Richard Mulcahey

Richard Thomas "Dick" Mulcahey was an American politician and educator who served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1975 until 1993.

Biography Richard Thomas Mulcahey was born March 22, 1935, in Rockford, Illinois. He earned a bachelor of science degree with a history major from Wisconsin State University and later did graduate work at the University of Illinois. Mulcahey served in the United States Marine Corps from 1954 to 1956 with the 1st Marine Division. He then became a teacher and taught at schools in Galena and Durand. In 1982, after the passage of the Cutback Amendment, which eliminated multi-member House districts, Mulcahey was elected to represent the 69th district, which included all of Jo Daviess and Stephenson counties along with western Winnebago County. During the 1980s, Mulcahey chaired the Education Committee. Mulcahey initially planned to retire and lost re-election to Ron Lawfer, a Republican member of the Jo Daviess County Board, after changing those plans and running for reelection.