Marty Russo
Marty Russo | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 3rd district | |
In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993 | |
Preceded by | Robert P. Hanrahan |
Succeeded by | Bill Lipinski |
Personal details | |
Born | Martin Anthony Russo January 23, 1944 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Karen Russo |
Children | Tony Russo, Dan Russo |
Education | DePaul University (BA, JD) |
Martin Anthony Russo (born January 23, 1944) is an American politician, lawyer and lobbyist from Illinois.
Education & legal career
He attended and graduated from St. Ignatius College Prep in 1961. He graduated from DePaul University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1965 and a Juris Doctor in 1967.
From 1971 to 1973 he served as an Assistant State Attorney for Cook County, Illinois.
Political career
He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives from Illinois and served from January 3, 1975, to January 3, 1993.
From 1979 to 1992, Russo served on the
Primary loss
After the 1990 redistricting, his district was merged with the neighboring 5th District of fellow Democrat Bill Lipinski. Although the reconfigured district retained Russo's district number, he lost the March 17, 1992 Democratic primary to Lipinski, 38 percent to 56 percent.[1]
Lobbyist
Russo worked at the lobbying firm of Cassidy & Associates, rising to the position of CEO. He left the firm in 2010.[2]
On December 15, 2010,
He did not register to lobby for any other advocacy or government relations firms therefore.
Personal
He resides in McLean, Virginia.
References
- ^ "Lipinski Defeats Russo; Savage Falls to Reynolds".
- ^ "Cassidy CEO leaves lobbying firm". Politico.
- ^ Chris Frates. "Cassidy CEO leaves lobbying firm." Politico. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1210/46452.html#ixzz18FfjPMwm
External links
- United States Congress. "Marty Russo (id: R000543)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Appearances on C-SPAN