Bill Lipinski
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William Oliver Lipinski (born December 22, 1937), an American politician, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2005, representing the 5th District of Illinois from 1983 to 1993 and the 3rd District thereafter. Both districts are in or near Chicago.
He was born in Chicago, and was educated at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. Lipinksi served in the United States Army Reserve, and he was a public administrator with the Chicago Park District of the city of Chicago. In 1975, Mayor Richard J. Daley named him as the Democratic committeeman for Chicago's 23rd Ward, in the southwestern portion of the city. In the same year, Lipinski was elected to the Chicago City Council as the alderman for the 23rd Ward, serving until his election to Congress.
During the 2004 election cycle, Lipinski initially placed his name on the ballot and easily won the primary election. On August 13, 2004, however, Lipinski withdrew his name from the November 2 general election ballot, announcing that he would retire at the end of his current term, which expired on January 2005. At Lipinski's urging, Democratic party leaders named University of Tennessee professor Dan Lipinski, the congressman's son, to replace him on the ballot. Dan Lipinski won the race against light opposition in the heavily Democratic district.
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| Preceded by John G. Fary |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 5th congressional district January 3, 1983 - January 3, 1993 |
Succeeded by Dan Rostenkowski |
| Preceded by Marty Russo |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 3rd congressional district January 3, 1993 - January 3, 2005 |
Succeeded by Dan Lipinski |
