| 词条 | Frank Savickas |
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|name = Frank Savickas |image = |alt = |birth_date ={{birth date|1935|05|14}} |birth_place =Chicago, Illinois |death_date ={{death date and age|mf=yes|2001|5|14|1935|5|14}} |death_place = Venice, Florida |restingplace = |restingplacecoordinates = |birthname = |nationality = |office = Member of the Illinois Senate from the 15th district {{small|27th district (1971-1982)}} |term_start = {{start date|1971|January}} |term_end = {{end date|1993|January}} |predecessor = John J. Lanigan |successor = Bill Shaw |party = Democratic |otherparty = |spouse = {{nowrap|Joanne Cortez {{small|(1955-1983)}} Pamela Savickas {{small|(1986-2001)}}}} |partner = |relations = |children = Six children |residence = Chicago, Illinois {{small|(1935-1993)}} Venice, Florida {{small|(1993-2001)}} |alma_mater = |occupation = |profession = Insurance Broker |committees = |religion = |signature = |signature_alt= |website = |footnotes = }} Frank D. Savickas (May 14, 1935 – May 14, 2001) was an American politician who served in the Illinois General Assembly from 1967-1993. Early lifeSavickas was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 14, 1935. He attended St. Rita and Harbor High School. He went on to attend Wilson Junior College where he majored in business administration. He was the owner of Frank Savickas Insurance Agency.[1][2] In 1966, he was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives as a Democrat. He was the first Lithuanian-American elected to the Illinois General Assembly.[3] Political careerIllinois SenateIn 1970, he defeated one term incumbent Senator John J. Lanigan in the Democratic wave of 1970, which saw Democrats take control of the Illinois Senate. He served in the Illinois Senate until his retirement in 1992. During his Senate tenure, he represented various areas of the southwest side of Chicago and the south suburbs including the Chicago neighborhoods of Marquette Park, Garfield Ridge and the suburb of Burbank.[3] As a Senator, Savickas was an ally of the disability rights movement and pushed for proposals including special funding for handicapped children, various senior services and the legislation which gave the disabled guaranteed access to public education. He was an advocate for Midway International Airport and an ally of Mayor Richard J. Daley.[1][3][7] During his second term in the Illinois Senate, Savickas was appointed Secretary of the Chicago Park District.[1] He eventually rose to serve as Assistant Majority Leader under Philip J. Rock.[9] During the 86th General Assembly, Savickas abstained from voting to reelect Rock as President of the Illinois Senate.[4] Subsequently, he was stripped of his leadership position in the Democratic caucus. To protest the loss of his position, he and his longtime ally Jeremiah E. Joyce joined the Republican caucus under Pate Philip. This gave the Republicans a majority to hold up the business of the Senate. The stalemate ended when Savickas was given a newly created leadership position. The key Republican proposals during the stalemate, the repeal of the three fifths rule and the removal of Howard W. Carroll from the Appropriations Committee, were rejected.[5] In the Republican controlled 1990 redistricting, Savickas, along with Jeremiah E. Joyce and Howard B. Brookins Sr., was drawn into the new 15th district. Under this map, the 15th became a minority-majority district. Savickas opted to establish residency in the neighboring 11th district.[6] However, after Gary LaPaille, the Chairman of the Illinois Democratic Party, announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in the 11th district, Savickas chose to retire.[7] He was succeeded in the 15th by State Representative Bill Shaw while LaPaille was elected in the 11th district.[8][9] Democratic CommitteemanIn 1974, he was elected the Democratic Committeeman for Chicago's 15th ward.[10] As Committeeman, he endorsed Jane Byrne in the 1983 Democratic primary for Mayor of Chicago. In his majority African-American ward Byrne lost to Harold Washington with the vote going strictly down racial lines. In 1986, he quietly stepped down as Democratic Committeeman for the 15th ward, as he likely would have lost reelection in the now-African American majority ward.[11] Personal lifeHe and his wife Joanne Cortez had three children. In 1986, he would later remarry to Pamela Blasco.[12][13] In 1990, his son Michael was convicted in the killing of Thomas Vinnicky and sentenced to twenty eight years in prison.[14] After retiring, he moved to Venice, Florida where he died on his 66th birthday.[15] References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.lib.niu.edu/1975/ip750125a.html|title=People and News|journal=Illinois Issues|publisher=Sangamon State University|date=January 1975|accessdate=December 26, 2016}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Savickas, Frank D.}}2. ^'Illinois Blue Book 1991-1992, Biographical Sketch of Frank D. Savickas, pg. 82 3. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/legisnet92/srgroups/sr/920sr0175lv.html|title=Senate Resolution 0175|publisher=Illinois General Assembly|date=May 14, 2001}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.niu.edu/1989/ip890122.html|title=Legal & Legislative Scene: 86th General Assembly Convenes|author=Murphy, Peter M.|journal=Illinois Issues|publisher=Sangamon State University|date=January 1989|accessdate=December 26, 2016}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.niu.edu/1989/ii890606.html|title=Was this Nebraska?|author=Wheeler III, Charles N.|journal=Illinois Issues|publisher=Sangamon State University|date=June 1989|accessdate=December 26, 2016}} 6. ^{{cite news|last=Hardy|first=Thomas|date=October 1, 1991|title=Top Democrats To Be Squeezed By Republican Remap|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1991-10-01/news/9103140995_1_senate-democrats-gop-leaning-house-democrats/2|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|location=Chicago, Illinois|access-date=December 26, 2016}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.niu.edu/1992/ii920212.html|title=Gary LaPaille: Madigan's 'no' man and state Democratic party chairman|author=Fitzgerald, Jay|journal=Illinois Issues|publisher=Sangamon State University|date=February 1992|accessdate=December 26, 2016}} 8. ^'Illinois Blue Book 1993-1994, Biographical Sketch of Gary LaPaille, pg. 76 9. ^'Illinois Blue Book 1993-1994, Biographical Sketch of William Shaw, pg. 80 10. ^{{cite book|last=Fremon|first=David K.|date=October 22, 1988|title=Chicago Politics Ward by Ward|url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0253204909|location=Bloomington, Indiana|publisher=Indiana University Press|page=113|isbn=0-253-31344-9}} 11. ^{{cite news|last=Dold|first=R. Bruce|date=March 6, 1988|title=Forget the glitz, the real blitz is for committeemen|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1988/03/06/page/27/article/forget-the-glitz-the-real-blitz-is-for-committeemen|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|location=Chicago, Illinois|access-date=December 26, 2016}} 12. ^{{cite book|last=Fremon|first=David K.|date=October 22, 1988|title=Chicago Politics Ward by Ward|url=https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0253204909|location=Bloomington, Indiana|publisher=Indiana University Press|page=110|isbn=0-253-31344-9}} 13. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.lib.niu.edu/1983/ip830324.html|title=83rd General Assembly: Some Of The Key Members Serving You|journal=Illinois Issues|publisher=Sangamon State University|date=March 1983|accessdate=December 26, 2016}} 14. ^{{cite news|last=Shnay|first=Jerry|date=May 24, 1990|title=Legislator`s Son Gets 28 Years|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1990-05-24/news/9002120361_1_murderer-chicago-police-baseball-bat|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|location=Chicago, Illinois|access-date=December 26, 2016}} 15. ^1 Frank D. Savickas, 66-Legislator known for independence 8 : 1935 births|2001 deaths|Politicians from Chicago|American people of Lithuanian descent|Illinois Democrats|Members of the Illinois House of Representatives|Illinois state senators|20th-century American politicians |
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