Rosemary Mulligan

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Rosemary Mulligan (born July 8, 1941) is an American politician of the Republican Party.

Mulligan was first elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1992. On January 8, 2003 Rep. Mulligan was sworn in for her sixth term as state representative. In her 12 years in the Illinois House, she has become a leader on state budget issues (particularly human service appropriations), family issues, health care, and early childhood education.

She is recognized for her expertise in prescription drugs, problem and compulsive gambling, health insurance coverage and reforms, welfare to work and victims’ rights. She has served as majority chair or minority spokesman of the Illinois House Human Services Appropriations Committee for 10 years. She has received numerous awards and honors and was named “One of the Top 100 Women Making a Difference” by Today's Chicago Woman.