Robert S. Molaro

Robert Molaro
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 21st district
In office
January 14, 2003 - January 14, 2009
Succeeded byMichael J. Zalewski
Personal details
Born(1950-06-29)June 29, 1950
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJune 15, 2020(2020-06-15) (aged 69)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBarbara
ProfessionAttorney

Robert S. Molaro (June 29, 1950 – June 15, 2020) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of both houses of the Illinois General Assembly.

Biography

He graduated from Loyola University with a B.S. in business administration and received his J.D. from John Marshall Law School. He served as a delegate to the 1988 Democratic National Convention.[1] In 1984, he was elected the Democratic Committeeman for Chicago's 12th ward.[2] In 1993, he was elected to the Illinois Senate.[1] He was later elected to the Illinois House of Representatives. Upon his retirement from the state legislature on December 4, 2008, Molaro was eligible for a public pension of about $64,000 annually based on the formula for Illinois lawmakers of 85% of their last salary. Chicago Alderman Edward M. Burke hired Molaro as an expert on pensions to write a 19-page white paper on Chicago's pension funds. Molaro worked as an aide to Burke for one month, earned $12,000, and nearly doubled his pension.[3][4] On June 15, 2020, Molaro died of pancreatic cancer.[5][6]

Electoral history

2002: (D) Robert S. Molaro: 61% (R) Randy Kantner: 39%

2004: (D) Robert S. Molaro: 59% (R) Martin J. Ryan: 41%

2006: (D) Robert S. Molaro: 70% (R) Charles Johnson: 30%

2008: Did not seek re-election

References

  1. ^ a b Halperin, Jennifer. "New faces in the Senate". Illinois Issues. 19 (1): 26. ISSN 0738-9663. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Green, Paul. "Vrdolyak wins opener in Cook County power politics". Illinois Issues. 10 (6): 17. ISSN 0738-9663. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Grotto, Jason; Long, Ray (December 12, 2011). "Ex-lawmaker nearly doubles his pension with one month of work; Robert Molaro's short stint as aide to Ald. Ed Burke brought him windfall for life". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  4. ^ "You, Molaro, Burke and $3 million; The pols count on you to get mad and then forget". Chicago Tribune. December 12, 2011. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  5. ^ Miller, Rich (June 17, 2020). "Bobby Molaro". Capitol Fax. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "Illinois racing leader Bob Molaro dies". Horseman And Fair World Magazine. June 16, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.


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