Michael P. McAuliffe [SEP] position held
Michael P. McAuliffe
Michael P. McAuliffe (born December 7, 1963) is a former Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 20th district in northwestern Chicago. He was first appointed in 1997, following the death of his father, Roger McAuliffe; between them, the McAuliffes represented northwestern Chicago for 46 years. On June 17, 2019, McAuliffe resigned from the Illinois House of Representatives. He was the only Republican to represent a significant portion of Chicago in the Illinois General Assembly. On June 29,
, a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. He married and had two children. He was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives as one of three legislators from the 16th district.
During the 2002 redistricting process, he and another incumbent Michael P. McAuliffe were drawn into the same district. McAuliffe won the election. He served as Democratic Committeeman for the 41st ward from 1992 when he defeated Roman Pucinski in the Democratic primary until 2008 when he lost his position to Mary O'Connor.