Democrat John G. Mulroe was appointed to replace him and defeated Republican Brian Doherty for a full term in office in the 2010 general election.
He was accused of not paying taxes on bribes he allegedly received while working as a top aide to Cook County’s chief traffic court judge.
The jury was unable to reach a verdict, leading DeLeo to plead guilty to a misdemeanor in a plea deal that allowed him to keep his legislative position.
[2] DeLeo sponsored legislation to increase funding for diabetes research by giving individual taxpayers the opportunity to designate contributions on their income tax returns.
DeLeo chose to leave office in August 2010 and Democratic candidate John G. Mulroe was appointed to complete the remainder of his term.