Born on August 20, 1942,[4] Mike was born and spent part of his childhood in Davenport, Iowa as one of seven children. His family moved to Texas; Boland returned to the Quad Cities area to finish the final two years of high school.[5]
He was one of the most forceful voices[according to whom?] concerning the admissions controversy at the University of Illinois, in which relatives of politicians close to ex-governor Rod Blagojevich were being admitted more easily by university officials. Boland called on university officials, including B. Joseph White, to resign, saying "They were trusted to protect our university. In my eyes, they failed in that regard and they should resign."[7]
In June 2011, Mike Boland announced that he was running for the Democratic nomination for 17th district congressman, which would then go up against the Republican freshman U.S. Representative Bobby Schilling. Other competitors in the race at that time included Illinois State Senator David Koehler of Peoria; East Moline City Councilwoman Cheri Bustos, Freeport Mayor George Gaulrapp, and Quad Cities immigration lawyer Eric Reyes.[8] However, in October 2011, Boland dropped out of the Congressional race to run instead against incumbent Mike Jacobs for the Democratic nomination for Illinois State Senate in the 36th Legislative District.[5][6]
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^"Our Campaigns - IL State House 071 Race - Nov 08, 1994".
^"Our Campaigns - IL State House 071 Race - Nov 04, 2008".
^. Archived from the original on 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
mike, boland, politician, mike, boland, american, politician, served, illinois, house, representatives, representing, 71st, district, from, 1995, 2010, democratic, nominee, indiana, state, treasurer, 2014, mike, bolandmember, illinois, house, representatives, . Mike Boland is an American politician who served in the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 71st District from 1995 to 2010 and the Democratic nominee for Indiana State Treasurer in 2014 3 Mike BolandMember of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 71st districtIn office 1995 2010Preceded byBob DeJaegher 1 Succeeded byRichard Morthland 2 Personal detailsBorn 1942 08 20 August 20 1942 age 81 Davenport Iowa U S Political partyDemocraticSpouseMaryResidence s Fishers Indiana U S ProfessionEducator vague Born on August 20 1942 4 Mike was born and spent part of his childhood in Davenport Iowa as one of seven children His family moved to Texas Boland returned to the Quad Cities area to finish the final two years of high school 5 He received his B A from Upper Iowa University and his M S in education from Henderson State University as of 2002 update he had from Western Illinois University and the University of Iowa 48 semester hours of work past his master s degree 4 Boland spent thirty years as a civics teacher citation needed Boland s wife Mary is a member of the Illinois State Democratic Central Committee from Illinois s 17th congressional district Mike and Mary have two daughters citation needed As of 2011 update Boland lived in East Moline Illinois 6 Political life editBoland was in the Illinois House of Representatives for 16 years 5 He was one of the most forceful voices according to whom concerning the admissions controversy at the University of Illinois in which relatives of politicians close to ex governor Rod Blagojevich were being admitted more easily by university officials Boland called on university officials including B Joseph White to resign saying They were trusted to protect our university In my eyes they failed in that regard and they should resign 7 He left the Illinois House of Representatives to run for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois in 2010 but was defeated 5 In June 2011 Mike Boland announced that he was running for the Democratic nomination for 17th district congressman which would then go up against the Republican freshman U S Representative Bobby Schilling Other competitors in the race at that time included Illinois State Senator David Koehler of Peoria East Moline City Councilwoman Cheri Bustos Freeport Mayor George Gaulrapp and Quad Cities immigration lawyer Eric Reyes 8 However in October 2011 Boland dropped out of the Congressional race to run instead against incumbent Mike Jacobs for the Democratic nomination for Illinois State Senate in the 36th Legislative District 5 6 References edit Our Campaigns IL State House 071 Race Nov 08 1994 Our Campaigns IL State House 071 Race Nov 04 2008 INDIANAPOLIS Democrat Boland announces bid for treasurer Elections Bradenton Herald Archived from the original on 2014 05 25 Retrieved 2014 05 25 a b Representative Mike Boland D Previous General Assembly 94th 71st District Springfield Illinois Illinois General Assembly 2002 06 03 Retrieved 2012 02 25 a b c d About Mike East Moline Illinois Mike Boland Campaign Retrieved 2012 02 25 permanent dead link a b Tibbetts Ed October 12 2011 Boland changes plans will run for Illinois Senate Davenport Iowa The Quad City Times Retrieved 2012 02 25 U of I leaders urged to resign Chicago Breaking News Chicago Tribune Company June 7 2009 Archived from the original on June 22 2009 Retrieved 2010 08 29 Kaergard Chris August 24 2011 Boland announces bid for 17th District seat PJStar com Peoria Illinois GateHouse Media Retrieved 2012 02 25 External links editMike Boland for Illinois State Senate 36th District official 2012 campaign site Illinois General Assembly Representative Mike Boland D 71st District official IL House website Bills Committees Project Vote Smart Representative Michael J Mike Boland IL profile Follow the Money Mike Boland 2006 2004 2002 2000 1998 1996 campaign contributions Illinois House Democrats Mike Boland profile Party political offices Preceded byPete Buttigieg Democratic nominee for Indiana State Treasurer2014 Succeeded byJohn Aguilera Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mike Boland politician amp oldid 1211377150, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
