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John Corrigan's election in February 2008 as Democratic Committeeman marked a new era of open and progressive Democratic politics in Chicago's 42nd Ward.

John is an attorney, Democratic strategist and expert in local, state and federal government affairs. John is also a veteran of the United States Army, educated in the public school system, graduate of the DePaul University College of Law, and small business owner.

John currently serves as a member of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce's Government Relations Committee and as a Board Member of the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence .

For over a decade, John has fought to elect Democrats who promote progressive values, open and honest government and fiscal responsibility and intends to bring these values to the Ward as Democratic Committeeman. Working closely with Alderman Brendan Reilly, John is committed to ensuring that the residents of the 42nd Ward have strong, effective and responsive leadership now and in the future.

Progressive and pragmatic public policy are the twin pillars of the 42nd Ward Democratic Party. The 42nd Ward Democratic Party accomplishes these goals by helping elect Democratic candidates, informing the electorate about relevant issues, organizing volunteers, planning events, increasing the number of Democratic voters, and much more. The goal of the 42nd Ward Democratic Party is promote candidates who promote fiscal discipline, economic opportunity, education, affordable health care, environmental protection, international cooperation and open and honest government.

The 42nd Ward Democratic Party is chaired by a dedicated group of citizens committed to upholding traditional Democratic values and doing their utmost to further the goals of the Party. However, the backbone and strength of this organization is the volunteers who work tirelessly on behalf of the 42nd Ward.

The 42nd Ward includes Chicago's Loop, Gold Coast, River West, Near North, River North and Streeterville neighborhoods and includes most of Chicago's top business headquarters, cultural institutions and retail shopping destinations. The 42nd Ward is blessed with an abundance of diverse intelligent, talented and generous residents. One of the unique strengths of the 42nd Ward historically has been its ability to embrace the different groups that live and work in the Ward. I intend to continue that tradition because, as history has shown, when a political Party operates under a big tent, speaks with one voice and turns no one away it can accomplish just about anything.