John P. Daley | |
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Cook County Board of Commissioners (11th District) | |
Assumed office 1992 |
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Preceded by | Charles Bernardini |
Member of the Illinois Senate from the 11th district |
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In office 1989–1992 |
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Preceded by | Tim Degnan |
Succeeded by | Pamela Munizzi |
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 21st district |
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In office 1985–1989 |
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Preceded by | John Vitek |
Succeeded by | Pamela Munizzi |
11th Ward Democratic Committeeman | |
Assumed office 1980 |
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Preceded by | Richard M. Daley |
Personal details | |
Born |
Chicago, Illinois |
December 5, 1946
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Mary Lou Daley née Briatta |
Children | John R., Michael, and Christine |
Residence | Chicago, Illinois |
Alma mater | Loyola University Chicago, B.A. |
Occupation | Politician |
Committees | Chair: Audit and Finance, Member: Health & Hospitals, Information Technology & Automation, Rules & Administration |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
John P. Daley (born December 5, 1946) is the 11th Ward Democratic Committeeman in Chicago, Illinois, a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners (11th District), and the Chair of the Cook County Board Audit and Finance Committee. He has previously served in both the Illinois State Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives, as well as being employed as a school teacher. He is the son of former Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley and brother of former Mayor Richard M. Daley, as well as William M. Daley, former White House Chief of Staff under President Obama and United States Secretary of Commerce under President Bill Clinton. Unlike his brothers, he continues to live in the neighborhood the family was raised in.
Daley is also an insurance broker who earns several hundred thousand dollars a year in this second job. In 2005, the City of Chicago endured a hired truck corruption scandal involving bribe money. The case involved a federal investigation and criminal charges to Daley associates.
Daley was born and raised in the Bridgeport neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. He is the second youngest child of former six-term Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley and Eleanor "Sis" Daley. Daley is an alumnus of St. Ignatius College Preparatory School and Loyola University. He was about eight years old when his father was first elected mayor and grew up at 3536 South Lowe with Chicago Police Department patrol cars famously stationed out front at all times, however the Daley children walked to school unescorted.