Edward McBroom (February 18, 1925 – October 2, 1990) was an American farmer, businessman, and politician.

Born in Kankakee, Illinois, McBroom served in the United States Navy. He went to the University of Illinois. McBroom owned an automobile dealership and a travel agency.[1] He also owned a farm. McBroom served as a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1963 to 1965 and from 1977 to 1983. He also served in the Illinois Senate from 1967 until his loss to Jerome J. Joyce in the 1974 general election as part of the anti-Watergate backlash.[2] In 1976, President Gerald Ford appointed McBroom to the National Highway Safety Advisory Committee.[3] After his second House tenure, he served on the Board of Review of the Illinois Department of Employment Security until at least 1989.[4][5]

McBroom served as the Chairman of the Kankakee County Republican Party for twenty-two years.[1] Political observer Rich Miller, publisher of Capitol Fax, compared McBroom's political control in Kankakee to that of Richard J. Daley in Cook County.[6] McBroom died at St. Mary's Hospital in Kankakee, Illinois.[7][8]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Burtle-McCredie, Patricia J. (1990). "Names: McBroom of Kankakee dies". Illinois Issues. Sangamon State University. 16 (12).
  2. ↑ Heinecke, Burnell (1976-01-30). "New force in Senate: They call themselves 'The Crazy 8'". Illinois Issues. Sangamon State University. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  3. ↑ "Former Lawmaker Edward McBroom Dies in Kankakee". The State Journal-Register. October 3, 1990.
  4. ↑ "For the Record". The State Journal-Register. August 19, 1989. p. 6.
  5. ↑ Illinois Blue Book 1983-1984. p. 346. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  6. ↑ Miller, Rich (July 1, 2019). "Jerry Joyce". Capitol Fax. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  7. ↑ 'Illinois Blue Book 1981-1982,' Biographical Sketch of Edward McBroom, pg. 155
  8. ↑ Heise, Kenan (October 4, 1990). "Ex-lawmaker Ed McBroom Of Kankakee". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 8, 2019.


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