Evelyn Sanguinetti

Evelyn Sanguinetti


47th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
Incumbent
Assumed office January 12, 2015
Governor	Bruce Rauner
Preceded by	Sheila Simon
Personal details
Born	(1970-11-12) November 12, 1970 Miami, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Raymond Sanguinetti
Alma mater	Florida International University John Marshall Law School

Evelyn Pacino Sanguinetti (born November 12, 1970) is the 47th and current Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. Her term began January 12, 2015.^[1] Prior to being elected alongside Governor Bruce Rauner on November 4, 2014, she served on the Wheaton City Council.^[2]^[3]

Biography

Sanguinetti was born in Miami, Florida to a Cuban mother and Ecuadorian father.^[4] Her first language is Spanish.^[1] She earned a bachelor's degree in music from Florida International University and a juris doctor from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago. She is an attorney and adjunct professor of law at John Marshall Law School.^[1]^[5]

Sanguinetti previously worked as an assistant Illinois attorney general during the tenure of former Republican Attorney General Jim Ryan.^[1]

Sanguinetti is the first Hispanic to be elected to the office of Lieutenant Governor in Illinois and is the first female Hispanic Lieutenant Governor in the United States.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 Puente, Teresa (2014-11-05). "Evelyn Sanguinetti is Illinois' first Hispanic lieutenant governor". Chicago Now. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
↑ Tareen, Sophia (2013-10-08). "Bruce Rauner Picks Wheaton's Sanguinetti as Running Mate". NBC 5 Chicago. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
↑ Lurz, Nathan - "Wheaton City Council Members Happy for Sanguinetti's Win". Suburban Life, published November 10, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
↑ "Evelyn Sanguinetti fun facts". RebootIllinois.com. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
↑ "Evelyn Pacino Sanguinetti: Candidate Profile". Daily Herald. Retrieved 13 November 2014.

External links

Profile at Ballotpedia

Political offices
Preceded by Sheila Simon	Lieutenant Governor of Illinois 2015–present	Incumbent

Lieutenant Governors of Illinois

Menard Hubbard Kinney Casey Ewing Jenkins Davidson Anderson Moore Wells McMurtry Koerner J. Wood Marshall Hoffmann Bross Dougherty Beveridge Early Glenn Shuman Hamilton Campbell Smith Ray Gill Northcott Sherman Oglesby O'Hara Oglesby Sterling Donovan Stelle Cross Dixon Chapman Shapiro P. Simon Hartigan O'Neal Ryan Kustra C. Wood Quinn S. Simon Sanguinetti

Current statewide political officials of Illinois

U.S. Senators	Dick Durbin Mark Kirk

State government	Bruce Rauner, Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti, Lieutenant Governor Lisa Madigan, Attorney General Jesse White, Secretary of State Leslie Munger, Comptroller Mike Frerichs, Treasurer

Senate	John Cullerton, President James Clayborne, Jr., Majority Leader Christine Radogno, Minority Leader

House	Michael Madigan, Speaker Barbara Flynn Currie, Majority Leader Jim Durkin, Minority Leader

Supreme Court	Rita B. Garman, Chief Justice Charles E. Freeman Robert R. Thomas Mary Jane Theis Thomas L. Kilbride Lloyd A. Karmeier Anne M. Burke

Current lieutenant governors in the United States

Vice President of the United States: Joe Biden (D)

AL Kay Ivey (R) AK Byron Mallott (D) AZ Michele Reagan (R)¹ AR Tim Griffin (R) CA Gavin Newsom (D) CO Joseph García (D) CT Nancy Wyman (D) DE Jeffrey Bullock (D)¹ FL Carlos López-Cantera (R) GA Casey Cagle (R) HI Shan Tsutsui (D) ID Brad Little (R) IL Evelyn Sanguinetti (R) IN Sue Ellspermann (R) IA Kim Reynolds (R) KS Jeff Colyer (R) KY Jenean Hampton (R) LA Billy Nungesser (R) ME Michael Thibodeau (R)² MD Boyd Rutherford (R) MA Karyn Polito (R) MI Brian Calley (R) MN Tina Smith (D) MS Tate Reeves (R) MO Peter Kinder (R) MT Mike Cooney (D) NE Mike Foley (R) NV Mark Hutchison (R) NH Chuck Morse (R)² NJ Kim Guadagno (R) NM John Sánchez (R) NY Kathy Hochul (D) NC Dan Forest (R) ND Drew Wrigley (R) OH Mary Taylor (R) OK Todd Lamb (R) OR Ted Wheeler (D)⁴ PA Michael Stack (D) RI Daniel McKee (D) SC Henry McMaster (R) SD Matt Michels (R) TN Ron Ramsey (R)² TX Dan Patrick (R) UT Spencer Cox (R) VT Phillip Scott (R) VA Ralph Northam (D) WA Brad Owen (D) WV Bill Cole (R)² WI Rebecca Kleefisch (R) WY Ed Murray (R)¹ DC Phil Mendelson (D)³ Territories: AS Lemanu Peleti Mauga (D) GU Ray Tenorio (R) MP Victor Hocog (R) PR Víctor Suárez Meléndez (D)¹ VI Osbert Potter (I)

Next-in-line of succession for states and territories without lieutenant governors: 1. Secretary of State 2. Senate President 3. Council Chairman 4. Treasurer Political party affiliation: Republican: 38 Democratic: 17 Independent: 1

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