What is Dan Rutherford?
{{Infobox Officeholder |name = Dan Rutherford |office1 = [[Illinois Treasurer|Treasurer of Illinois]] |governor1 = [[Pat Quinn (politician)|Pat Quinn]] |term_start1 = January 10, 2011 |term_end1 =January 12, 2015 |predecessor1 = [[Alexi Giannoulias]] |successor1 =Mike Frerichs | state_senate2 = Illinois | state2 = Illinois | district2 = 53rd | term_start2 = 2003 | term_end2 = 2011 |state_house3 = Illinois |district3 = 87th |term_start3 = 1993 |term_end3 = 2003 |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|5|26}} |birth_place = [[Pontiac, Illinois|Pontiac]], [[Illinois]], [[United States|U.S.]] |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |alma_mater = [[Illinois State University]] }} '''Dan Rutherford''' (born May 26, 1955) is an [[Americans|American]] politician. Rutherford is a former [[Illinois Treasurer]]. He served as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[Illinois Senate]], representing the 53rd district, from 2003 to 2011, in the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] from 1993 to 2003, and as the Treasurer of Illinois from 2011 to 2015. ==Early life== Rutherford was born in [[Pontiac, Illinois|Pontiac]], [[Illinois]] on May 16, 1955. He attended [[Pontiac Township High School]]. Following high school, Rutherford attended [[Illinois State University]]. ==Illinois Treasurer== Rutherford won the open seat of Illinois Treasurer. Also running were Democratic nominee [[Robin Kelly]], [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]] nominee Dawn Czarny, [[Green Party (United States)|Green Party]] Party nominee Scott K. Summers, [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] nominee James Pauly, and Independent Conservative Christopher Pedersen. ==2014 Gubernatorial election== On June 2, 2013, Dan Rutherford officially announced his candidacy for [[Governor of Illinois]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abc7chicago.com/archive/9124315/|title=Dan Rutherford running for governor in 2014|first=E