11 Facts About Vince Demuzio

Vince Demuzio was a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate from January 1975 until his death in April 2004.

Vince Demuzio went on to become Executive Director of the Illinois Valley Economic Development Corporation.

At the beginning of his Senate tenure, Demuzio became part of a group of legislators called the "Crazy 8" which included, among others, Terry L Bruce and Dawn Clark Netsch.

Vince Demuzio lost the Democratic primary to Alan J Dixon who would serve as Secretary of State until his election to the United States Senate.

Vince Demuzio was the Chief Sponsor of SB 0566 which mandated that if a child is deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or visually impaired and he or she might be eligible to receive services from the Illinois School for the Deaf or the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired, the school district shall notify the parents or guardian.

Vince Demuzio advocated for legislation to increase the Rural Bond Bank's bond authorization and the maximum amount used to purchase securities issued by certain units of local government, ushered the creation of the Downstate Illinois Sports Facilities Authority through the Senate and wrote the Electronic Transfer Act.

Vince Demuzio spent the bulk of his career as a member of the Education committee.

Vince Demuzio served on the Legislative Audit Commission and served on the Steering Committee to re-examine the Illinois Constitution.

Vince Demuzio was involved in the redistricting process in both 1991 and 2001 as a member of the Legislative Redistricting Commissions.

Vince Demuzio served as the Democratic Central Committeeman for Illinois's 20th congressional district along with Central Committeewoman Penny Severns.

In 1990, Vince Demuzio was ousted as Chair by Gary LaPaille.