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John Stroger was born on 19 May, 1929 in United States, is an American politician. Discover John Stroger's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 79 years old?
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John H. Stroger Jr. (May 19, 1929 – January 18, 2008) was an American politician who served from 1994 until 2006 as the first African-American president of the Cook County, Illinois Board of Commissioners.
Stroger was a member of the Democratic Party.
John Stroger was born May 19, 1929, in Helena, Arkansas.
In 1953 he graduated from Xavier University in Louisiana with a B.S. in business administration.
Stroger then relocated to Chicago in 1953 and became active in the Democratic party in the South Side of Chicago.
After only a year Stroger was appointed as an assistant auditor with the Municipal Court of Chicago.
Stroger then served as personnel director for the Cook County Jail from 1955 to 1961.
Stroger attended law school at the DePaul University College of Law and graduated in 1965.
While earning a law degree he worked for the financial director of the State of Illinois.
In 1968, Stroger was elected 8th Ward Committeeman.
After his election to the Cook County Board of Commissioners in 1970, Stroger went on to chair every major board committee, including finance, health, building and zoning.
As Commissioner, Stroger sponsored legislation aimed at assisting minority- and female-owned businesses.
Stroger completed much of what he set out to do as board president including balancing the county's $2.9 billion budget.
He also instituted a Juvenile Drug Court, appointed a Commission on Women's Issues and opened a new AIDS treatment and research facility.
Stroger served on the Chicago Metropolitan Healthcare Council and the board of South Shore Hospital.
The new Cook County Hospital was renamed the John H. Stroger Jr. Cook County Hospital after Stroger while he was serving as County Board President.
Stroger was a past president of the National Association of Counties and was appointed by former President Bill Clinton as a member of the Advisory Committee On Intergovernmental Relations.
John Stroger was a longtime member of St. Felicitas Catholic Church on the South Side of Chicago.
He and his wife, Yonnie, were the parents of three children, two of whom survive him: son Todd and daughter Yonnie Lynn.
Another son, Hans Eric, died a year after graduating from his father's alma mater, Xavier University of Louisiana.
Stroger came under increased fire in the later years of his presidency for what his critics call a scandal- and patronage-ridden administration.
Stroger supporters counterclaimed that he dedicated his public career to providing quality and affordable health care for the poorer residents of Cook County.
He was also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and from 1992 to 1993 served as president of the National Association of Counties.
Cook County's Stroger Hospital was renamed in his honor.
In the 1994 Democratic primary election, Stroger defeated two opponents for county board president, which had been made on open office when incumbent President Richard Phelan unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for governor.
Stroger trounced Republican Aurelia Pucinski in the general election, beating her even in many white ethnic wards, to the surprise of many "machine" watchers.
In the 1998 Democratic primary, he defeated a suburban challenger, Cook County Commissioner Calvin Sutker.
In 2002, Stroger had no Democratic primary challenger and went on to rout Republican challenger Christopher Bullock by a margin of more than two to one.
Stroger sought a fourth term in 2006 and was challenged in the Democratic primary by Cook County Commissioner Forrest Claypool, who ran as a reform candidate and accused Stroger of presiding over a "bloated" government.
The 2006 election was among the most controversial in the colorful history of Cook County politics.
Despite suffering a severe stroke just a week before the primary election and falling into brain death, John Stroger still managed to secure his party's support by a final margin of 53 percent to 47 percent over Claypool.
The severity of Stroger's condition was concealed from voters both before the primary election and for three months thereafter, possibly allowing his primary victory and preventing independent opposition to the replacement Democratic candidate in the general election.
Although he had overcome health complications in the past, questions still lingered regarding his ability to serve another term as Cook County Board President.
In late June 2006 John Stroger was removed from the Democratic ticket for Cook County Board President and replaced by his son, Todd Stroger.
Stroger also resigned as Cook County Board President effective August 1 and was replaced by interim president Bobbie L. Steele.
Republicans and some Democrats saw the move as nepotism, and Claypool even told the Chicago Sun-Times that he would not vote in the November general election.
Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley blasted Claypool, his own former chief of staff, and warned that Claypool risked "destroying [his] political career" by not backing Stroger against Peraica.
Todd Stroger received strong support from Mayor Daley and the Cook County Democratic Party.