Dan Kotowski

Dan Kotowski (born March 24, 1967) was the Illinois State Senator from the 28th district. The 28th district includes all or parts of Arlington Heights, Bartlett, Bloomingdale, Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Park Ridge, Roselle and Schaumburg.^[1] He previously represented the 33rd district from 2007 to 2013 before the 2011 redistricting.

Dan Kotowski
Member of the Illinois Senate from the 28th District 33rd District (2007-2013)
In office January 2007 (2007-01) – October 2015 (2015-10)
Preceded by	Cheryl Axley
Succeeded by	Laura Murphy
Personal details
Born	(1967-03-24) March 24, 1967 (age 58)
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Park Ridge, Illinois
Alma mater	University of Illinois
Profession	Lobbyist

Early life and career

Dan Kotowski attended Loyola Academy and University of Illinois, earning a degree in communications, and DePaul University, earning a master's degree in Fine Arts. He then served as executive director of the gun violence prevention organization "Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence" ^[2] and as a vice president at the Uhlich Children's Advantage Network.

Political career

Senator Kotowski was first sworn into office in 2007. He currently served as the Chairperson of Appropriations II, Vice Chairperson of Appropriations I and the Sub-Chairperson on both Property Taxes and CLEAR Compliance. His other committee assignments were Criminal Law, Higher Education, Revenue, and the Subcommittee on Tax Credits.^[3] In 2011, his expertise and success on budgeting matters had him made chairman of the bipartisan Budgeting for Results commission.^[4]

Electoral history

2012 Senate Election

After the 2011 redistricting, Senator Kotowski chose to run in the newly drawn 28th district which includes his home, much of the old 33rd district and added Bartlett, Bloomingdale, Hanover Park, Roselle and Schaumburg. In the election he faced Republican businessman Jim O'Donnell.

2012 General Election Results- Illinois's 28th Senate District^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Kotowski	45,656	57.3
	Republican	Jim O'Donnell	34,035	42.7
Total votes			79,691	100

2008 Senate Election

2008 General Election Results- Illinois's 33rd Senate District^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Kotowski	48,344	59.9
	Republican	Mike Sweeney	32,293	40.0
Total votes			80,637	100

2006 Senate Election

In 2006, Dan Kotowski ran for the Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Dave Sullivan.

2006 General Election Results – Illinois’s 33rd Senate District^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Kotowski	29,293	51.3
	Republican	Cheryl Axley	27,859	48.7
	Democratic gain from Republican

Post-legislative career

Kotowski resigned his Senate position in 2015 to become CEO of Chicago-based healthcare advocacy/lobbying organization ChildServ to "take care of [his] family better."^[8] In 2018, Gov. J. B. Pritzker appointed Kotowski a member of the gubernatorial transition's Healthy Children and Families Committee.^[9]