Jane Byrne
Jane Byrne
Jane Margaret Byrnewas an American politician who was the 50th Mayor of Chicago from April 16, 1979 to April 29, 1983. Byrne was the first and only female mayor of Chicago, the second largest city in the United States at the time, and the largest U.S. city to have had a female mayor to date...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth24 May 1934
CountryUnited States of America
central saw
We saw hundreds of programs to redevelop the central city, the neighborhoods, in the past.
became family
In my family I was never known as the fighter, like I became all of a sudden.
block politics
There is always a testing of the new kid on the block in politics.
belongs business chicago coalition forged kept labor late mayor rightly
The credit for much of this rightly belongs to the late Mayor Daley who forged a coalition of business and labor that kept Chicago always moving ahead.
whom
I have three sisters, all of whom lead very normal lives.
Chicago's neighborhoods have always been this city's greatest strength.
If those communities are left to decay, this city will decay.
people
The people must know that from this day on, we want their opinions.
responsibility accepting chiefs
I accept that responsibility and ask only that I be judged by my performance as its chief executive.
party government political
But always I was a private citizen whose activities in government or political party were appointive.
jobs government people
But as important as the job to be done by government in the neighborhoods, the people must also be involved.
government people giving
The people ask much, often more than any government can give. We must resist the temptation to promise solutions to all problems.
cities employee ability
City employees will be hired and promoted because of their abilities - without outside interference.
mistake thinking campaigns
As I visited the various neighborhoods in the campaign, I learned fast that it's a mistake to think that all of the wisdom and possible solutions to our problems are available only in this building.