Mayor of Chicago, 1989-2011
- Democratic Party
- Elected in non-partisan elections in 1999, 2003 and 2007
- Won primary election February 28, 1989, defeating Sheila A. Jones, Eugene Sawyer and James Taylor
- Elected 54th mayor of Chicago April 4, 1989; defeated Timothy C. Evans (Harold Washington Party) and Edward R. Vrdolyak (Republican) in general election
- Won primary election February 26, 1991, defeating Jane Byrne, Danny K. Davis and Sheila A. Jones
- Elected to second term as mayor April 2, 1991; defeated George S. Gottlieb (Republican), R. Eugene Pincham (Harold Washington Party) and James Warren (Socialist Workers Party) in general election
- Won primary election February 28, 1995, defeating Joseph E. Gardner and Sheila A. Jones
- Elected to third term as mayor April 4, 1995; defeated Roland Burris (Independent), Lawrence Redmond (Harold Washington Party) and Ray Wardingley (Republican) in general election
- Won primary non-partisan election February 23, 1999, defeating Bobby L. Rush
- Elected to fourth term as mayor April 13, 1999; general election not held due to winning majority in primary
- Won primary non-partisan election February 25, 2003, defeating Paul Jakes, Jr., Joseph McAffee and Patricia McAllister
- General election not held due to winning majority in the primary (fifth term)
- Won primary non-partisan election February 27, 2007; defeating Dorothy A. Brown and William Walls, III.
- General election not held due to winning majority in the primary (sixth term)
- Inauguration to first term: April 24, 1989
- Inauguration to second term: May 6, 1991
- Inauguration to third term: May 1, 1995
- Inauguration to fourth term: March 1, 1999 (oath of office)
- Inaugural address, May 3, 1999
- Inauguration to fifth term: May 5, 2003
- Inauguration to sixth term: May 24, 2007
Biographical
- Born April 24, 1942 in Chicago
- Elected to the Illinois Constitutional Convention in 1969
- Married Miss Margaret A. Corbett of Mount Lebanon, Pa. in 1972; together they had four children.
- Elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1972
- Elected state’s attorney of Cook County in 1980, twice re-elected
Sources
- "Daley's Son Marries in Pittsburgh." Chicago Tribune, March 26, 1972, p. 3.
- Grossman, James R., Ann Durkin Keating and Janice L. Reiff, editors. Encyclopedia of Chicago. University of Chicago Press, 2004.
