10 Facts About Ed Madigan

Edward Rell "Ed" Madigan was a businessman and a Republican Party politician from Lincoln, Illinois.

Ed Madigan attended Lincoln [Junior] College before starting his own taxicab business.

Ed Madigan entered public service as a member of the Lincoln Board of Zoning Appeals from 1965 to 1969.

Ed Madigan narrowly lost the race for minority whip in 1989 to future Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich of Georgia.

Ed Madigan served in Congress from 1973 to 1991, when Clayton Keith Yeutter resigned, and Ed Madigan was appointed secretary of agriculture.

Ed Madigan died of complications from lung cancer on December 7,1994, at St John's Hospital in Springfield, Illinois, at the age of 58.

Ed Madigan was in charge of implementing the famous 1992 Food Pyramid.

Edward Ed Madigan worked for Philip Morris from 1993 to 1994.

Ed Madigan joined the company after his tenure as US Secretary of Agriculture and served as the Senior Vice President for Government Affairs.

Ed Madigan's role involved handling government relations and navigating the regulatory landscape for Philip Morris during a period of significant change and expansion.