Frank D Savickas was an American politician who served in the Illinois General Assembly from 1967 to 1993.
12 Facts About Frank Savickas
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Frank Savickas went on to attend Wilson Junior College where he majored in business administration.
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Frank Savickas was the owner of Frank Savickas Insurance Agency.
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Frank Savickas was the first Lithuanian-American elected to the Illinois General Assembly.
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Frank Savickas served in the Illinois Senate until his retirement in 1992.
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Frank Savickas eventually rose to serve as Assistant Majority Leader under Philip J Rock.
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The stalemate ended when Frank Savickas was given a newly created leadership position.
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Frank Savickas opted to establish residency in the neighboring 11th district.
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However, after Gary LaPaille, the Chairman of the Illinois Democratic Party, announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in the 11th district, Frank Savickas chose to retire.
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Frank Savickas was succeeded in the 15th by State Representative Bill Shaw while LaPaille was elected in the 11th district.
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Frank Savickas then went on to marry JoAnne Cortez twice, and both marriages ended in divorce, with no children born of the unions.
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In 1990, his son Michael Frank Savickas was convicted in the killing of Thomas Vinnicky and sentenced to twenty eight years in prison.