Todd H Stroger was born on January 14,1963 and is the former president of the Cook County, Illinois Board and a former alderman for the 8th ward in Chicago.
23 Facts About Todd Stroger
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Todd Stroger is the son of John Stroger, who himself had served as Cook County Board president for 12 years until his death.
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On February 2,2010, Stroger finished last in the Democratic primary for President of the Cook County Board behind Dorothy A Brown, Terrence J O'Brien and Toni Preckwinkle, putting him in a lame duck stage for the remainder of his board presidency.
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In 2021, Stroger served as village administrator of Robbins, Illinois.
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Todd Stroger was raised in the Chatham-Avalon neighborhood, located on Chicago's South Side.
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Todd Stroger attended Gordon Tech and later received his bachelor's degree from Xavier University in New Orleans.
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In 1992, Todd Stroger was elected as State Representative for the 31st District of Illinois.
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Todd Stroger worked as a statistician for the Office of the Chief Judge of Cook County; later he was a jury supervisor with the Cook County Jury Commissioners.
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Todd Stroger worked for the Chicago Park District during the tenure of Forrest Claypool.
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Todd Stroger is an active fundraiser for the United Negro College Fund and a member of the Young Democrats.
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In 2001 Stroger was appointed by Mayor Richard M Daley to replace Lorraine Dixon, who had died while in office.
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Todd Stroger served on seven committees: Budget and Government Operations; Committees, Rules, and Ethics; Housing and Real Estate; Human Relations; Police and Fire; Special Events and Cultural Affairs; and Traffic Control and Safety.
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On March 14,2006, John Stroger, Cook County Board of Commissioners president since 1994 and Todd Stroger's father, suffered a serious stroke one week before the Democratic primary.
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John Todd Stroger eventually won the Democratic nomination, winning about 53 percent of the votes cast, defeating Forrest Claypool.
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Shortly after the stroke, Todd Stroger gave noncommittal responses about the likelihood that his father would remain on the ballot.
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On July 18,2006, the Cook County Democratic Central Committee overwhelmingly chose Todd Stroger to replace his father as the Democratic candidate for Cook County Board president for the Nov 7,2006 election.
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Todd Stroger was a candidate in the Democratic primary of the 2020 Cook County clerk of courts election.
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On October 5,2021, Todd Stroger was moved from his position as village administrator to the position of executive assistant to Bryant, switching places with Jasmine Washington.
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Todd Stroger drew fire for perceived nepotism, including promoting his cousin Donna Dunnings, who had worked in the County's budget office for 16 years, to the position of the County's chief financial officer.
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Dunnings and Todd Stroger received additional criticism when she received a $17,000 raise after she initially agreed to not accept a pay hike.
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Todd Stroger had earlier fired Cole for concealing his felony record.
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Todd Stroger drew criticism when he began raising certain taxes in an effort to balance the county budget and resolve staffing issues.
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Todd Stroger's budget contained a tax increase of 1 percentage point, the largest ever passed by Cook County, with the intent of creating more than 1,000 new County jobs.