Roberto Maldonado

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Roberto Maldonado is Commissioner for the 8th district of Cook County, Illinois.

[edit] Early life

Maldonado earned both his undergraduate and his master’s degree from the University of Puerto Rico, before heading north to Chicago. In Chicago, Maldonado continued his education at Loyola University where he earned his doctorate of philosophy in clinical psychology.

[edit] Public service

After completing his education, Maldonado was appointed by Harold Washington as a policy analyst to the newly formed Mayor’s Commission on Latino Affairs. He was later Director of Management Services for the Office of Employment Training. He continued in Chicago politics as the campaign manger for then Alderman Luis Gutierrez.

[edit] Cook County Commissioner

Maldonado’s election in 1994 as Cook County Commissioner made him the first Puerto Rican in the nation to serve as a county commissioner.

As a commissioner, Maldonado is Chairperson of the Stroger and Cermak Hospitals, and Law Enforcement and Corrections Committees. Additionally, he serves on nine committees: Business and Economic Development, Contract Compliance, Labor, Real Estate, Department of Corrections, Health and Hospitals, Finance, Zoning and Buildings, and Roads and Bridges.