Arthur Schultz

Arthur Schultz
Mayor of Joliet, Illinois
In office
1991–2011
Preceded byCharles Connor
Succeeded byThomas Giarrante
Personal details
Born(1933-07-04)July 4, 1933
Joliet, Illinois
DiedNovember 26, 2011(2011-11-26) (aged 78)
Joliet, Illinois
Political partyRepublican
SpouseFrances Jacksa
Children5
Alma materJoliet Catholic High School
OccupationPolice officer, politician
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Years of service1950–1954
UnitSubmarine

Arthur Schultz (July 4, 1933 – November 26, 2011) was an American Republican politician.[1] He was a five-term mayor of Joliet, Illinois, the then fourth largest (now 3rd largest) municipality in the state after Chicago, Aurora, and Rockford.[2] He was last elected in April 2007. Prior to his first election, he served in the United States Navy and in the Joliet Police Department.[3]

He finished as the first runner-up in the Joliet City Council election of 1989, but when a sitting councilwoman died a few months after the election he was passed over several times for the nomination. This was controversial as the nomination is customarily given to the runner-up in the most recent election.[4] He returned to elective politics to defeat the mayor, who did not nominate him in the subsequent election in 1991.[5]

In his time in office, Joliet changed from an economy of a prison town with declining population[6] to a fast-growing entertainment and tourism economy,[7] focused on riverboat casinos. Residential and commercial construction increased and racing tracks, a baseball stadium, and several civic works developed as a result of the booming economy.[8]

  1. ^ "More Line Up for Weller Vacancy". National Republican Congressional Committee. October 11, 2007. Archived from the original on November 28, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2008.
  2. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places Over 100,000, Ranked by July 1, 2007 Population: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007". United States Census Bureau. July 10, 2008. Archived from the original on September 21, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2008.
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