1. Scott Waguespack worked with the US State Department, the American Bar Association, and various governments in the Balkans working to assist the War Crimes Tribunal in the former Yugoslavia, establishing a rule of law, and working on economic development.
Scott Waguespack served as an advisor to the President of Kosovo and the interim government after the end of the Kosovo War.
Scott Waguespack was first elected as Chicago alderman for the 32nd Ward in 2007, unseating incumbent alderman Ted Matlak.
Scott Waguespack has subsequently been reelected in 2011,2015,2019, and 2023.
Scott Waguespack is a founding member of the Chicago City Council's Progressive Reform Coalition, and has chaired the Progressive Reform Caucus from 2015 to 2019.
Scott Waguespack endorsed her for reelection in the 2023 Chicago mayoral election.
In January 2020, Scott Waguespack proposed legislation that would have placed limits on single-use plastics and foam food containers by giving restaurants and take-out establishments until January 1,2021, to stop selling or serving food in polystyrene containers and limit use of plastic utensils and straws.
Scott Waguespack conducted an independent study of the sale, later cited in the City of Chicago Inspector General's report on the sale, concluding that the $1.15 billion paid in the contract was substantially less than the actual value of the asset over the proposed time period.
In 2012, Scott Waguespack pushed to reduce the number of units in a proposed apartment building on the site of a gas station on North and Hermitage avenues.
In 2017, Waguespack blocked a proposed 6-story 27-unit apartment building on a vacant industrial lot at 1894 N Milwaukee Ave in his district.
In 2024, Scott Waguespack sought his aldermanic privilege to block a 615-unit apartment building on the lot of a former industrial site in his ward.
Scott Waguespack offered various explanations for opposing the increase in housing supply, including saying the building was too tall, the building would lead to congestion, and criticizing that the developer received tax breaks for including affordable housing units.