Corinne G. Wood (born 1954) served as Lieutenant Governor of the US state of Illinois from 1999 to 2003^[1]. A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... A U.S. state is any one of the 50 states which have membership of the federation known as the United States of America (USA or U.S.). The separate state governments and the U.S. federal government share sovereignty. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 25th 149,998 km² 340 km 629 km 4. ...

A resident of Lake Forest, Illinois, Wood was the first female Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. She is a Republican who was elected on a ticket with Gov. George Ryan in 1998. An attorney, she served in the state House of Representatives for one term prior to her election as lieutenant governor. Lake Forest is a city located in Lake County, Illinois. ... The Lieutenant Governor of Illinois is the secondary chief executive of the State of Illinois and the various agencies and departments over which the lieutenant governor has specific jurisdiction. ... The Republican Party was established in 1854 by a coalition of former Whigs, Northern Democrats, and Free-Soilers who opposed the expansion of slavery and held a Hamiltonian vision for modernizing the United States. ... George Homer Ryan (born February 24, 1934 in Maquoketa, Iowa) was the governor of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1999 until 2003. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

As Lieutenant Governor

As Lieutenant Governor she was a frequent speaker across Illinois on a number of issues, including rural affairs, economic development, and women's health. The first two issues were part of her portfolio as Lieutenant Governor, and the third was added by her to her office's duties. While Lieutenant Governor, she gained national prominance for leading a campaign against Abercrombie & Fitch for sexually provocative pictures in the catalogue. As a part of her campaign against the store, Wood urged a boycott and a letter writing campaign. Abercrombie & Fitch logo. ...

Campaign for Governor

In 2002 she sought the Republican nomination for Governor of Illinois to succeed the retiring Ryan. While she was not a part of the scandals that ended the Ryan Administration, Wood was hurt by this in the primary, along with her reputation for being a moderate Republican. She finished third in the primary losing to Attorney General Jim Ryan. 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Governor of Illinois is the chief executive of the State of Illinois and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution. ... In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ... Jim Ryan served as Illinois Attorney General from 1994 to 2002. ...

References

1. ^ Illinois Secretary of State, Illinois Blue Book 2003-2004 [2]