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{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|image =
| name=Luis Arroyo
| image name=
| state_house=Illinois
| state=Illinois
| district=3rd
| term_start=December 2006
| term_end=November 1, 2019
| preceded=[[William Delgado]]
| succeeded=[[Eva-Dina Delgado]]
| birth_date={{birth date and age|1954|06|13}}
| birth_place=[[Corozal, Puerto Rico]]
| death_date=
| death_place=
| spouse=Maribel
| children = 3
| profession=
| religion=
| party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|}}

'''Luis Arroyo''' (born June 13, 1954) is a former [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] member of the [[Illinois House of Representatives]], representing the 3rd District from his appointment in 2006 until his resignation in 2019.

==Early life and education==
Arroyo was born in [[Corozal, Puerto Rico]], moving to Chicago at age 13. He attended Pulaski Elementary School and Tuley High School (now [[Roberto Clemente Community Academy]]) in Chicago. Before being appointed to the state legislature, Arroyo owned a restaurant and was a member of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rep. Luis Arroyo|url=http://www.housedem.state.il.us/members/arroyol/index.htm|website=IL House Dems|accessdate=6 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007010451/http://www.housedem.state.il.us/members/arroyol/index.htm|archive-date=7 October 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Career==
Arroyo was appointed as Illinois State Representative for the 3rd district in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/state-rep-luis-arroyo-charged-bribery|title=State Rep. Luis Arroyo charged with bribery|last=Quig|first=A. D.|date=2019-10-28|website=Crain's Chicago Business|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-12-02}}</ref> He was re-elected six times, running unopposed in the primary and general elections in four election cycles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Luis_Arroyo|title=Luis Arroyo|website=Ballotpedia|language=en|access-date=2019-12-02}}</ref> From 2017 onwards, Arroyo served as Assistant Majority Leader in the Illinois House of Representatives.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/69645/luis-arroyo-sr#.WnFiRLpFzIU|title=Luis Arroyo|last=|first=|date=|website=Vote Smart|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-12-02}}</ref>

In late October 2019, the US Attorney's Office charged Arroyo with one count of federal program bribery, alleging that Arroyo offered "a bribe to a fellow state lawmaker in an effort to influence and reward the lawmaker for supporting legislation that would benefit Arroyo’s private lobbying client".<ref>{{cite web|last=Quig|first=A. D.|title=State Rep. Luis Arroyo charged with bribery|url=https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/state-rep-luis-arroyo-charged-bribery|publisher=Crain's Chicago Business|date=October 28, 2019|accessdate=October 28, 2019}}</ref> Arroyo announced his resignation on November 1, shortly before a legislative committee was scheduled to meet to consider ejecting him from the state house after being arrested for bribery.<ref name="resigns">{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-rep-luis-arroyo-resigns-20191101-m3klechzi5ccrkaztq3t7764vi-story.html|title=Rep. Luis Arroyo resigns after being charged with bribery|last1=Petrella|first1=Dan|last2=Munks|first2=Jamie|date=November 1, 2019|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|accessdate=November 1, 2019}}</ref>

On November 15, 2019, [[Eva-Dina Delgado]] was appointed to serve the remainder of Arroyo's term.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/11/15/20967466/luis-arroyo-replacement-cook-county-democrats-delgado-madigan|title=Successor to former state Rep. Luis Arroyo chosen, but one Cook County Democrat says 'the fix is in'|last=Hinton|first=Rachel|date=2019-11-15|website=Chicago Sun-Times|language=en|access-date=2019-12-02}}</ref> The appointment was controversial as Arroyo also served as 36th Ward committeeman and thus received votes in the appointment process. Despite calls to abstain from the process, he allowed neighboring 30th Ward committeeman [[Ariel Reboyras]] to act as his proxy, receiving criticism from several other political figures including 35th Ward alderman and committeeman [[Carlos Ramirez-Rosa]] and Illinois House Speaker [[Michael Madigan]].<ref name=":0" />

On November 3, 2021, Arroyo pled guilty to the federal wire fraud charge and was sentenced in May 2022 to 5 years in prison.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Former State Rep. Luis Arroyo Pleads Guilty to Federal Wire Fraud Charge|url=https://news.wttw.com/2021/11/03/former-state-rep-luis-arroyo-pleads-guilty-federal-wire-fraud-charge|last=Cherone|first=Heather|date=2021-11-03|access-date=2021-11-04|work=[[WTTW]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.wttw.com/2022/05/25/ex-state-rep-luis-arroyo-gets-nearly-5-years-prison-sweepstakes-bribery-scheme | title=Ex-State Rep. Luis Arroyo Gets Nearly 5 Years in Prison for Sweepstakes Bribery Scheme }}</ref>

== Personal life ==
His son, [[Luis Arroyo Jr.]], was a member of the [[Cook County Board of Commissioners]] until losing his seat in 2022.

==Electoral history==
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois 3rd State House District Democratic Primary, 2008<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=ZXEXC9Iwtfw%3d&OfficeType=Mzn1hIdK%2bXutYfUM2d1xMWiS86JkPgwC9%2b%2fR01%2frhdc%3d|title=Election Results 2018 General Primary|access-date=2019-10-04|publisher=[[Illinois State Board of Elections]]}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Luis Arroyo ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 8920
| percentage = 82.16
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Francisco "Frankie" Rodriguez
| votes = 1937
| percentage = 17.84
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 10857
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois 3rd State House District General Election, 2008<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=xj8bneOa8Fk%3d&OfficeType=Mzn1hIdK%2bXutYfUM2d1xMWiS86JkPgwC9%2b%2fR01%2frhdc%3d|title=Election Results 2008 General Election|access-date=2019-10-04|publisher=[[Illinois State Board of Elections]]}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Luis Arroyo ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 16881
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 16881
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois 3rd State House District General Election, 2010<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=uBmhfnAP6sE%3d&OfficeType=Mzn1hIdK%2bXutYfUM2d1xMWiS86JkPgwC9%2b%2fR01%2frhdc%3d|title=Election Results 2010 General Election|access-date=2019-10-04|publisher=[[Illinois State Board of Elections]]}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Luis Arroyo ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 9363
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 9363
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois 3rd State House District General Election, 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=iX7bNPizmS8%3d&OfficeType=Mzn1hIdK%2bXutYfUM2d1xMWiS86JkPgwC9%2b%2fR01%2frhdc%3d|title=Election Results 2012 General Election|access-date=2019-10-04|publisher=[[Illinois State Board of Elections]]}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Luis Arroyo ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 19636
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 19636
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois 3rd State House District Democratic Primary, 2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=XKALWXDAS04%3d&OfficeType=Mzn1hIdK%2bXutYfUM2d1xMWiS86JkPgwC9%2b%2fR01%2frhdc%3d|title=Election Results 2014 General Primary|access-date=2019-10-04|publisher=[[Illinois State Board of Elections]]}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Luis Arroyo ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 3262
| percentage = 99.79
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Enid Martinez-Gonzales
| votes = 7
| percentage = 0.21
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 3269
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois 3rd State House District General Election, 2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=z%2fR%2feACUG%2bY%3d&OfficeType=Mzn1hIdK%2bXutYfUM2d1xMWiS86JkPgwC9%2b%2fR01%2frhdc%3d|title=Election Results 2014 General Election|access-date=2019-10-04|publisher=[[Illinois State Board of Elections]]}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Luis Arroyo ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 11948
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 11948
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois 3rd State House District General Election, 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=MdSiWa1xQus%3d&OfficeType=Mzn1hIdK%2bXutYfUM2d1xMWiS86JkPgwC9%2b%2fR01%2frhdc%3d|title=Election Results 2016 General Election|access-date=2019-10-04|publisher=[[Illinois State Board of Elections]]}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Luis Arroyo ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 24178
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 24178
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Illinois 3rd State House District General Election, 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=JVM3BFfJbYc%3d&OfficeType=Mzn1hIdK%2bXutYfUM2d1xMWiS86JkPgwC9%2b%2fR01%2frhdc%3d|title=Election Results 2018 General Election|publisher=[[Illinois State Board of Elections]]|accessdate=September 9, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party of Illinois
| candidate = Luis Arroyo ([[incumbent]])
| votes = 19782
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 19782
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.ilga.gov/house/rep.asp?MemberID=2563 Representative Luis Arroyo (D) 3rd District] at the [[Illinois General Assembly]]
**By session: [http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=100&MemberID=2349 100th], [http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=99&MemberID=2146 99th], [http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=98&MemberID=1932 98th], [http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=97&MemberID=1720 97th], [http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=96&MemberID=1516 96th], [http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=95&MemberID=1336 95th], [http://www.ilga.gov/house/Rep.asp?GA=94&MemberID=1323 94th]
* {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=69645 | fec= | congress= }}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20151007010451/http://www.housedem.state.il.us/members/arroyol/index.htm Luis Arroyo] at Illinois House Democrats

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[[Category:Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives]]
[[Category:1954 births]]
[[Category:American politicians of Puerto Rican descent]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Corozal, Puerto Rico]]
[[Category:Politicians from Chicago]]
[[Category:Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in Illinois]]
[[Category:Illinois politicians convicted of crimes]]
[[Category:21st-century members of the Illinois General Assembly]]

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