Margaret Croke

American politician

Margaret Croke

Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 12th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2, 2021
Preceded by	Yoni Pizer

Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of Michigan (BA)

Margaret Croke is a Democratic member of the Illinois House from the 12th district. The 12th district includes parts of the Chicago neighborhoods of Lake View, Lincoln Park, Near North Side, and Uptown.^[1]^[2]

Croke was elected to the district after defeating then-incumbent Yoni Pizer in the 2020 Democratic primary. Pizer was originally appointed to the seat after the district's long-time representative, Sara Feigenholtz, was tapped to fill former Illinois Senate President John Cullerton's vacancy in the Illinois Senate in the 6th district.

Pizer resigned from the Illinois House of Representatives on December 31, 2020.^[3] To fill the remainder of Pizer's term, Croke was sworn into office on January 2, 2021.^[4]

As of July 3rd, 2022, Representative Croke is a member of the following Illinois House Committees:^[5]

Appropriations - General Service Committee (HAPG)
Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee (HCEC)
(Chairwoman of) Fair Lending and Community Reinvestment Subcommittee (HFIN-FAIR)
Financial Institutions Committee (HFIN)
Property Tax Subcommittee (HREF-PRTX)
Revenue & Finance Committee (HREF)
Roadways, Rail & Aviation Subcommittee (HTRR-ROAD)
Small Business, Tech Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Committee (SBTE)
Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee (HTRR)

Electoral history

Illinois 12th Representative District Democratic Primary, 2020^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Margaret Croke	12,380	45.85
	Democratic	Jonathan A. "Yoni" Pizer (incumbent)	11,168	41.36
	Democratic	James A. "Jimmy" Garfield	1,652	6.12
	Democratic	Ryan Podges	1,061	3.93
	Democratic	Marty Malone	741	2.74
Total votes			27,002	100.0

Illinois 12th Representative District General Election, 2020^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Margaret Croke	52,483	100.0
Total votes			52,483	100.0

Illinois 12th Representative District Democratic Primary, 2022^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Margaret Croke (incumbent)	12,360	99.89
	Write-in		14	0.11
Total votes			12,374	100.0

Illinois 12th Representative District General Election, 2022^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Margaret Croke (incumbent)	31,332	80.20
	Republican	George Kemper	7,735	19.80
Total votes			39,067	100.0

References

^ "STATE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: State House District 12 (Illinois)" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2013-05-18. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
^ "Boundaries - Community Areas (current)". City of Chicago. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
^ Miller, Rich (December 30, 2020). "House to return January 8 for lame duck session". Capitol Fax. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
^ Croke, Margaret (January 2, 2021). "Honored and humbled to be officially sworn into office today". Twitter. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
^ "Illinois General Assembly - Representative Committees". ilga.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
^ "Election Results 2020 GENERAL PRIMARY". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^ "Election Results 2020 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. December 4, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^ Illinois State Board of Elections. "Election Results: 2022 General Primary".
^ "Election Results 2022 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2023-12-04.