Tom Morrison (politician)
| Tom Morrison | |
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| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 54th district |
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| Assumed office January 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Suzanne Bassi |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Bethany |
| Children | two |
| Residence | Palatine, Illinois |
| Alma mater | Hillsdale College |
| Religion | Christianity |
Thomas R. "Tom" Morrison[1] is a Republican member of the Illinois General Assembly, 54th district, first elected in November 2010.
Morrison defeated incumbent State Representative Suzanne Bassi in the Republican primary on February 2, 2010.[2]
Morrison is a graduate of Hillsdale College. He has been a radio host in Iowa, a 5th grade teacher at Christian Liberty Academy of Arlington Heights, which his parents helped found in 1969, for six years, and a ServPro franchise owner of Palatine/Rolling Meadows and Elk Grove/Itasca/Roselle.[3]
Political Philosophy
Representative Tom Morrison is very conservative. In an email to a constituent in 2013, Representative Tom Morrison, considering same-sex marriage "absurd," compared it to a marriage of a nine-year-old to a full-grown adult. He later denied equating same-sex marriage to statutory rape.[4]
Representative Tom Morrison is also opposed to abortion and does not favor exceptions for rape and incest. At the Illinois Values Voters Forum in 2011, he said, "Why sentence a child to death for what his father did?" [5]
In 2016, Representative Tom Morrison introduced a bill to the Illinois General Assembly to force transgender men to use women's restrooms and to force transgender women to use men's restrooms.[6]
References
- ↑ Tom Morrison's Biography. Project Vote Smart'. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- ↑ Morrison stuns Bassi in 54th Kohl, Stephanie. Barrington Courier Review. February 2, 2010. Accessed November 14, 2014.
- ↑ Tom Morrison, Linkedin
- ↑ http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/m/APPredirect.php?AID=42354
- ↑ http://www.publiusforum.com/2011/12/04/illinois-values-voters-forum-rep-joe-walsh-state-rep-morrison-more/
- ↑ http://www.towleroad.com/2016/01/illinois-transgender/
External links
- Representative Thomas Morrison (R) 54th District at the Illinois General Assembly
- State Representative Thomas Morrison constituency site
- Thomas Morrison for State Representative
- Profile at Project Vote Smart
- Profile at OpenStates.org
- Campaign contributions at FollowTheMoney.org
- Campaign contributions at FollowTheMoney.org archives
- Profile at Ballotpedia.
