Alexi Giannoulias
Alexander "Alexi" Giannoulias is an American politician who served as Illinois Treasurer from 2007 to 2011. A Democrat, Giannoulias defeated Republican candidate State Senator Christine Radogno in November 2006 with 54 percent of the vote, becoming the first Democrat to hold the office in 12 years and, at the age of 30, the youngest state treasurer in the nation. More
On July 26, 2009, Giannoulias announced his candidacy in the 2010 election for the seat in the United States Senate held by Roland Burris. Burris, who was appointed by Governor Rod Blagojevich to fill the seat vacated by Barack Obama following Obama's election as President of the United States, chose not to seek election. Giannoulias won the Democratic primary on February 2, 2010, then faced Republican Mark Kirk as well as Green Party candidate LeAlan Jones and Libertarian Michael Labno in the general election in November 2010. Kirk won the election.
Alexi Giannoulias timeline
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Alexi Giannoulias buys SUV with funds from Bright Start College Savings Program
How does purchasing a $26,000 Black 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid SUV with money taken from Bright Start, an Illinois-based college savings fund intended... Read more
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Report: Alexi Giannoulias aide helped get teen into University of Illinois
When a politically connected Greek Orthodox priest wanted help getting the daughter of a family friend into the University of Illinois, he reached... Read more
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Alexi Giannoulias announces that he has raised $1.8 million to date for US Senate run
Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias raised $1.8 million to date for his Senate bid, while his likely Democratic rivals have zero dollars in their... Read more
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Alexi Giannoulias releases first round of endorsements for US Senate seat
Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias today released an initial list of over 60 elected officials who have pledged to support his bid for the... Read more
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Alexi Giannoulias speaks at Fulton County Democratic Headquarters
Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, a Democrat and the youngest state treasurer in the nation when elected to that post at age 30 in November... Read more
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Giannoulias' family-owned Broadway Bank files foreclosure suits involving two convicted Chicago bookmakers
They were credit–worthy decisions, and again, it's easy to look back and say if we would have known real estate values would plummet 40%...it's... Read more
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Alexi Giannoulias to formally announce run for US Senate, sources say
A spokesman says that State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias will make a formal announcement sometime next week about plans to run for the United States... Read more
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Alexi Giannoulias announces run for Illinois Senate Seat
First-term state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias firmly affixed his candidacy for the U.S. Senate to President Barack Obama on Sunday, contending that... Read more
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Illinois Senate president John Cullerton endorses Alexi Giannoulias for US Senate
State Senate President John Cullerton will endorse State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias for U.S. Senate today. Cullerton becomes the... Read more
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Fox News' Sean Hannity investigates Alexi Giannoulias
SEAN HANNITY, HOST: All right, we've certainly learned about the ugly side of Chicago politics in the past year. The Rod Blagojevich and Roland... Read more
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Poll shows Alexi Giannoulias favored to win Democratic nomination for Illinois US Senate Seat in 2010
Democrat Alexi Giannoulias, the Illinois state treasurer, holds a commanding lead over his two potential primary rivals in the Illinois Senate... Read more
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SEIU to endorse Alexi Giannoulias for 2010 US Senate bid
State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, I've learned, is picking up an early endorsement for his 2010 Democratic Senate bid from the Illinois State... Read more
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Alexi Giannoulias gets endorsements for 2010 Senate bid from four unions
Locals of UNITE-HERE, UFCW, UA and the Illinois Pipe Trades hoped on the bandwagon of Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias today. The release is below. In... Read more
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Alexi Giannoulias' Family's Bank suffering due to bad loans, reports Chicago Business
The family of state Treasurer and U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias pulled $70 million out of its Broadway Bank in 2007 and 2008, just as... Read more
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Alexi Giannoulias heckled for holding a fund raiser on 9/11
He's got a video camera and a mission to make big conservative noise. William J. Kelly - an independent conservative TV producer that produced a... Read more
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Alexi Giannoulias announces support for Gay Marriage, repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Illinois State Treasurer and U.S. Senate hopeful Alexi Giannoulias surprised voters last week when he announced an extensive LGBT rights platform... Read more
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Alexi Giannoulias receives endorsement of Cook County Democrats
The committeemen earlier endorsed State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias in his bid for U.S. Senate. Giannoulias and two of the three other... Read more
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SEIU formally announces endorsement Alexi Giannoulias for US Senate seat
Illinois' largest union, the Service Employees International Union, will announce Thursday it is backing Democratic front-runner Alexi Giannoulias... Read more
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David Hoffman blasts Alexi Giannoulias for Endorsement from SEIU
The campaign of rival candidate David Hoffman lit into Giannoulias for the endorsement. In a blog post on the campaign's web site Thursday,... Read more
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Illinois Senate candidates announce campaign cash
The news only confirms what we already knew: the fight over President Barack Obama's old Senate seat is going to be an expensive one. Republican... Read more
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Candidates in Illinois US Senate Race divided on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy
Illinois’ Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate want to overturn the nation’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on gays serving in the military, but... Read more
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Mark Kirk funded poll shows lead over Alexi Giannoulias for US Senate Seat
Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) holds a seven-point lead over Alexi Giannoulias (D) and a wide lead over GOP primary opponents in his Senate campaign,... Read more