Tom Cross (politician)

Tom Cross
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 97th district
In office
January 1993 (1993-01) – January 14, 2015 (2015-01-14)
Succeeded byMark Batinick
Minority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives
In office
8 January 2003 – August 29, 2013
Preceded byLee Daniels
Succeeded byJim Durkin
Personal details
Born (1958-07-31) July 31, 1958 (age 66)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseGenie Cross
Children2
ResidenceOswego, Illinois
Alma materCumberland Law School
Illinois Wesleyan University
ProfessionAttorney

Tom Cross (born July 31, 1958) is an American lawyer and former Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives where he served from 1993 to 2015. He served as House Minority Leader from January 2002 to August 2013, when he resigned to run for Illinois Treasurer.[1]

  1. ^ "Big GOP guns back Cross' treasurer run, but House Republicans suffer". Chicago Business. September 13, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2013.