Scott R. Drury
Drury in 2018
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 58th district
In office
January 9, 2013 (2013-January-09) – January 9, 2019 (2019-January-09)
Preceded byKaren May
Succeeded byBob Morgan
Personal details
Born1972 (age 51–52)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseShelby Drury
ResidenceHighwood, Illinois
Alma materUniversity of California (B.A.)
Northwestern University (J.D.)
ProfessionAttorney
WebsiteDruryLegal.com [1]

Scott Drury (born 1972) is a former Illinois state representative for the 58th district and a Democratic candidate for Attorney General. The 58th district includes all or parts of Bannockburn, Deerfield, Glencoe, Highwood, Highland Park, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Lincolnshire, Northbrook and North Chicago.[1]

He was a candidate in the Democratic Party primary for Attorney General of Illinois in the 2018 election.[2] Prior to Attorney General Lisa Madigan announcing she would not run for reelection, Drury had been running for Governor of Illinois, in the 2018 election.[2][3][4]

Early life and career

Drury is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and founder of Drury Legal, LLC.[5] Drury is also an adjunct professor of law at the Northwestern University School of Law.

In November 2006, Drury prosecuted a 54 year-old priest for downloading child pornography.[6]

Political career

In 2012, Drury was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives, beating his opponent Mark Shaw with 55.7% of the vote.[7] Drury has served in the Illinois General Assembly since 2013. Drury currently sits on the following House committees: Judiciary-Civil; Personnel and Pensions; Cybersecurity, Data Analytics and IT; Government Transparency; and Elementary Secondary Education - Charter School Policy. Drury previously was the Vice Chair of the House Judiciary-Criminal Committee.[8] In 2015, Drury was appointed to serve as a commissioner on the Governor's newly created Commission on Criminal Justice and Sentencing Reform.[9]

In 2013, Drury successfully worked with local municipalities to implement assault weapons regulations throughout the District he represents, during a 10 day window before municipalities in Illinois were prohibited from passing ordinances regulating assault weapons.[10][11] In an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times, Drury said of the legislation: "If you don't do anything, you lose the right to do anything."[12]

In 2013 and 2014, Drury successfully proposed a law that requires more custodial interrogations are recorded and new procedures for eyewitness identifications.[13] This legislation was part of an effort to address the high number of wrongful convictions in the Illinois criminal justice system. Drury has received various awards for his work in this area, including the 2013 Jenner & Block Award,[14] the Illinois Innocence Project's Defenders of the Innocent Award,[15] and the First Defense Legal Fund's (FDLA) 20 for 20 Award.[16]

In 2014, Drury co-sponsored a bill to criminalize revenge porn, which established penalties for offenders of one to three years in prison and fines of up to $250,000.[17]

In 2014, Representative Drury voted Nay on a so-called "millionaire's tax" intended to help balance the Illinois budget. Drury and another Democrat, Rep. Jack Franks, joined every Republican lawmaker in publicly dismissing the millionaires’ tax, leaving the Democrats two votes shy of the 71 they need to move it forward.[18]

In May 2016, Drury co-sponsored SB 250 which established automatic electronic voter registration.[19]

In 2017, Drury voted "present" for Speaker of the Illinois House. The incumbent, Michael Madigan, was reelected.[20]

Election results

2018 Illinois Attorney General Democratic primary results[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kwame Raoul 390,472 30.17
Democratic Pat Quinn 352,425 27.23
Democratic Sharon Fairley 164,304 12.70
Democratic Nancy Rotering 123,446 9.54
Democratic Scott Drury 102,193 7.90
Democratic Jesse Ruiz 70,158 5.42
Democratic Renato Mariotti 51,902 4.01
Democratic Aaron Goldstein 39,196 3.03
Total votes 1,294,096 100
2016 Illinois House District 58[22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
 DemocraticScott Drury29,33857.4%
 RepublicanMarty Blumenthal21,75642.6%
Majority
2014 Illinois House District 58[23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
 DemocraticScott Drury20,25256%
 RepublicanMark Neerhof15,89544%
Majority20,252
2012 Illinois House District 58[24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
 DemocraticScott Drury27,29555.8%
 RepublicanMark Shaw21,55244.2%
Majority

References

  1. ^ "PA 97-0006 Legislative District 29" (PDF). Illinois House of Representatives Democratic Caucus. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Geiger, Kim (September 19, 2017), "Drury drops governor bid to run for attorney general", Chicago Tribune, retrieved September 20, 2017
  3. ^ Blasting Madigan, Rep. Scott Drury announces Democratic governor bid, 2017-06-06
  4. ^ Editorial Board. "The Madigan elections of 2018: When even Democratic candidates knock the speaker ..." chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  5. ^ "Drury Legal - Profile". drurylegal.com. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "Priest gets 7 years in prison". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  7. ^ "Drury Wins IL 58th District State House Race". Highland Park, IL Patch. 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  8. ^ "Illinois General Assembly - Representative Committees". ilga.gov. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  9. ^ "The Commission mission". Illinois State Commission on Criminal Justice and Sentencing Reform. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  10. ^ Huston, John P. "Highland Park and Deerfield talk about guns", Chicago Tribune, June 18, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  11. ^ Nelson, Jacob. "Rep. Drury: Assault Weapons a Community Issue, Not a Second Amendment Issue", Highland Park Patch, July 9, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  12. ^ "How the gun lobby outsmarted itself and helped engineer its big Supreme Court defeat Monday". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  13. ^ Hinkel, Dan. "Quinn signs bill expanding recording of police interrogations". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  14. ^ "Firm Efforts Well Represented at Center on Wrongful Convictions' Anniversary Benefit". Jenner & Block. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  15. ^ "Illinois Innocence Project at UIS to host Defenders of the Innocent event and awards". events.uis.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  16. ^ "Lawmakers behind eye witness identification reform receive one of FDLA's "20 for 20" honors! - First Defense Legal Aid". First Defense Legal Aid. 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  17. ^ "Illinois Passes New ‘Revenge Porn’ Law That Includes Harsh Penalties", Huffington Post, December 30, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  18. ^ "Illinois millionaires' tax dies, but other tax plans very much alive - Watchdog.org". Watchdog.org. 2014-04-11. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  19. ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  20. ^ staff, Chicago Tribune. "Morning Spin: Rebellious Democrat complains Madigan stiffed him on engraved clock". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  21. ^ "Election Results". Illinois Board of Elections. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  22. ^ Illinois State Board of Elections
  23. ^ Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2014
  24. ^ Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2012

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