Anthony V. Napolitano (born March 29, 1975) is the current

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for Chicago's 41st ward, located on the Northwest side and including Edison Park, Norwood Park, Oriole Park, O'Hare and Edgebrook.

Early life and career

Napolitano worked as a Chicago police officer from 2000 to 2005, and later as a Chicago firefighter.

Aldermanic career

Napolitano was elected as the 41st ward alderman in

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

, unseating incumbent alderman Mary O'Connor. He was reelected in

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

and

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

. He is a member of the following committees: Aviation, Committees, Rules and Ethics, Human Relations, Pedestrian and Traffic Safety, Public Safety and Transportation and Public Way. He was a member of the now inactive Joint Committee on Finance-Public Safety. In the runoff of the

2019 Chicago mayoral election The 2019 Chicago mayoral election was held on February 26, 2019, to determine the next Mayor of Chicago, Mayor of the Chicago, City of Chicago, Illinois. Since no candidate received a majority of votes, a runoff election was held on April 2, 2 ...

, Napolitano joined Chicago Firefighters Union Local 2 in endorsing

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. In November 2019, Napolitano was one of fifteen aldermen to oppose a $72 million property tax increase in Mayor

's first budget that included $7 million in funding for City Colleges, $32 million in funding to retire a general obligation bond issue and $18 million in funding for libraries. However, he voted for the budget as a whole.

Party affiliation

Napolitano's party affiliation at various times has been reported as either Republican or as unaffiliated with a political party. Illinois does not have party registration, Illinois holds open primary elections, and members of the Chicago City Council are elected in nonpartisan elections. This makes party affiliation a matter of self-identification. Napolitano identifies as an independent.

Personal life

Napolitano is married to Jamie O’Shaughnessy and they have 3 children.

References

External links

Constituent Services WebsiteCampaign & Fundraising Website
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