Patrick Daley Thompson

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Patrick Thompson

| image = "Thank You" Event for 9th District Police -2 (28239986522) (Patrick Daley Thompson 1).jpg

| caption = Thompson in 2016

| office = Member of the Chicago City Council
from the 11th ward

| term_start = May 18, 2015

| term_end = February 14, 2022

| predecessor = James Balcer

| successor = Nicole Lee

| birth_name = Patrick Daley Thompson

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|7|8}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Democratic

| education = Saint Mary's University, Minnesota (BA)
John Marshall Law School, Chicago (JD)

}}

Patrick Daley Thompson (born July 8, 1969) is an American former politician and convicted felon who most recently served as an alderman from Chicago's 11th ward and was previously a commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. A member of the prominent Daley family, he is a grandson of Richard J. Daley and a nephew of Richard M. Daley, both of whom served as longtime mayors of Chicago.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/03/12/family-connections-numerous-for-j-daley-grandson-but-politics-not-in-the-plan/|title=Family connections numerous for J. Daley grandson|work=tribunedigital-chicagotribune|date=12 March 2012 }}

Early life

The son of Patricia (née Daley), a schoolteacher, and Bill Thompson, a real estate developer, following his parents' divorce, Patrick and his siblings moved to Bridgeport with their mother to be closer to her family.{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}}

Water Reclamation District Board of Commissioners

In 2012, Daley successfully ran for a position on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Board of Commissioners. His campaign received sizable fundraising, and endorsements from high-profile politicians, including Michael Madigan, Rahm Emanuel, Edward M. Burke, Toni Preckwinkle, and John P. Daley, as well as the endorsement of the Cook County Democratic Party.{{cite web |last1=Dardick |first1=Hal |title=Daley nephew has big-name backing in sewer board bid |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2012-03-19-ct-met-water-reclaim-elect-20120319-story.html |website=chicagotribune.com |publisher=Chicago Tribune |accessdate=16 March 2020 |date=19 March 2012}}

Aldermanic career

Thompson, who succeeded long-time alderman James Balcer, was elected to office in a runoff election against John Kozlar in April 2015 and sworn in on May 18, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.ward11.org/about|title=Alderman Patrick D. Thompson - profile|work=ward11.org}} The 11th ward encompasses several neighborhoods on Chicago's South Side, including Bridgeport, where Thompson was raised and currently resides.

Thompson was reelected in 2019. In the runoff of the 2019 Chicago mayoral election, Daley Thompson endorsed Toni Preckwinkle.{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-cb-chicago-mayors-race-endorsements-20190325-story.html |title=Who are losing mayoral candidates backing in the runoff election? Hint: not Toni Preckwinkle |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |accessdate=April 2, 2019}}

Conviction

On April 29, 2021, Thompson was indicted on federal charges related to the investigation into the collapse of Washington Federal Bank for Savings. He was charged with two counts of making false statements to the FDIC and five counts of filing false income-tax returns.Novak, Tim; Seidel, Jon. "[https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/4/29/22409827/patrick-daley-thompson-pensacola-place-scotland-yard-washington-federal-bank-savings Patrick Daley Thompson indicted in case involving failed Bridgeport bank, declares innocence]", Chicago Sun-Times. April 29, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021. On February 14, 2022, Thompson was convicted on all charges.{{Cite web|last=Seidel|first=Jon|date=2022-02-14|title=Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson guilty on all counts|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/2/14/22932307/patrick-daley-thompson-guilty-verdict-tax-fraud-trial|access-date=2022-02-16|website=Chicago Sun-Times|language=en}} According to Illinois law, Thompson's federal conviction makes him ineligible to continue serving as the 11th Ward alderman and bans him from running for public office in the future.{{Cite web|date=2022-02-14|title=Chicago Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson is found guilty of tax fraud|url=https://www.wbez.org/stories/patrick-daley-thompsons-federal-case-goes-to-the-jury/35f512a6-a227-4a33-abd4-05b440cbca6f|access-date=2022-02-16|website=WBEZ Chicago|language=en}}

On July 6, 2022, Thompson was sentenced to four months in prison for these charges.{{Cite web |last=Seidel |first=Jon |date=2022-07-06 |title=Patrick Daley Thompson sentenced to 4 months in federal prison |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/7/6/23196579/patrick-daley-thompson-sentenced-tax-charges-lying-regulators-washington-federal-bank |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en}} He began serving his sentence in August 2022 at a medium-security prison in Oxford, Wisconsin.{{Cite web |last=Camarillo |first=Emmanuel |date=2022-08-23 |title=Former Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson reports to prison in Wisconsin |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/8/22/23317081/patrick-daley-thompson-prison-washington-federal-bank-savings-bridgeport-bank-failure |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en}} Thompson appealed his case to the US Supreme Court, arguing that his statements were misleading but truthful.{{Cite web |last=Howe |first=Amy |date=2024-10-04 |title=Justices take up “false statement” dispute and rare capital case |url=https://www.scotusblog.com/2024/10/justices-take-up-false-statement-dispute-and-rare-capital-case/ |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=SCOTUSblog |language=en-US}} In March 2025, the Supreme Court ruled that Thompson's statements specifically needed to be false for prosecution, but it remanded the case to the lower courts for that assessment.{{Cite court|litigants=Thompson v. United States|vol=604|reporter=U.S.|opinion=____|court=S.Ct.|date=2025}}

Electoral History

{{Election box begin no change | title=2012 Water Reclamation District Board election Democratic primary{{cite web|url=https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/Combined%20Summary%20032012.pdf|title=Combined Summary Cook County Primary Election March 20, 2012|archive-date=27 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127063042/https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/Combined%20Summary%20032012.pdf|publisher=Cook County Board of Elections |access-date=5 April 2025}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party of Illinois

|candidate = Debra Shore (incumbent)

|votes = 194,936

|percentage = 21.05

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party of Illinois

|candidate = Kari K. Steele

|votes = 182,369

|percentage = 19.70

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party of Illinois

|candidate = Patrick Daley Thompson

|votes = 162,329

|percentage = 17.53

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party of Illinois

|candidate = Patricia Young

|votes = 129,670

|percentage = 14.01

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party of Illinois

|candidate = Patricia Horton

|votes = 128,432

|percentage = 13.87

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party of Illinois

|candidate = Stella B. Black

|votes = 125,147

|percentage = 13.52

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Write-in

|candidate = Others

|votes = 2,968

|percentage = 0.32

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 925,851

| percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box begin no change | title=2012 Water Reclamation District Board general election{{cite web|url=https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/SummaryReportCombined_11_2012.pdf|title=Cook County and the City of Chicago Combined Summary Report General Election November 6, 2012|publisher=Cook County Board of Elections |access-date=5 April 2025}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Debra Shore (incumbent)

|votes = 1,071,670

|percentage = 26.34

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Kari K. Steele

|votes = 919,841

|percentage = 22.61

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Patrick Daley Thompson

|votes = 893,178

|percentage = 21.96

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Harold "Noonie" Ward

|votes = 334,207

|percentage = 8.22

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Carl Segvich

|votes = 341,603

|percentage = 8.40

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Green Party (United States)

|candidate = Dave Ehrlich

|votes = 200,953

|percentage = 4.94

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Green Party (United States)

|candidate = Karen Roothaan

|votes = 189,505

|percentage = 4.66

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Green Party (United States)

|candidate = Nasrin R. Khalili

|votes = 117,089

|percentage = 2.88

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 4,068,046

| percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box begin no change | title=Chicago 11th ward aldermanic general election, 2015{{cite web|url=https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/proclamations/Proc-2015-02-24.pdf |title=TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE FEBRUARY 24, 2015 MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL OF THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO |publisher=Chicago Board of Elections |access-date=5 April 2025}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = Patrick Daley Thompson

|votes = 4,644

|percentage = 48.37

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = John K. Kozlar

|votes = 3,399

|percentage = 35.40

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = Maureen F. Sullivan

|votes = 1,558

|percentage = 16.23

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 9,601

| percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box begin no change | title=Chicago 11th ward aldermanic runoff election, 2015{{cite web|url=https://cboeprod.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/prod/2023-12/Proc-2015-04-07.pdf |title=TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE MUNICIPAL RUNOFF ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO AND FOR THE SUPPLEMENTARY ALDERPERSON ELECTIONS HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN WARDS 2, 7, 10, 11, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 24, 29, 31, 36, 37, 41, 43, 45, AND 46 IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON APRIL 7, 2015.|publisher=Chicago Board of Elections |access-date=4 April 2025}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = Patrick Daley Thompson

|votes = 7,229

|percentage = 58.09

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = John K. Kozlar

|votes = 5,216

|percentage = 41.91

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 12,445

| percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box begin no change | title=Chicago 11th ward aldermanic general election, 2019{{cite web|url=https://cboeprod.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/prod/2023-12/Proc-2019-02-26.pdf|title=TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE FEBRUARY 26, 2019 MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL OF THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO.|publisher=Chicago Board of Elections |access-date=5 April 2025}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = Patrick Daley Thompson (incumbent)

|votes = 7,537

|percentage = 73.44

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Nonpartisan politician

|candidate = David Mihalyfy

|votes = 2,726

|percentage = 26.56

}}