Tom Cullerton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tom Cullerton
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Sep 20, 1969(1969-09-20)
Age	55
Birthplace	Evanston
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Virgo

Tom Cullerton Biography

Tom Cullerton is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on September 20, 1969 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. After graduating from high school at Loyola Academy Cullerton went to Kansas University. In the year 1990, Cullerton was drafted into the US Army and served as an 11H TOW Gunner until being discharged honorably in 1993. After the move in DuPage County, Cullerton decided to get involved within the community. He founded and was an officer of the neighborhood watch in the area. He is also a part of Knights of Columbus, the American Legion, and coaches small leagues which saw his team win in the 2010 Farm League World Series.

In November 2011, Tom Cullerton announced his candidacy for state senator in the newly drawn 23rd district. In the March 2012 primary, Cullerton won the Democratic nomination by defeating two seasoned candidates. The general election, he was up against an incumbent State Senator Carole Pankau, the winner of the Republican nomination, against the State Rep. Randy Ramey. Cullerton was supported by Illinois AFL-CIO, Personal PAC, Planned Parenthood, Equality Illinois and the Illinois Sierra Club. Tom Cullerton won the general election by defeating 20 year Springfield Senate incumbent senator Pankau by an average of over 2,000 votes . Cullerton became the first Democratic Senator in the Illinois Senate from DuPage County.

Senator Cullerton was first sworn in to represent the 23rd district on January 9, 2013. At the beginning of the General Assembly, Senator Cullerton joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers who turned down a pension as part of the effort to fix the state’s pension system. In January 2013, Senator Cullerton proposed his first bill which would allow county boards to more easily reduce crime in residential areas by adopting crime free rental housing ordinances.

Tom Cullerton is a member of the Illinois Senate representing the 23rd district since 2013. The 23rd district spans northern DuPage County and includes all or parts of Addison, Bloomingdale, Bartlett, Carol Stream, Glendale Heights, Hanover Park, Itasca, Roselle, Villa Park, West Chicago, Wayne and Wood Dale. Prior to his service in the Illinois Senate he was the Village President of Villa Park from 2009 to 2013 and served one term as a village trustee from 2005 to 2009.

In the 100th General Assembly, Cullerton is assigned to the following committees: Agriculture; Committee of the Whole; Higher Education; Labor; State Government (Vice-Chairperson); Telecommunications & InfoTechnology; Veterans Affairs (Chairperson) (Chairperson); Public. High. Ed. Adm. Cost. Tui. Fees; Sub. for Compensation and benefits.

Tom Cullerton Net Worth

Tom Cullerton is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tom Cullerton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At the 99th General Assembly, Cullerton was an active member of the following committees: Appropriations II, Labor, State Government & Veterans Affairs, Transportation, Energy and Public Utilities and the Committee of the Whole. He was also Vice-Chairperson for the Local Government committee.

In 2005, Tom Cullerton was elected a trustee for Villa Park. He was elected for one term and then beating the incumbent Joyce Stupegia in a three-way race to be elected Village President in the year 2009. In his time as Village President, He was a full participant in the DuPage Mayors & Managers Conference as well as of the Metropolitan Mayors. As the Village President, other mayors of municipalities within DuPage County Board District 2 chose him to be representatives on the DuPage Water Commission. In the following time, Cullerton received recognition from the Sierra Club for reducing the village’s carbon footprint by using Cool Cities. The municipal elections of 2013, Cullerton was succeeded as Village President by Deb Bullwinkle.

In 2012, DuPage County performed a review that found a variety of small units of government that provide mosquito abatement, sanitary and street lighting services cost taxpayers $300 million annually. These districts included small entities such as the one square mile Century Hill Street Lighting District whose board members had wanted to dissolve the district, but were unable to.

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Who is Tom Cullerton Dating?

According to our records, Tom Cullerton married to Stacey Cullerton. As of December 1, 2023, Tom Cullerton’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2015, Representative Jack Franks a co-sponsor of SB 494 proposed legislation to give McHenry and Lake counties the same ability to consolidate small, special purpose districts.

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Tom Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tom Cullerton celebrates birthday on September 20 of every year.

On August 2, 2019, Cullerton was indicted by federal authorities on one count of conspiracy to embezzle from a labor union and 39 counts of embezzlement from a labor union. Cullerton is a member of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Shortly after his election, Cullerton was hired by union official John T. Coli as a labor organizer for Teamsters Joint Council 25, a position which, according to the indictment, allowed him to collect a full salary and benefits despite performing little or no work for the Union.

What did Tom Cullerton do?

Tom Cullerton Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement Charge. Former state Sen. Tom Cullerton pleaded guilty to embezzling funds from a labor union on Tuesday, becoming the latest Illinois lawmaker to be convicted of corruption.

Are John and Tom Cullerton related?

He is married to his wife, Stacey, and they have three sons. A distant cousin, John Cullerton, served as President of the Senate.

Is Tom Cullerton Republican or Democrat?

Democratic Party