Jim Dodge (Illinois)
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Jim Dodge is an Orland Park
Village Trustee, and was a Republican
candidate for Illinois
State Comptroller
in 2010.
Dodge has served as Orland Village Trustee since 1996, and had previously served as Orland Park Village Clerk. Dodge has served on the board of directors of Metra
since 2004.
Dodge served as a vice chairman for the Federation of Illinois Young Republicans for Cook County in the late 1980s, and served as Orland Township
Republican Committeeman from 1994 to 1996.
Dodge was a sergeant in Illinois Army National Guard
and served in the 178th Infantry Battalion and 44th RAOC from 1988 to 1998.
Dodge has Bachelor of Science
in Psychology from Depaul University
and has an MBA from the University of Chicago
Dodge serves as a Vice President of The Nielsen Company.
Jim Dodge serves as a member of the Government Finance Officers Association, he also serves on the Saint Xavier Orland Park Advisory Board and is a member of the American Legion
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Orland Park, Illinois
Orland Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States; it also extends slightly into Will County. The population was 56,767 at the 2010 census. The office of the Assistant Village Manager, Ellen Baer, states that the Will County section of Orland Park is industrial while the Cook County...
Village Trustee, and was a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
candidate for Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
State Comptroller
Illinois State Comptroller
The Comptroller of Illinois is an elected official of the U.S. state of Illinois. He or she is responsible for maintaining the State's accounts, and for ordering payments into and out of them...
in 2010.
Dodge has served as Orland Village Trustee since 1996, and had previously served as Orland Park Village Clerk. Dodge has served on the board of directors of Metra
Metra
Metra is the commuter rail division of the Illinois Regional Transportation Authority. The system serves Chicago and its metropolitan area through 240 stations on 11 different rail lines. Throughout the 21st century, Metra has been the second busiest commuter rail system in the United States by...
since 2004.
Dodge served as a vice chairman for the Federation of Illinois Young Republicans for Cook County in the late 1980s, and served as Orland Township
Orland Township, Cook County, Illinois
Orland Township is one of thirty townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 91,418.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Orland Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water...
Republican Committeeman from 1994 to 1996.
Dodge was a sergeant in Illinois Army National Guard
Illinois Army National Guard
The Illinois Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army and the United States National Guard. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the US Army's available combat forces and approximately one third of its support organization...
and served in the 178th Infantry Battalion and 44th RAOC from 1988 to 1998.
Dodge has Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in Psychology from Depaul University
DePaul University
DePaul University is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul...
and has an MBA from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
Dodge serves as a Vice President of The Nielsen Company.
Jim Dodge serves as a member of the Government Finance Officers Association, he also serves on the Saint Xavier Orland Park Advisory Board and is a member of the American Legion
American Legion
The American Legion is a mutual-aid organization of veterans of the United States armed forces chartered by the United States Congress. It was founded to benefit those veterans who served during a wartime period as defined by Congress...
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