John Hallock (Illinois politician)

John Wallace Hallock, Jr. is an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives.[1]

Early life and career

John Wallace Hallock, Jr. was born July 9, 1946 in Rockford, Illinois. A fifth generation Rockford native, he attended Rockford Guilford High School. He earned a B.A. in political science at Loyola University Chicago and his J.D. at Chicago-Kent College of Law. He was a legal intern in office of the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois and as a law clerk to the Attorney General of Illinois. He spent several years as a teacher and practiced law in private practice.[2][3]

Illinois House

He was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in the 1978 general election.[4] In his first term he served on Appropriations II, State Government Organization, Counties and Townships Committees and Economic and Fiscal Commission.[2] He was appointed Minority Whip for the 83rd General Assembly.[3] In 1990, Winnebago County Auditor and Democratic candidate Michael Rotello defeated former Winnebago County board chairman and Republican candidate John Terranova to succeed Hallock.[5]

Post-legislative life

In 1990, in a surprise outcome, Democratic candidate John W. Cox Jr. defeated Hallock to succeed Lynn Morley Martin as the Congressperson from Illinois's 16th congressional district.[6] Governor Jim Edgar appointed Hallock to the Illinois Industrial Commission, which administered the workers compensation system.[7]

References

  1. ^ Illinois Blue Book 1989-1990 page 97
  2. ^ a b Illinois Blue Book 1979-1980 page 134
  3. ^ a b Tipton Jr, Virgil E. (ed.). "83rd General Assembly: Some Of The Key Members Serving You". Illinois Parks & Recreation. Vol. 14, no. 2. Illinois Association of Park Districts and Illinois Parks and Recreation Association. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - IL State House 034 - Nov 07, 1978".
  5. ^ Klemens, Michael D. (December 1990). "Same parties, new faces, realignments". Illinois Issues. Vol. 15, no. 12. Springfield, Illinois: Sangamon State University. pp. 8–11. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  6. ^ Mount, Charles (October 20, 1992). "Democrat Cox Hopes for Historic Re-Election". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  7. ^ Brune, Tom; Halperin, Jennifer. "Patronage Lite: Governor Edgar's Shadow Government". Illinois Issues. 22 (10). Sangamon State University. ISSN 0738-9663. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
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