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((short description|American politician))
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((Infobox officeholder
| name                = Michele Smith
| image               = Alderman Michele Smith.jpg
| office              = Member of the [[Chicago City Council]]<br>from the 43rd ward
| term_start          = May 16, 2011
| term_end            = August 12, 2022
| predecessor         = [[Vi Daley]]
| successor           = [[Timmy Knudsen]]
| birth_date          = ((birth date and age|1955|2|12))
| birth_place         = 
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| education           = [[University at Buffalo]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of Chicago]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
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'''Michele Smith''' (born February 12, 1955) is an American politician, who served as a member of the [[Chicago City Council]] from 2011 to 2022.  She represented the 43rd ward on Chicago's North Side, including much of [[Lincoln Park, Chicago|Lincoln Park]] and a small portion of the [[Near North Side, Chicago|Near North Side]].

==Background==
Smith earned a bachelor's degree in political science from [[University at Buffalo, The State University of New York|SUNY Buffalo]] in 1976, and a J.D. from the [[University of Chicago Law School]] in 1979. After graduating law school, she clerked for Judge [[William J. Bauer]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit]] for two years, and then joined the [[United States Attorney|U.S. Attorney’s Office]] in Chicago. During her time, she prosecuted over 400 narcotics, white-collar, and political corruption cases.<ref>((Cite web |date=2021-11-04 |title=Michele Smith, ’79: Building an Aldermanic Career on a Law School Foundation ((!)) University of Chicago Law School |url=https://www.law.uchicago.edu/news/michele-smith-79-building-aldermanic-career-law-school-foundation |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.law.uchicago.edu |language=en))</ref> Beginning in 1989, Smith worked for the [[Navistar International|Navistar International Corporation]], rising to General Counsel for the Engine Group.<ref>((Cite web |date=2021-11-04 |title=Michele Smith, ’79: Building an Aldermanic Career on a Law School Foundation ((!)) University of Chicago Law School |url=https://www.law.uchicago.edu/news/michele-smith-79-building-aldermanic-career-law-school-foundation |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.law.uchicago.edu |language=en))</ref>

== Political career ==

=== 43rd Ward Democratic Committeeman ===
In 2008, Smith was elected to serve as Democratic Committeeman of Chicago’s 43rd Ward and was re-elected in 2012.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.michelesmithforalderman.org/aboutmichele.html |title=Michele Smith for 43rd Ward Alderman: Home |accessdate=2011-10-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113062608/http://www.michelesmithforalderman.org/aboutmichele.html |archivedate=2011-11-13 ))</ref>

=== Chicago City Council (2011−22) ===
In 2011, Smith ran for 43rd Ward Alderman and assumed office on May 16, 2011. She was re-elected in [[2015 Chicago aldermanic election#43rd Ward|2015]] and [[2019 Chicago aldermanic election#43rd ward|2019]].

Smith resigned in August 2022, citing "deepening responsibilities toward family and friends."<ref name=":0">((Cite web |last=Wittich |first=Jake |date=2022-08-09 |title=List To Replace Lincoln Park Ald. Michele Smith Includes Powerful Zoning Board Chairman |url=https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/08/09/list-to-replace-lincoln-park-ald-michele-smith-includes-powerful-zoning-board-chairman/ |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=Block Club Chicago |language=en))</ref> On September 19, 2022, Mayor [[Lori Lightfoot]] announced she would appoint [[Timmy Knudsen]], chair of the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals, to replace Smith, pending confirmation by the City Council.<ref>((Cite web |last=Novelo |first=Allison |date=2022-09-20 |title=Zoning change? Lightfoot taps zoning appeals board chair Knudsen to replace retired Ald. Smith in 43rd Ward |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/9/19/23362113/alderperson-city-council-43rd-ward-mayor-lightfoot-timmy-knudsen-appointment-michele-smith-elections |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en))</ref><ref>((Cite web |last=Wittich |first=Jake |date=2022-09-19 |title=Lightfoot Picks Timmy Knudsen For Vacant 43rd Ward Alderman Seat |url=https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/09/19/lightfoot-to-appoint-timmy-knudsen-as-new-43rd-ward-alderman-sources/ |access-date=2022-09-20 |website=Block Club Chicago |language=en))</ref>

==Committee assignments==
Smith sat on eight City Council Committees:<ref>((Cite web|url=https://chicago.legistar.com/PersonDetail.aspx?ID=64191&GUID=CFD32C06-BDDB-4A82-8492-5A93EEF99C5A&Search=|title=Office of the City Clerk - Smith, Michele|website=chicago.legistar.com|accessdate=August 9, 2019))</ref>
* Ethics and Government Oversight (Chair)
* Budget and Government Operations
* Committees and Rules
* Environmental Protection and Energy
* Finance
* Human Relations and Health
* License and Consumer Protection
* Public Safety

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
*[http://www.michelesmith.org Michele Smith's political website]
*[http://www.ward43.org/ 43rd Ward website]

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[[Category:21st-century American politicians]]
[[Category:21st-century American women politicians]]
[[Category:Chicago City Council members]]
[[Category:Illinois Democrats]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Women city councillors in Illinois]]

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