who went on to win the general election in November. In September 2006, in an open letter published in the Chicago Sun-Times, Hynes endorsed drafting Obama into the presidential race of 2008. Hynes spoke on the first day of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, lauding Obama. 2010 gubernatorial campaign Hynes challenged Governor Pat Quinn for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Illinois, formally announcing his campaign on September 2, 2009. His campaign received the endorsement of former United States Senator Adlai E. Stevenson III. His newspaper endorsements included the Daily Herald, Kane County Chronicle, Northwest Herald, South Suburban News, Peoria Journal Star, The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana), The State Journal-Register (Springfield), and the Southtown Star. After a close vote, on February 4, 2010, Hynes conceded to Quinn and pledged his support to Quinn in the general election. After politics After leaving the Illinois Comptroller's office, Hynes joined Fort Myers, Florida based Foster & Foster Actuaries & Consultants. On January 19, 2012, it was reported that Hynes would be joining Ariel Investments, a Chicago investment management firm, as a senior vice president to aid in client services, marketing and business development. In 2015, Hynes moved to UBS Global Asset Management as head of Taft Hartley & large market public Chicago. In 2016, Hynes was the sole superdelegate supporting former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley. O'Malley dropped out after the Iowa Caucus in February, after failing to win any delegates, leaving Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders as the two remaining Democratic candidates, for the rest of the primary calendar. In 2018, Dan Hynes was appointed by J.B. Pritzker as one of four Deputy Governors including Founding La Casa Norte Director Sol Flores, State Representative Christian Mitchell and Chicago Park District President Jesse Ruiz. He left the Pritzker Administration in 2021. Electoral history 1998 Democratic Primary Election for Comptroller Daniel Hynes (D), unopposed 1998 General Election for Comptroller Daniel Hynes (D), 58.6% Chris Lauzen (R), 39.6% Houstoun McIntosh Sadler II (Reform), 1.7% 2002 Democratic Primary Election for Comptroller Daniel Hynes (D) (inc.), unopposed 2002 General Election for Comptroller Daniel Hynes (D) (inc.), 63.2% Thomas Jefferson Ramsdell (R), 30.6% Julie Fox (Libertarian), 4.2% 2004 Democratic Primary Election for U.S. Senate. Barack Obama, 52.8% Daniel Hynes, 23.7% Blair Hull, 10.8% Maria Pappas, 6.0% Gery Chico, 4.3% Nancy Skinner, 1.3% Joyce Washington, 1.1% 2006 Democratic Primary Election for Comptroller Daniel Hynes (D) (inc.), unopposed 2006 General