Larry Morrissey

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Lawrence J. "Larry" Morrissey
39th Mayor of Rockford, Illinois
In office 2005 – Present
Preceded by	Doug Scott
Born	1969 Rockford, Illinois
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Stacy Hedrick
Children	None
Residence	Rockford, Illinois
Religion	Roman Catholic

Lawrence J. "Larry" Morrissey (Born in 1969 in Rockford, IL) is the Mayor of Rockford, IL. As an independent, Morrissey defeated Democrat incumbent Doug Scott in the 2005 mayoral elections after trying in his first run in 2001 with a populist campaign promising road improvements, education reforms, lower property taxes and a revitalized downtown. In an attempt to reduce the city's reliance on property taxes to fund road projects, Morrissey proposed an increase to the city's sales tax. A sales tax increase referendum was defeated in the March 2006 primary but passed in the April 2007 election.

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• Swearing in Speech

Preceded by Doug Scott

Mayor of Rockford, IL 2005–2009

Succeeded by -