Lisa Madigan
Lisa Madigan
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FEB 24, 2027
General Election
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Overview
Current roleFormer Attorney General
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyMainstream Democrat
Age59 years old (Jul 30, 1966)
GenderFemale
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LocationIllinois
BackgroundAttorney
EducationGeorgetown University (BA, 1988)
Notable personal detailsLisa Murray Madigan is an American lawyer and politician who served as Illinois Attorney General from 2003 to 2019, the first woman elected to that office. She previously served in the Illinois Senate (1999–2003). After leaving office, she joined Kirkland & Ellis as a litigation partner and has also served as a Lecturer in Law at the University of Chicago Law School.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Lisa Madigan publicly opposed at least one proposed income-tax increase and emphasized that taxpayers would need stronger assurances about corruption before accepting higher taxes. Her comments and actions also stressed balanced budgets, government accountability, and policies aimed at protecting state finances rather than a clearly pro-tax-cut or pro-tax-increase agenda.
Healthcare
Lisa Madigan supported stronger consumer and patient protections in healthcare, including hospital charity-care requirements and limits on aggressive billing and debt collection. She also declined to join a lawsuit challenging the Affordable Care Act, while saying a Massachusetts-style mandatory coverage system would not work for Illinois at the time because of budget constraints.
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Immigration & Border
Lisa Madigan repeatedly opposed Trump-era immigration restrictions and supported protections for immigrants and refugees. She also opposed proposals to weaken protections for immigrant children in detention and urged state leaders not to enforce federal immigration actions that would turn local law enforcement into immigration officers.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Lisa Madigan has taken actions defending access to reproductive health care, including opposing efforts to defund Planned Parenthood and challenging federal rules that would limit contraception access and counseling. She also sought enforcement of Illinois’s parental notification law for minors seeking abortions, indicating support for some abortion restrictions.
Climate & Energy
Lisa Madigan’s public record shows support for stricter climate and clean-air protections, including joining efforts to defend the Clean Power Plan and criticizing federal moves to weaken emissions limits from coal-fired power plants. She also acted against misleading marketing around a purported clean-energy electricity product, framing the issue as consumer protection tied to environmental claims.
Public Safety & Guns
Lisa Madigan supported handgun bans and argued that states should be able to regulate firearms to protect residents from gun violence. She also backed bans on large-capacity magazines and described such restrictions as reasonable and necessary public safety measures.
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