Deanna Demuzio

Deanna Demuzio (February 23, 1943 – October 20, 2020) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate. She represented the 49th District from 2004 through 2010.

Deanna Demuzio
Mayor of Carlinville
In office
May 2013 – October 20, 2020
Preceded byRobert Schwab
Succeeded bySara Oswald
Member of the Illinois Senate
from the 49th district
In office
May 11, 2004 – January 11, 2011
Preceded byVince Demuzio
Succeeded bySam McCann
Personal details
Born(1943-02-23)February 23, 1943
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedOctober 20, 2020(2020-10-20) (aged 77)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseVince Demuzio

Illinois Senate

In May 2004, she was appointed to the Illinois State Senate from the 49th district following the death of her husband, former Senate Majority Leader Vince Demuzio. The 49th district, located in central and southwest Illinois, included all of Calhoun, Montgomery, Macoupin, Greene, Jersey, and Morgan counties and portions of Christian, Fayette, Madison, Pike, and Shelby counties.[1] Deanna Demuzio ran unopposed in November 2004 to keep the seat vacated by her husband for the rest of his term. In 2006 she was challenged by Republican candidate and Taylorville alderman Jeff Richey in the general election. On the Taylorville City Council, Richey was chairman of the Ordinance Committee, and served on the Finance, Street, Sewer, and Emergency Services committees. Demuzio defeated Richey in the 2006 general election, taking 59.75% of the vote to Richey's 40.28%.[2] In the 2010 election, Demuzio was defeated by Sam McCann.

Post-legislative career

Demuzio served as a delegate to the 2012 Democratic National Convention.[3] In 2012, Governor Pat Quinn, appointed Demuzio to a position on the Illinois Health Facilities Services and Review Board.[4] Demuzio served on the board until her death.[5]

Death

She died on October 20, 2020, in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 77.[6][7] The Carlinville City Council chose Sarah Oswald to serve the remainder of Demuzio's term.[8]

References
  1. White, Jesse (ed.). "Legislative Districts of Illinois 2001 Reapportionment". Illinois Blue Book 2003-2004. Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  2. "Illinois State Board of Elections". Elections.il.gov. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  3. Newman, Craig (2012-09-02). "Who are the Illinois delegates to the Democratic National Convention?". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 2013-05-02. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
  4. Quinn, Pat (November 14, 2012). "Appointment Message No. 0513" (PDF). Letter to Illinois Senate. p. 64. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  5. Savage, Debra (November 5, 2020). Quetsch, CSR, RPR, Paula (ed.). "Transcript of Open Session -State of Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board Meeting" (PDF). llinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board. Retrieved September 25, 2023. The first thing I would like to do for our State Board staff meeting is to honor Senator Deanna Demuzio. Senator Demuzio has been on our Health Facilities State Board since 2012 and unfortunately recently passed away.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)
  6. Bernard Schoenburg (2020-10-20). "Carlinville Mayor Deanna Demuzio dies". Sj-r.com. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  7. Schoenburg, Bernard (21 October 2020). "Demuzio successor to be chosen Thursday". State Journal-Register. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  8. Staff (October 23, 2020). "Oswald named acting mayor of Carlinville". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved September 25, 2023.


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