Miguel del Valle

Miguel del Valle (born July 24, 1951) is an American politician who has served in various roles in municipal and state government in Chicago. He was elected to the Illinois Senate in 1987, becoming the first Hispanic member of the body, and served until 2006. He was appointed to fill a vacancy for Chicago City Clerk by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 2006, and won re-election to a full term in 2007. He ran for Mayor of Chicago in the 2011 election, placing third with 9.3% of the vote. In 2019, he was appointed as president of the Chicago Board of Education by Mayor Lori Lightfoot and served until June 2023. Provided by Wikipedia