Frank Mautino (born August 7, 1962) is currently Illinois' Auditor General. He was previously a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 76th District since 1991. The 76th district anchored in the Ottawa-Streator area and includes the municipalities of Hennepin, Ottawa, Streator, Peru, LaSalle, Oglesby and Spring Valley.[1]

Frank Mautino
3rd Auditor General of Illinois
Assumed office
January 2016 (2016-January)
Preceded byWilliam G. Holland
Member of the
Illinois House of Representatives
from the 76th district
74th District (1991-1993)
In office
September 1991 (1991-September) – December 7, 2015 (2015-12-07)
Preceded byRichard Mautino
Succeeded byAndy Skoog
Personal details
Born (1962-08-07) August 7, 1962 (age 61)
Spring Valley, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLena Mautino
ChildrenThree Children
Residence(s)Spring Valley, Illinois, U.S.
Alma materIllinois State University
ProfessionFull Time Legislator

He was appointed Auditor General on October 20 and took the position of Auditor General on January 1, 2016.[2]

Early life and career edit

Frank Mautino earned an associate degree from Illinois Valley Community College and later earned a bachelor's degree in marketing from Illinois State University. He then served as a Corporate Brand Manager for Mautino Distributing Company.[3]

He is married to his wife Lena with whom he has three children Pietro, Luciana and James. He has also served as the Chairman of the Bureau County Democratic Party.

State representative edit

Mautino was appointed to the state house in 1991 and elected in 1992. He served as a full-time legislator and his committee assignments included Rules, Revenue & Finance, Appropriations-General Service, Insurance, Agriculture & Conservation, Property Tax and Public Utilities.[4]

During his time in the House, he was credited with coming up with a solution to fixing the fiscal problems with the state's unemployment insurance trust fund.[5]

In his capacity as a state representative he also sat on the Comprehensive Health Insurance Board of Illinois.[6] He was also a Deputy Majority Leader and chairman of the House Democratic Downstate Caucus.[7][8]

His associated Senator was Sue Rezin.[9]

Electoral history edit

Illinois's 76th State Representative District election, 2012 [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Frank Mautino 28,113 63.2%
Republican Donald Jensen 16,407 36.8%
Turnout 44,520 100%
Democratic hold Swing

References edit

  1. ^ "76th House District" (PDF). PrecinctMaps.com. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  2. ^ Finke, Doug (2015-10-20). "Legislature approves Rep. Mautino as auditor general". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  3. ^ "Project Vote Smart Profile - Frank Mautino". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  4. ^ "Illinois General Assembly Profile - 97th General Assembly". Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  5. ^ "Chicago Tribune Endorsements". 2012-10-19.
  6. ^ "List of Members - Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan Board". Office of the Governor. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  7. ^ "List of Downstate Caucus Members".
  8. ^ "Project VoteSmart Profile".
  9. ^ "Illinois General Assembly Profile - 97th General Assembly". Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  10. ^ "General Election - 11/6/2012 76th Representative". IL State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2012-12-13.

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