Patrick Thompson | |
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Thompson in 2016 | |
| Member of theChicago City Council from the11th ward | |
| In office May 18, 2015 – February 14, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | James Balcer |
| Succeeded by | Nicole Lee |
| Member of theMetropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Board of Commissioners[1] | |
| In office December 2012 – May 15, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Patricia Horton/ Terrence J. O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | David J. Walsh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patrick Daley Thompson (1969-07-08)July 8, 1969 (age 56) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Saint Mary's University, Minnesota (BA) John Marshall Law School, Chicago (JD) |
Patrick Daley Thompson (born July 8, 1969) is an American former politician and convicted felon who most recently served as an alderman fromChicago's11th ward and was previously a commissioner of theMetropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. A member of the prominentDaley family, he is a grandson ofRichard J. Daley and a nephew ofRichard M. Daley, both of whom served as longtime mayors of Chicago.[2]
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The son of Patricia (née Daley), a schoolteacher, and Bill Thompson, a real estate developer, following his parents' divorce, Patrick and his siblings moved to Bridgeport with their mother to be closer to her family.[citation needed]
In 2012, Daley successfully ran for a position on theMetropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Board of Commissioners. His campaign received sizable fundraising, and endorsements from high-profile politicians, includingMichael Madigan,Rahm Emanuel,Edward M. Burke,Toni Preckwinkle, andJohn P. Daley, as well as the endorsement of theCook County Democratic Party.[3]
Thompson, who succeeded long-time aldermanJames Balcer, was elected to office in a runoff election against John Kozlarin April 2015 and sworn in on May 18, 2015.[4] The 11th ward encompasses several neighborhoods on Chicago's South Side, includingBridgeport, where Thompson was raised and currently resides.
Thompson was reelectedin 2019. In the runoff of the2019 Chicago mayoral election, Daley Thompson endorsedToni Preckwinkle.[5]
On April 29, 2021, Thompson was indicted on federal charges related to the investigation into the collapse of Washington Federal Bank for Savings. He was charged with two counts ofmaking false statements to theFDIC and five counts of filing false income-tax returns.[6] On February 14, 2022, Thompson was convicted on all charges.[7] According to Illinois law, Thompson's federal conviction makes him ineligible to continue serving as the 11th Ward alderman and bans him from running for public office in the future.[8]
On July 6, 2022, Thompson was sentenced to four months in prison for these charges.[9] He began serving his sentence in August 2022 at a medium-security prison inOxford, Wisconsin.[10] Thompson appealed his case to theUS Supreme Court, arguing that his statements were misleading but truthful.[11] In March 2025, the Supreme Court ruled that Thompson's statements specifically needed to be false for prosecution, but itremanded the case to the lower courts for that assessment.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Debra Shore (incumbent) | 194,936 | 21.05 | |
| Democratic | Kari K. Steele | 182,369 | 19.70 | |
| Democratic | Patrick Daley Thompson | 162,329 | 17.53 | |
| Democratic | Patricia Young | 129,670 | 14.01 | |
| Democratic | Patricia Horton | 128,432 | 13.87 | |
| Democratic | Stella B. Black | 125,147 | 13.52 | |
| Write-in | Others | 2,968 | 0.32 | |
| Total votes | 925,851 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Debra Shore (incumbent) | 1,071,670 | 26.34 | |
| Democratic | Kari K. Steele | 919,841 | 22.61 | |
| Democratic | Patrick Daley Thompson | 893,178 | 21.96 | |
| Republican | Harold "Noonie" Ward | 334,207 | 8.22 | |
| Republican | Carl Segvich | 341,603 | 8.40 | |
| Green | Dave Ehrlich | 200,953 | 4.94 | |
| Green | Karen Roothaan | 189,505 | 4.66 | |
| Green | Nasrin R. Khalili | 117,089 | 2.88 | |
| Total votes | 4,068,046 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Patrick Daley Thompson | 4,644 | 48.37 | |
| Nonpartisan | John K. Kozlar | 3,399 | 35.40 | |
| Nonpartisan | Maureen F. Sullivan | 1,558 | 16.23 | |
| Total votes | 9,601 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Patrick Daley Thompson | 7,229 | 58.09 | |
| Nonpartisan | John K. Kozlar | 5,216 | 41.91 | |
| Total votes | 12,445 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Patrick Daley Thompson (incumbent) | 7,537 | 73.44 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Mihalyfy | 2,726 | 26.56 | |
| Total votes | 10,263 | 100 | ||