Patrick Daley Thompson (Illinois)
Patrick Daley Thompson was a member of the Chicago City Council in Illinois, representing Ward 11. Thompson assumed office in 2015. Thompson left office on February 14, 2022.
Thompson ran for re-election to the Chicago City Council to represent Ward 11 in Illinois. Thompson won in the general election on February 26, 2019.
Elections
2019
See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2019)
General election
General election for Chicago City Council Ward 11
Incumbent Patrick Daley Thompson defeated David Mihalyfy in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 11 on February 26, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Patrick Daley Thompson (Nonpartisan) | 73.4 | 7,537 | |
 | David Mihalyfy (Nonpartisan)  | 26.6 | 2,726 | |
| Total votes: 10,263 | |||
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2015
The city of Chicago, Illinois, held elections for city council on February 24, 2015. A runoff took place on April 7, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was November 24, 2014.[1] In the general election for Ward 11, Patrick Daley Thompson and John K. Kozlar advanced past Maureen F. Sullivan. Thompson defeated Kozlar in the runoff election on April 7, 2015.[2] Ward 11 incumbent James A. Balcer did not run for re-election.[3][4]
| Chicago City Council, Ward 11, Runoff Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Patrick Daley Thompson |
58.1% | 7,229 | |
| John K. Kozlar | 41.9% | 5,216 | |
| Total Votes | 12,445 | ||
| Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015 | |||
| Chicago City Council, Ward 11, General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Patrick Daley Thompson |
48.4% | 4,644 | |
| John K. Kozlar |
35.4% | 3,399 | |
| Maureen F. Sullivan | 16.2% | 1,558 | |
| Total Votes | 9,601 | ||
| Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Chicago 2019 Candidate Survey
Patrick Daley Thompson did not complete Ballotpedia's Chicago candidates survey for 2019.
Noteworthy events
Resigned after being convicted of falsifying tax returns and making false statements
On April 29, 2021, Thompson was charged with five counts of filing false tax returns and two counts of lying to Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) officials about making payments toward loans he had received from Washington Federal Bank for Savings. The indictment said Thompson received $219,000 in loans from the bank between 2011 and 2014. When federal regulators shut down the bank in 2017, the FDIC attempted to collect the debt Thompson owed to the bank. According to the indictment, Thompson said he owed only $110,000 on the loan despite making only one payment and not paying the interest. He was also accused of falsely accounting for mortgage interest payments on his tax returns between the years 2013 and 2017.[5]
In a statement, Thompson said, “I did not commit any crime, I am innocent, and I will prove it at trial... The charges in the indictment do not relate in any way to my public service or to my professional life. I remain 100 percent dedicated to serving the people of Chicago to the best of my ability.” [6]
Thompson pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on May 13, 2021.[7]
On February 14, 2022, a jury found Thompson guilty of filing false tax returns and making false statements to federal authorities. According to WBEZ Chicago, "Thompson did not testify and hasn’t spoken publicly about the trial, other than a statement he released after the indictment maintaining his innocence."[8] Thompson was forced to immediately resign his post as a result of the conviction.[9]
Thompson was sentenced to four months in prison and a 12-month term of supervised release.[10]
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "2015 Election Calendar," accessed August 21, 2014
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Unofficial Election Results," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "General Election Candidate List," accessed December 3, 2014
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Unofficial election results," accessed February 24, 2015
- ↑ Chicago Sun Times, "Feds say Patrick Daley Thompson lied, claimed he made payments on loans from failed Bridgeport bank," June 10, 2021
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Chicago Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson, nephew of Richard M. Daley, hit with federal charges in bank case," April 29, 2021
- ↑ Chicago Sun Times, "Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson pleads not guilty to federal indictment during heated arraignment," May 13, 2021
- ↑ WBEZ.org, "Chicago Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson is found guilty of tax fraud," February 14, 2022
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Fellow alderman on Patrick Daley Thompson conviction", February 14, 2022
- ↑ WTTW, "Former Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison for Lying, Cheating on Taxes," July 6, 2022
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| Preceded by - |
Chicago City Council Ward 11 2015-2022 |
Succeeded by Nicole Lee |
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