Ray Suarez (politician)
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Regner E. (“Ray”) Suarez (born 26 October 1946) is alderman of the 31st ward in Chicago; he was first elected in 1991.
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[edit] Personal life
Suarez was born in Yauco, Puerto Rico, and later enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He is a Vietnam Veteran.
Alderman Suarez and his wife, Marta, live in the Cragin neighborhood.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.[citation needed]
He is the chairman of Housing and Real Estate, and sits on seven other committees: Aviation, Budget and Government Operations, Buildings, Finance, Transportation and the Public Way, and Zoning.
Suarez has proposed that private businesses such as bars be required to install police survelliance cameras on their premises. “If you're not doing anything wrong, what do you have to worry about?” demanded Suarez, in response to privacy concerns.[1]
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[edit] References
- ^ Keen, Judy; “Daley wants security cameras at bars”, USA Today, 14 February 2006.
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