Ray Suarez (politician)

Ray Suarez is alderman of the 31st ward in Chicago; he was first elected in 1991. He was born in Yauco, Puerto Rico and later enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He is a Vietnam Veteran.

Public Service

Suarez held various city jobs before becoming alderman. He worked for Streets and Sanitation, in the mayor’s office as an Administrative Assistant working with Development Action Grants, and Assistant Commissioner of Department of Street and Sanitation.

In 1989, he was appointed to the Illinois Job Training Coordinating Council, where he advised the governor how to spend the budget for job training.

Aldermanic career

Suarez was elected alderman in 1991. As alderman, he organizes an annual senior citizen health fair and an annual children’s health fair which offers free health screenings and immunizations.

He has worked to improve all eight of the schools in his ward, and even secured the construction of a new high school, Kelvin Park South High School.

He is the chairman of Housing and Real Estate where he tries to promote affordable housing. Additionally, he sits on seven other committees: Aviation; Budget and Government Operations; Buildings; Finance; Transportation and the Public Way; and Zoning.

Personal life

Alderman Suarez and his wife, Marta, live in the Cragin Community.

External links

* [http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalEntityHomeAction.do?BV_SessionID=@@@@1249850995.1196113034@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccceaddmjdmilddcefecelldffhdffn.0&entityName=Ward31&entityNameEnumValue=76 Suarez's City of Chicago website]

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