Shirley Coleman

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Shirley Coleman is alderman of the 16th ward in Chicago; she was first elected in 1991.

[edit] Early life

Coleman grew up in Chicago, as one of 13 children. She attended Chicago State University and worked for the Chicago Osteopathic Hospital. She later worked for the Department of Human Services.

[edit] Aldermanic career

Coleman was first elected in 1991 after former Alderman Anna Langdon decided not to run again. Before her 1995 election, it became public that Coleman’s former husband was on death row awaiting execution for rape and murder, but she was reelected despite that new information. As alderman, Coleman focuses on issues of crime and poverty which are major problems in her ward. She serves on six committees: Budget and Government Operations; Committees, Rules and Ethics; Education; Finance; Health; and License and Consumer Protection.

[edit] Personal life

Alderman Coleman has two daughters, Shiryda and Stephanie. Coleman is the only Chicago alderman who is an ordained minister and pastor. For the last 11 years, Coleman has been a Baptist minister at the Spiritual Holistic Church where she delivers sermons and teaches Bible classes.

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