Michael V. Rotello

Michael V. Rotello was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1991 to 1995 from the Rockford, Illinois area.

Rotello was born October 29, 1952.[1] While a student at Northern Illinois University, Rotello was elected to the Rockford City Council as a member of the Democratic slate, defeating Stanley St. John.[2] While on the council, he proposed the abolition of city stickers.[3] In 1982, Rotello was elected Winnebago County Auditor. He was reelected in 1986.[1]

In 1990, Rotello defeated Republican and former Winnebago County Chairman John Terranova for the open seat left vacant by John Hallock's bid for Congress in Illinois's 16th congressional district.[4] During his first term, his legislative committee assignments were: Aging; Constitutional Officers; Economic and Urban Development; Financial Institutions; Health Care; Public Safety and Infrastructure Appropriations.[1] The 1991 decennial redistricting process moved Rotello to the 69th district. During his second term he was the Vice Chair of the Committee on Aging. His other committee assignments were: Elections & State Government; Environment & Energy; Financial Institutions.[5] In 1994, he was defeated for reelection by Dave Winters. By 2000, Rotello had switched from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party serving as a delegate for the presidential campaign of Arizona Senator John McCain.[6]