| Robert Molaro | |
| State House: | Illinois |
| State: | Illinois |
| District: | 21st |
| Term: | January 14, 2003 - January 14, 2009 |
| Succeeded: | Michael J. Zalewski |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Birth Date: | 29 June 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Spouse: | Barbara |
| Profession: | Attorney |
Robert S. Molaro (June 29, 1950 – June 15, 2020) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of both houses of the Illinois General Assembly.
He graduated from Loyola University with a B.S. in business administration and received his J.D. from John Marshall Law School. He served as a delegate to the 1988 Democratic National Convention.[1] In 1984, he was elected the Democratic Committeeman for Chicago's 12th ward.[2] In 1993, he was elected to the Illinois Senate.[1] He was later elected to the Illinois House of Representatives. Upon his retirement from the state legislature on December 4, 2008, Molaro was eligible for a public pension of about $64,000 annually based on the formula for Illinois lawmakers of 85% of their last salary. Chicago Alderman Edward M. Burke hired Molaro as an expert on pensions to write a 19-page white paper on Chicago's pension funds. Molaro worked as an aide to Burke for one month, earned $12,000, and nearly doubled his pension.[3] [4] On June 15, 2020, Molaro died of pancreatic cancer.[5] [6]
2002: (D) Robert S. Molaro: 61% (R) Randy Kantner: 39%
2004: (D) Robert S. Molaro: 59% (R) Martin J. Ryan: 41%
2006: (D) Robert S. Molaro: 70% (R) Charles Johnson: 30%
2008: Did not seek re-election