Frank J. Mautino
2016 - Present
2026
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Frank J. Mautino is the Illinois Auditor General. Mautino assumed office on January 1, 2016. Mautino's current term ends on January 1, 2026.
On October 6, 2015, the Legislative Audit Commission nominated Mautino to replace retiring auditor general William Holland.[1] On October 20, 2015, Mautino was confirmed by the Illinois General Assembly; the Senate voted 55-0 and the House voted 102-10.[2]
In July 2016, a group of Republican lawmakers began calling for Mautino to resign over issues regarding his campaign finance expenditures during Mautino's time in the state legislature.[3]
Mautino is a former Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing District 76 from 1991 to 2015. [4]
Biography
Mautino earned his A.A. from Illinois Valley Community College in 1983 and his B.S. in marketing from Illinois State University in 1985. He previously attended Western Illinois University in 1981. His professional experience includes working as a corporate brand manager, driver, and warehouseman for Mautino Distributing Company.[4]
Political career
Auditor General (2016-present)
Mautino was nominated by the Legislative Audit Commission of the Illinois General Assembly to replace the outgoing auditor general on October 6, 2015. On October 20, 2015, Mautino was confirmed to a ten-year term in a bipartisan vote by both houses of the state legislature.[5]
Calls for resignation or removal
In January 2016 shortly after Mautino was sworn in, he fell under criticism regarding questionable expenditures from his campaign fund during his tenure in the state legislature. Instances of spending that are in question include $200,000 expended at a single service station over a 10-year period and $250,000 since 1999 in payments to a local bank. The Illinois State Board of Elections said that they were "seeking clarification" on the payments to the bank; "they clearly are not expenditures to the bank," said a spokesman for the board.[6][7]
Mautino released a statement saying that he had "fully disclosed and reported all spending by the campaign in compliance with Illinois campaign finance and disclosure laws."[6]
In July 2016, a group of Republican lawmakers began calling for Mautino to resign over the issues regarding campaign spending during his tenure. Representative Tim Butler (R) explained his decision to push for Mautino's resignation: "He's been very unresponsive to requests about this particular issue. He's basically ignored a lot one the requests we've made as members of the General Assembly, the people that hired him into this job."[3]
On July 13, 2016, Rep. Dwight D. Kay (R) introduced a resolution in the Illinois House of Representatives to remove Mautino as auditor general. When it was first introduced, the bill had 14 co-sponsors.
Mautino was also given a deadline of July 24, 2016, by the State Board of Elections to file amended campaign finance reports pertaining to the expenses in question. His office had earlier requested that the board delay the inquiry due to an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Springfield, which they denied.[8][7] On May 15, 2017, Mautino was issued a $5,000 fine by the board.[9] As of August 2017, the federal investigation of Mautino's campaign expenditures remains ongoing.[10]
The $5,000 fine was appealed before the Illinois Fourth District Appellate Court by David Cooke, the Illinois resident who had originally brought the complaint before the Board of Elections. Cooke asked that the court rule on the allegations that Mautino had improperly spent campaign funds at a local bank and service station. The board did not address these charges in its ruling since its members were split 4-4 on whether the spending was appropriate, instead handing down the $5,000 fine for failing to release financial information on time.[11][12]
Illinois House of Representatives (1991-2015)
Mautino served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1991 to 2015. During his tenure, Mautino served as deputy majority leader and previously as assistant majority Leader.[4]
Tax hike bill, 2011
Rep. Mautino argued against an increase in the state income tax. He pointed to the millions of dollars of new spending for schools as just as problematic as the 75 percent income tax increase.
"The main concern is that there can't be any new spending," said Mautino. "All of our members know that the structural deficit here is equal to a two percent income tax [hike]."[13]
Craft brewers
In May 2011, the Illinois House unanimously passed a measure, sponsored by Mautino, that would allow craft brewers to distribute their own beer.
“(The measure) grants a limited option to Illinois and out-of-state start up breweries, defined in the bill as craft brewers, to self-distribute beer products pursuant to a permit issued by the Liquor Control Commission,” said state Rep. Frank J. Mautino.
Senate Bill 754 would allow craft brewers that manufacture up to 465,000 gallons of beer per year to distribute not more than 232,500 gallons of their own beer in that same year.
Although the measure had all of the representatives’ support, state Rep. John E. Bradley said this proposal is a Pyrrhic victory for craft brewers.
“We have several of these small businesses throughout the state, in particular in my area, and I support their growth and their attempts to do business within the state,” Bradley said. “However I don’t think that this is going to settle the litigation, which is taking place throughout the state.”
Anheuser-Busch has taken Illinois to court for interfering with the beer company’s distributor licenses.
The measure left for the governor’s desk on May 23, 2011.[14]
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Mautino served on the following committees:
| Illinois committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Agriculture & Conservation |
| • Insurance |
| • Revenue & Finance |
| • Rules |
| • Legislative Ethics |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Mautino served on the following committees:
| Illinois committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Agriculture & Conservation |
| • Insurance |
| • Revenue & Finance |
| • Rules |
| • Legislative Audit Commission, Co-chair |
| • Legislative Ethics Commission |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Mautino served on the following committees:
| Illinois committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Appropriations-General Service |
| • Insurance |
| • Revenue & Finance |
| • Rules |
| • Legislative Ethics |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Mautino served on the following committees:
| Illinois committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Appropriations-General Service |
| • Insurance |
| • Investigative |
| • Revenue & Finance, Vice chair |
| • Tollway Oversight |
Elections
2014
Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 18, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 2, 2013. Incumbent Frank J. Mautino ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Jerry Lee Long ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Mautino then defeated Long in the general election.[15][16][17][18]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Frank J. Mautino Incumbent |
50.5% | 17,409 | |
| Republican | Jerry Lee Long | 49.5% | 17,072 | |
| Total Votes | 34,481 | |||
2012
Mautino won re-election in the 2012 election for Illinois House of Representatives District 76. Mautino was unopposed in the March 20 Democratic primary and defeated Donald Jensen (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[19][20][21]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Frank J. Mautino Incumbent |
63.1% | 28,113 | |
| Republican | Donald Jensen | 36.9% | 16,407 | |
| Total Votes | 44,520 | |||
2010
Mautino won re-election to the 76th District Seat in 2010 with no opposition.[22]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 76 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Frank J. Mautino (D)
|
26,889 | 100.0% | ||
He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on February 2nd. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.
2008
On November 4, 2008, Democrat Frank Mautino won re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives District 76. He ran unopposed receiving 40,615 votes.[23]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 76 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Frank J. Mautino (D)
|
40,615 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Democrat Frank Mautino won re-election to the Illinois House of Representatives District 76 receiving 23,028 votes ahead of Republican Patricia Wagner who received 8,943 votes.[24]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 76 (2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Frank Mautino (D)
|
23,028 | |||
| Patricia Wagner (R) | 8,943 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
Illinois Opportunity Project
The Illinois Opportunity Project, "an independent research and public policy enterprise that promotes legislative solutions in advance of free markets and free minds," annually releases its Legislative Vote Card, grading all members in both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly on the basis of their support of "pro-growth economic policies that increase personal freedom and reign in expansive government."[25][26]
2012
Mautino received a score of 57.14 out of 100 in 2012 for a grade of D according to the IOP’s grading scale. His score was tied for the 50th highest among all 120 members of the Illinois House of Representatives included in the Vote Card.[26]
Personal
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Mautino and his wife, Lena, have three children. He is a member of the Comprehensive Health Insurance Program Board of the Audit Commission, Economic and Fiscal Commission, and Chair of the Downstate Caucus.[4]
Recent news
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See also
- Illinois House of Representatives
- House Committees
- Illinois State Legislature
- Illinois state legislative districts
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Patrick Yeagle, Illinois Times, "Mautino nominated for top auditor," October 8, 2015
- ↑ The State Journal-Register, "Legislature approves Rep. Mautino as auditor general," October 20, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Illinois Homepage, "IL Auditor General asked to resign," accessed July 15, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Project Vote Smart, "Rep. Mautino"
- ↑ Reboot Illinois, Kevin Hoffman, "RESOLUTION SEEKS TO REMOVE ILLINOIS AUDITOR GENERAL FRANK MAUTINO FROM OFFICE," accessed July 15, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The News-Gazette, "Mautino Under Fire," February 7, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The State Journal-Register, "Auditor General Mautino misses deadline to file amended reports," July 26, 2016
- ↑ Belleville News-Democrat, "Illinois election board: Mautino misses filing deadline," July 27, 2016
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Top Illinois auditor fined $5,000 after campaign probe," May 15, 2017
- ↑ Northern Public Radio, "Mautino May Never Have To Pay $5,000 Board Of Elections Fine," August 25, 2017
- ↑ The Times, "Mautino elections case on appeal," October 30, 2017
- ↑ NewsTribune, "Next filing in Mautino appeal due Nov. 16 with appellate court," November 2, 2017
- ↑ "Support Scarce, Tax Hike Vote Delayed," Illinois Statehouse News, January 10, 2011
- ↑ "Illinois places limits on protests; sex offender law tougher," By Diane S.W. Lee and Mary J. Cristobal, Illinois Statehouse News, May 23, 2011
- ↑ Illinois Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Illinois Board of Elections, "General Primary Election Official Canvass," April 18, 2014
- ↑ Illinois Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ The Chicago Tribune, "Results List (Unofficial)," accessed November 5, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, “Official Vote - November 6, 2012 General Election,” accessed January 18, 2013
- ↑ Illinois Elections Division, "Illinois Official 2010 General Election Results," November 2, 2010
- ↑ Illinois Elections Division, "Illinois House of Representatives official election results for 2008," November 4, 2008
- ↑ Illinois Elections Division, "Illinois House of Representatives official election results for 2006," November 4, 2006
- ↑ Illinois Opportunity Project, "The Project," accessed February 21, 2013
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Illinois Opportunity Project, "Legislative Vote Card home page," accessed February 21, 2013
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