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On the strength of his father's political machine, Daley ran for and won a seat in the Illinois Senate, serving from 1972 to 1980.

State Senator Daley rarely spoke to reporters and didn ` t hold a news conference for six years.

Daley chaired the Senate judiciary committee.

Daley was named one of Illinois ' ten worst state legislators by Chicago Magazine " for arrogance, for sharklike qualities, for living off his father's name, and for pulling puppet strings attached to some of the worst members of the Senate.

" He was considered " too shrewd to be one of the worst, but he controls so many of the worst senators that he belongs on the list to represent all of them.