1. Lisa Murray Madigan was born on July 30,1966 and is an American lawyer and politician.
17 Facts About Lisa Madigan
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Lisa Madigan is the adopted daughter of Michael Madigan, who served as Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995 and from 1997 to 2021.
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Lisa Madigan attended The Latin School of Chicago for her secondary education.
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Lisa Madigan volunteered as a high school teacher in South Africa during apartheid.
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In 1998, at the age of 32, Lisa Madigan ran for Illinois state senator for the 17th District.
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Lisa Madigan served in that office from 1998 through 2003.
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In 2004, Lisa Madigan became the first Illinois Attorney General in more than 25 years to personally argue a case before the United States Supreme Court.
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Lisa Madigan successfully argued Illinois v Caballes, where the court reaffirmed the ability of police officers to use specially trained dogs without a search warrant or probable cause to detect the presence of illegal drugs during traffic stops.
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Lisa Madigan was one of many Illinois politicians with strained relationships with now-convicted former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.
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On December 12,2008, Lisa Madigan attracted national attention after filing a motion with the Supreme Court of Illinois to temporarily remove Governor Rod Blagojevich from office and install Lt.
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In 2008, Lisa Madigan was considered a potential candidate for Governor of Illinois or the United States Senate.
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However, on July 8,2009, Lisa Madigan announced she was running for reelection as Illinois Attorney General instead of seeking higher office in 2010.
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Lisa Madigan was widely believed to have the ambition to pursue a higher political office.
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However, on July 15,2013, Lisa Madigan, who was widely expected to run for governor of Illinois in 2014, announced she would not run because of her father's decision to stay in his post as speaker of the Illinois House.
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On September 15,2017, Lisa Madigan announced she would not seek reelection in 2018.
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Lisa Madigan changed her name when she was 18 and was formally adopted in her 20s by Michael Madigan.
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Lisa Madigan is married to cartoonist Pat Byrnes, and they have two daughters.