Dan Dinneen

Dan Dinneen (October 6, 1870–December 6, 1948) was an American politician who served as mayor of Decatur, Illinois, (1911–1919) and a member the Illinois House of Representatives (1935–1948).

Early life Dinneen was born in Decatur, Illinois on October 6, 1879, he sold the grocery business. The other contenders in the nonpartisan primary were manufacturer W. C. Field, as well as fellow grocers George A. Stadler and W. O. Kiser.

The 1911 city primary was on March 14 and the general election was on April 18. The 1911 mayoral election was anticipated to possibly feature a large field for mayor, but Dinneen was regarded as the formidable front-runner. Field and Borchers were seen as other leading contenders to advance from the primary to the general election. Borchers was seen as perhaps his most likely opponent. while other reports considered him, Field, and Borchers all being competitive enough to stand a chance at advancing with Dinneen to the general election.

1919 In 1919, Dinneen sought re-election to a third term. Dinneen lost the general election Borchers by a 346 margin in an election with a large turnout.

1923

Dineen ran for mayor again in 1923. The 1923 primary featured a record turnout.

Legislative campaigns In 1932, unsuccessfully ran for state rep, becoming a Republican nominee but losing the general election. He was successfully elected two years later.

Legislative tenure

Dinneen was credited with championing a number of pieces of pro-labor legislation.

Legislative