13 Facts About Scott Drury

Scott Drury was born on 1972 and is a former Illinois state representative for the 58th district and a Democratic candidate for Attorney General.

Scott Drury was a candidate in the Democratic Party primary for Attorney General of Illinois in the 2018 election.

In November 2006, Scott Drury prosecuted a 54 year-old priest for downloading child pornography.

Scott Drury has served in the Illinois General Assembly since 2013.

Scott Drury currently sits on the following House committees: Judiciary-Civil; Personnel and Pensions; Cybersecurity, Data Analytics and IT; Government Transparency; and Elementary Secondary Education - Charter School Policy.

Scott Drury previously was the Vice Chair of the House Judiciary-Criminal Committee.

In 2015, Scott Drury was appointed to serve as a commissioner on the Governor's newly created Commission on Criminal Justice and Sentencing Reform.

In 2013, Scott Drury successfully worked with local municipalities to implement assault weapons regulations throughout the District he represents, during a 10 day window before municipalities in Illinois were prohibited from passing ordinances regulating assault weapons.

In 2013 and 2014, Scott Drury successfully proposed a law that requires more custodial interrogations are recorded and new procedures for eyewitness identifications.

In 2014, Scott Drury co-sponsored a bill to criminalize revenge porn, which established penalties for offenders of one to three years in prison and fines of up to $250,000.

In 2014, Representative Scott Drury voted Nay on a so-called "millionaire's tax" intended to help balance the Illinois budget.

In May 2016, Scott Drury co-sponsored SB 250 which established automatic electronic voter registration.

In 2017, Scott Drury voted "present" for Speaker of the Illinois House.