Alexi Giannoulias
Alexi Giannoulias | |
|---|---|
Giannoulias in 2010 | |
| 38th Secretary of State of Illinois | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Governor | JB Pritzker |
| Preceded by | Jesse White |
| 72nd Treasurer of Illinois | |
| In office January 8, 2007 – January 10, 2011 | |
| Governor | Rod Blagojevich Pat Quinn |
| Preceded by | Judy Baar Topinka |
| Succeeded by | Dan Rutherford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alexander Giannoulias March 16, 1976 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Jo Terlato (m. 2014) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | University of Chicago Boston University (BA) Tulane University (JD) |
Alexander Giannoulias (/əˈlɛksi dʒəˈnuːliəs/ jə-NOO-lee-əs; born March 16, 1976) is an American politician who has been serving as the secretary of state of Illinois since January 2023. He previously served as the 72nd treasurer of Illinois from 2007 to 2011.
A Democrat, Giannoulias defeated Republican State Senator Christine Radogno with 54 percent of the vote in the November 2006 election for Illinois Treasurer. He became the first Democrat to hold the office of Illinois Treasurer in 12 years. Giannoulias was a candidate for U.S. Senate in the 2010 elections. He won the Democratic primary, but narrowly lost the general election in November 2010 to Republican Mark Kirk. On June 26, 2018, he was confirmed to the Chicago Public Library Board, marking his first return to public service since leaving the Treasurer's office.
Giannoulias was elected secretary of state in the 2022 election, defeating Dan Brady to succeed longtime incumbent Jesse White.