Last updated on:
3/2/2009 |
Author: ProCon.org
Richard M. Daley, JD Biography
- Title:
- Former Mayor of Chicago, Illinois
- Position:
- Con to the question "Should Prostitution Be Legal?"
- Reasoning:
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“We’re telling everyone who sets foot in Chicago, if you solicit a prostitute, you will be arrested. And when you are arrested, people will know. Your spouse, children, friends, neighbors and employers will know.”
Press Conference, June 21, 2005
- Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Experts
Individuals with MDs, JDs, PhDs, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to the study of prostitution. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to prostitution issues. - Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Of Counsel, Katten, Muchin, Rosenman LLP
- Mayor, Chicago, Illinois, 1989-2011
- State Attorney, Cook County, Illinois, 1980-1989
- Senator, Illinois State Senate, 1972-1980
- Delegate, Illinois Constitutional Convention, 1969
- Municipal Leader of the Year, American City and County
- Public Official of the Year, Governing
- Politician of the Year, Library Journal
- Education Excellence Award, National Conference for Community and Justice
- Public Service Leadership Award, National Council for Urban Economic Development
- Lifetime Achievement Award, Americans for the Arts and the U.S. Conference of Mayors
- Education Excellence Award, National Conference for Community and Justice
- Keystone Award, American Architectural Foundation
- Kevin Lynch Award, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Martin Luther King/Robert F. Kennedy Award, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence/Education Fund To End Handgun Violence
- J. Sterling Morton Award, National Arbor Day Foundation
- Education:
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- JD, DePaul University
- BA, DePaul University
- Other:
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- None found
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