Former Oak Parker Sid Sullivan is running for mayor of Columbia MO. He and his wife Joan, recently married, “established roots for the first time” in Oak Park in 1975.
Sullivan worked for the Circuit Court of Cook County for 12 years. He later joined the private sector in 1988 when he took a job with Roche Diagnostic Systems, a subsidiary of the pharmaceutical giant Hoffmann-La Roche, earning a master’s degree in business administration along the way.
Sid was preceded in politics by his wife.
In 1994 she ran for . . . county commission[er] . . . in Cook County . . . She says she finished second in the race and came close to unseating the incumbent. In 1996 she ran for U.S. Congress in a crowded field that included Danny Davis, who won the election and still represents Illinois’ 7th District.
Sid’s platform reflects his Oak Park-ness. He favors:
• Complete transparency in all city departments [which no man dare gainsay]
• Job opportunities for all [ditto, but where does the city come in?]
• An empowered and responsive city council [not now empowered?]
• Adequate shelter for Columbia’s homeless residents [a la PADS?]
• Neighborhood planning that creates a sense of community [Oak Park!]
• Humane treatment for animals [local issue here?]
Columbia? It’s
the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the largest city in Mid-Missouri.[6] With an estimated population of 100,733 in 2008,[7] it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents.
vs. OP, with 50G or so, by the way.
Blithe Spirit 