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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Michele Smith |
| Address | 1627 N. Vine St
Chicago, Illinois , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | [Link] |
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| Contributor | COSDem |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | Former Federal Prosecutor
Prosecuted over 400 narcotics, white-collar, and political corruption cases
Convicted virtually entire City of Chicago Sewer Inspection Department for racketeering and extortion
Convicted former State Rep. Doug Huff and other City and County employees who fraudulently obtained federal housing vouchers
Shut down the largest commodities “boiler room” (securities fraud) in the United States; convicted over twenty defendants
Commitment to Public Service
Board member, Facing History and Ourselves
Social Action Chair, Chicago Sinai Congregation
Organized Hurricane Katrina relief, resulting in 2 ½ tons of supplies to be shipped to Mississippi, adoption of five families, aid to newly relocated families
Volunteer Leader, United Power for Action and Justice (an interfaith grassroots community organization)
Founder, New York Public Interest Research Group
Intern, U.S. House Subcommittee on the Environment
Recognized Business Leader
Led team responsible for changing Clean Air Act to reduce diesel emissions to near zero in 2007; partnered with environmental groups and industry
Led implementation of restructured retiree health care benefits for 63,000 retirees, avoided company bankruptcy, and instituted a health care plan that had a high level of benefits to retirees and a unique cost-sharing/funding structure to allow benefits to be returned to the retirees as the company returned to health
Noted for leadership in Contagious Success by University of Chicago Graduate School of Business author
Twenty-Five Year Lincoln Park Resident and Parent
Girl Scout Leader, Menomonee Club
Volunteer, Old Town Art Fair
Volunteer, Anti-Cruelty Society
Loyal member, Chicago Walkers Club
High Personal Integrity and Skills
J.D., The University of Chicago Law School
Recipient of Awards from the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Clerked for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Wm. J. Bauer
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