Miriam Santos
City Treasurer of Chicago
In office
2000–2000
Preceded byBarbara Lumpkin
Succeeded byJudith Rice
In office
1989–1999
Preceded byCecil A. Partee
Succeeded byBarbara Lumpkin
Personal details
BornGary, Indiana[1]
Political partyDemocratic
EducationDePaul University

Miriam Santos is an American politician who served as City Treasurer of Chicago.

City Treasurer of Chicago

In 1989, Santos was appointed by newly-elected mayor Richard M. Daley as City Treasurer of Chicago.[2] She was appointed to replace Cecil A. Partee, who had resigned in order to accept an appointment to succeed Daley himself as Cook County State's Attorney.[2] Santos was being the first Latinx individual to hold citywide office in Chicago.[3]

In 1991, after Santos raised alarm over the city's management of pension funds, mayor Richard M. Daley made an attempt to decrease her powers.[4]

Santos was reelected as City Treasurer in 1993 and 1995, and 1999. In 1998, Santos unsuccessfully ran for Illinois Attorney General.

Santos' 1999 reelection came despite the fact that she was, at the time, under federal indictment for mail fraud and attempted extortion.[3] Months after the 1999 election, she was convicted and forced to resign.[3] Mayor Daley appointed Barbara Lumpkin as Santos' successor.[3] However, Santos' conviction was overturned in 2000, and she was allowed to reclaim her elected position with back pay.[3][5] However, six months later she again had to resign, as she pleaded guilty to a single count of mail fraud rather than facing retrial.[3]

References

  1. ↑ McEvers, Kelly (May 27, 1999). "Santos' plunge from grace: Real or backroom revenge?". Newcity. Archived from the original on September 30, 2000. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Simpson, Dick; Gradel, Thomas J. (February 2011). "Patronage, Cronyism, and Criminality in Chicago Government Agencies Anti-Corruption Report Number 4" (PDF). University of Illinois at Chicago. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dukmasova, Maya (March 28, 2019). "More money no problems". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  4. ↑ Kass, John; Pearson, Rick (23 October 1991). "SANTOS PUTS UP PENSION PANEL FIGHT". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Hepp, Rick (April 17, 2000). "SANTOS RETURNS TO CITY TREASURER POST". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
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