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| Name | Richard M. Daley |
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Chicago, Illinois , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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April 24, 1942
(82 years)
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| Contributor | COSDem |
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| Info | Former long time Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley has earned a national reputation for his innovative, community-based programs to improve education, fight and prevent crime, enhance neighborhood quality of life, create jobs and manage government better to protect tax payers.
Daley was elected Mayor on April 4, 1989, to complete the term of the late Harold Washington, and was re-elected in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007 by overwhelming margins.
Richard Michael Daley was born in Chicago April 24, 1942, the fourth of seven children and the eldest son of the late Mayor Richard J. Daley and his wife Eleanor. He graduated from De La Salle Academy and earned undergraduate and law degrees from DePaul University and began his public service career in 1969 when he was elected to the Illinois Constitutional Convention. From 1972 to 1980 he served in the Illinois Senate, where he led the fight to remove the sales tax on food and medicine, sponsored landmark mental health legislation and established rights for nursing home residents.
Daley was elected State's Attorney of Cook County in 1980. He pushed successfully for tougher state narcotics laws and raised the conviction rate dramatically. He helped overhaul Illinois' antiquated rape laws to obtain more convictions and developed programs to combat drunk driving, domestic violence and child support delinquencies. Re-elected States Attorney in 1984 and 1988, Daley was the first Cook County official to sign a decree eliminating politically motivated hiring and firing.
Daley and his wife Maggie are the parents of three children, Nora, Patrick and Elizabeth. A son Kevin died in 1981 at the age of three.
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| IL Lt. Governor - D Replacement Nominee - Mar 27, 2010 |
D |
Arthur L. Turner |
| IL Senate President - D Caucus - Nov 20, 2008 |
D |
John J. Cullerton |
| IL US President - D Primary - Feb 05, 2008 |
D |
Barack Obama |
| Cook County Recorder of Deeds- D Primary - Feb 05, 2008 |
D |
Ed H. Smith |
| US President - D Primaries - Jun 03, 2008 |
D |
Barack Obama |
| Chicago Ward 03 - Runoff - Apr 17, 2007 |
D |
Dorothy J. Tillman |
| Chicago City Clerk - Feb 27, 2007 |
D |
Miguel Del Valle |
| Cook County Board President- D Primary - Mar 21, 2006 |
D |
John H. Stroger, Jr. |
| St. Paul Mayor - Primary - Sep 13, 2005 |
DFL |
Randy C. Kelly |
| DNC Party Chair - Feb 12, 2005 |
D |
Howard Dean |
| IL District 2 - D Primary - Mar 16, 2004 |
D |
Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. |
| IL US President - D Primary - Mar 16, 2004 |
D |
Howard Dean |
| IL Attorney General - D Primary - Mar 19, 2002 |
D |
Lisa Madigan |
| IL Governor - D Primary - Mar 17, 1998 |
D |
John R. Schmidt |
| IL District 5 - D Primary - Mar 19, 1996 |
D |
Rod Blagojevich |
| IL US Senate - D Primary - Mar 16, 1996 |
D |
Dick Durbin |
| IL Governor - D Primary - Mar 15, 1994 |
D |
Dawn Clark Netsch |
| Cook County Board President- D Primary - Mar 15, 1994 |
D |
John H. Stroger, Jr. |
| US President - D Primaries - Jul 01, 1992 |
D |
Bill Clinton |
| Chicago Ward 41 - Feb 24, 1987 |
N |
Richard Kunicki |
| Chicago Mayor - Apr 12, 1983 |
D |
Harold Washington |
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