Ed Madigan represented Illinois’s 15th Congressional District (previously the 21st Congressional District) from 1973-1991. He previously served in the Illinois State House of Representatives. He later served in the U.S. Secretary of Defense. He identified as a Republican. He died in 1994.
1976
–Endorsed Gerald Ford (R) for President (lost general election)
1980
–Endorsed Ronald Reagan (R) for President (won)
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