Entered Office 1991, defeating incumbent Roman Pucinski
Previous Life Golden Gloves boxing champion
Patrons Former state rep Michael McAuliffe Sr.; McAuliffe’s son, Republican committeeman and current state rep Michael McAuliffe Jr.; late Rosemont mayor Donald Stephens
Core Constituency Cops, firefighters, and city workers who live in ward
Party Affiliation The council’s sole Republican, practicing Chicago-style libertarianism—meaning he’ll intervene in the free market to dole out TIF money to developers but not to protect bar workers from secondhand smoke
Prospects Will continue to run as a Republican and vote with the Democratic machine
773-792-1991