Background
Wood, Corinne Gieseke was born on May 28, 1954 in Barrington, Illinois, United States.
lieutenant governor politician
Wood, Corinne Gieseke was born on May 28, 1954 in Barrington, Illinois, United States.
Bachelor of Science, University Illinois, 1976. Juris Doctor, Loyola University, 1979.
Graduating Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Illinois and Loyola University School of Law, Wood was named general counsel to the Illinois Commissioner of Banks and Trusts. Born as Corinne Gieseke in Barrington, Illinois, Wood (a resident of Lake Forest) was the first female Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. A Republican, she was elected on Government.
George Ryan"s ticket in 1998.
An attorney, she served in the Illinois House of Representatives for one term prior to her election 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 prominence for leading a campaign against Abercrombie & Fitch for sexually provocative pictures in the catalogue.
As part of her campaign against the store, Wood urged a boycott and a letter writing campaign.
She also launched a statewide campaign to increase funding for breast cancer research through the "A Check for a Cure" Illinois tax return check-off when she first entered office. She battled breast cancer in the late 1990s and announced that she was resuming treatment for her cancer in January 2006. 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.
Former co-captain Shields Township Republican Precinct. Lake Forest chairman John E. Porter for Congress, 1994, 96. Advisory member Council of Women Advisors to the United States Congress.
Past 1st vice president, board directors Women's Republican Club, past president, board member 10th Congressional District of Lake Forest/Lake Bluff chapter. Past president (finance chairman), member board governors Lake County Republican Federation. Board directors Allendale Shelter Club, Allendale Association.
Advisory board A Safe Place. Transition board directors Anne M. Kiley Center for the Developmentally Disabled. Member League of Women Voters of Lake Forest/Lake Bluff.
Member Lake Forest Open Lands Association. Former Lake Forest chairman, sustaining member Junior League of Chicago. Former new members chair, membership committee, Sunday school teacher First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest.
Den leader Pack 43, Boy Scouts American. Plan commissioner City of Lake Forest, 1993-1997, senior housing commissioner, 1993-1997, ad hoc committee on senior housing board member. Member American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Lake County Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, House Financial Institutes Communications, Communications on Aging, Education Appropriations Communications, Labor and Commerce Communications, appointed member, Legislative Research Bureau, board member.
Married Paul R. Wood. Children: Ashley, Brandon, Courtney.