois Endorsements," March 15, 2012
- ↑ The State Journal-Register, "Cross to announce bid for treasurer Wednesday," September 17, 2013
- ↑ ABC 7 Chicago, "FRAUD ALLEGATIONS EMERGE IN TIGHT TREASURER'S VOTE COUNT," November 10, 2014
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Cross concedes defeat in Illinois treasurer race," November 19, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, “Official Vote - November 6, 2012 General Election,” accessed January 18, 2013
- ↑ Illinois Elections Division, "Illinois Official 2010 General Election Results," November 2, 2010
- ↑ Illinois Elections Division, "Illinois House of Representatives official election results for 2008," November 4, 2008
- ↑ Illinois Elections Division, "Illinois House of Representatives official election results for 2006," November 4, 2006
- ↑ Illinois Opportunity Project, "The Project," accessed February 21, 2013
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Illinois Opportunity Project, "Legislative Vote Card home page," accessed February 21, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart - Rep. Cross
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Jim Watson (R) |
Illinois House of Representatives District 97 2013–2015 |
Succeeded by Mark Batinick (R) |
| Preceded by - |
Illinois House of Representatives District 84 1993–2013 |
Succeeded by Stephanie Kifowit (D) |
