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Marty Quinn

Alderperson, Ward 13, Chicago City Council

Raised pensions and the CPS loan at three meetings.

9 of 19transcribed meetings with their voice identified
0.5min a meeting at the City Council, at least
33questions at the Committee on Budget and Government Operations
19 of 20present at roll calls, from the clerk

Also sits on 7 committees

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Next City Council meeting: Mon, Nov 2, 10:00 am · Agenda

Seven clips, newest first

Chicago1:27:34
Marty QuinnMember · Committee on Budget and Government Operations · Jul 16, 2026 · 1:27:34Budget Director, yesterday it was reported that CPS is going to lay off 600— 760 teachers, 5 furlough days. Um, my question is, what can we anticipate in terms of a TIF surplus?Open the meeting at 1:27:34
“…and what happens when we fall short of the budget? Do, do those employees, do they get offloaded onto the city’s, the city’s budget?”Marty QuinnMember · Committee on Housing and Real Estate · Sep 16, 2026 · 1:59:10“You do recognize full well that this was a situation where the administration, in my opinion, tried to back this council into a corner with a take-it-or-leave-it deal. And so I don’t know if July 24th is realistic if we’re managing expectations appropriately.”Marty QuinnMember · Committee on Finance · Jun 25, 2026 · 2:40:45“…if the City of Chicago wants to— let’s say the future mayor, the current mayor wants to put a bid in. Is there an obligation to let the City Council know that they intend to do that?”Marty QuinnMember · Committee on Finance · Sep 24, 2026 · 56:42“How many, if there’s a way we could sort of ballpark, how many officers are in the queue to be hired?”Marty QuinnMember · Committee on Budget and Government Operations · Nov 5, 2025 · 1:26:29“And the, the amount of time it took the officers to get to the crash?”Marty QuinnMember · Committee on Finance · Jun 15, 2026 · 1:20:36“…if the tenant fails to pay rent after that, what’s the recourse for the landlord?”Marty QuinnMember · Committee on Housing and Real Estate · Apr 8, 2026 · 52:10

Officials only. Public speakers are counted, never named.

Issues Quinn raised, by number of meetings

We count who raised an issue, not which side they took.

Where Quinn sits

Ward 13 on the current City Council map

Click a ward to open its member’s page.

Ward 1: Daniel La SpataWard 2: Brian HopkinsWard 3: Pat DowellWard 4: Lamont J. RobinsonWard 5: Desmon C. YancyWard 6: William E. HallWard 7: Gregory MitchellWard 8: Michelle HarrisWard 9: Anthony BealeWard 10: Peter ChicoWard 11: Nicole T. LeeWard 12: Julia M. RamirezWard 13: Marty QuinnWard 14: Jeylu B. GutierrezWard 15: Raymond LopezWard 16: Stephanie D. ColemanWard 17: David MooreWard 18: Derrick G. CurtisWard 19: Matthew J. O'SheaWard 20: Jeanette B. TaylorWard 21: Ronnie L. MosleyWard 22: Michael D. RodriguezWard 23: Silvana TabaresWard 24: Monique L. ScottWard 25: Byron Sigcho-LopezWard 26: Jessica FuentesWard 27: Walter Redmond BurnettWard 28: Jason C. ErvinWard 29: Chris TaliaferroWard 30: Ruth CruzWard 31: Felix Cardona, Jr.Ward 32: Scott WaguespackWard 33: Rossana Rodriguez SanchezWard 34: William ConwayWard 35: Anthony QuezadaWard 36: Gilbert VillegasWard 37: Emma MittsWard 38: Nicholas SposatoWard 39: Samantha NugentWard 40: Andre Vasquez, Jr.Ward 41: Anthony NapolitanoWard 42: Brendan ReillyWard 43: Timmy KnudsenWard 44: Bennett R. LawsonWard 45: James M. GardinerWard 46: Angela ClayWard 47: Matthew J. MartinWard 48: Leni Manaa-HoppenworthWard 49: Maria E. HaddenWard 50: Debra SilversteinCity HallDaniel La Spata · Ward 1Brian Hopkins · Ward 2Pat Dowell · Ward 3Lamont J. Robinson · Ward 4Desmon C. Yancy · Ward 5William E. Hall · Ward 6Gregory Mitchell · Ward 7Michelle Harris · Ward 8Anthony Beale · Ward 9Peter Chico · Ward 10Nicole T. Lee · Ward 11Julia M. Ramirez · Ward 12Marty Quinn · Ward 13Jeylu B. Gutierrez · Ward 14Raymond Lopez · Ward 15Stephanie D. Coleman · Ward 16David Moore · Ward 17Derrick G. Curtis · Ward 18Matthew J. O'Shea · Ward 19Jeanette B. Taylor · Ward 20Ronnie L. Mosley · Ward 21Michael D. Rodriguez · Ward 22Silvana Tabares · Ward 23Monique L. Scott · Ward 24Byron Sigcho-Lopez · Ward 25Jessica Fuentes · Ward 26Walter Redmond Burnett · Ward 27Jason C. Ervin · Ward 28Chris Taliaferro · Ward 29Ruth Cruz · Ward 30Felix Cardona, Jr. · Ward 31Scott Waguespack · Ward 32Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez · Ward 33William Conway · Ward 34Anthony Quezada · Ward 35Gilbert Villegas · Ward 36Emma Mitts · Ward 37Nicholas Sposato · Ward 38Samantha Nugent · Ward 39Andre Vasquez, Jr. · Ward 40Anthony Napolitano · Ward 41Brendan Reilly · Ward 42Timmy Knudsen · Ward 43Bennett R. Lawson · Ward 44James M. Gardiner · Ward 45Angela Clay · Ward 46Matthew J. Martin · Ward 47Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth · Ward 48Maria E. Hadden · Ward 49Debra Silverstein · Ward 50
Marty Quinn sits for Ward 13. Click a ward to open its member’s page.Ward lines: Chicago Data Portal, Boundaries - Wards (2023-), p293-wvbd, fetched 2026-10-30.
Every roll call, and Quinn’s other bodies

Present at 19 of 20 roll calls at the City Council

From the clerk’s own record. We don’t compare members on it.

PresentAbsentOldest first, 1 square per roll call

Absent 1. Nov 14, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026. The clerk’s record covers 20 of the 22 meetings we hold, through Oct 14, 2026.

Official roll call, from the clerk →
Questions

Quinn asked 33 questions at the four Committee on Budget and Government Operations meetings where we identified them

At least this many: direct questions only.

Of Quinn’s 29 questions to city departments at the Committee on Budget and Government Operations, 21 went to budget, finance and controller.

Who they question: 35 questions to a department, 2 bodies · Oct 24, 2025 – Oct 9, 2026.

Committee on Budget and Government Operations29 questions to city departments
Committee on Budget and Government Operations: questions by department
DepartmentShareQuestions
Budget, finance and controller2172%
Police828%
Committee on Finance6 questions to city departments
Committee on Finance: questions by department
DepartmentShareQuestions
City attorney / law department583%
Budget, finance and controller117%
Neighborhoods Quinn named

2 places Quinn named in meetings

Lines where Quinn named the place, read by two AI readers that both agree it means that place. Each dot plays the newest one; brighter means named more often.

Chicago
  • West Lawn 2 times, the most of any official
  • Garfield Ridge 1 time

Places are drawn at the centre of their own boundary in the city’s Boundaries - Community Areas file (City of Chicago Data Portal). A dot says the place was named, not where Quinn was or what was said about it.

Meetings

Every meeting where we identified Quinn’s voice

29, newest first. The date opens the meeting; the time plays the video at Quinn’s first remark.

  1. Oct 5, 2026Committee on Finance0.4 min2:07:48
  2. Sep 29, 2026City Council2.0 min2:09:27
  3. Sep 24, 2026Committee on Finance3.6 min55:00
  4. Sep 23, 2026City Council0.1 min3:14:29
  5. Sep 16, 2026Committee on Housing and Real Estate1.2 min1:59:08
  6. Sep 14, 2026Committee on Finance1.4 min2:55:01
  7. Jul 16, 2026Committee on Budget and Government Operations3.6 min1:27:33
  8. Jul 14, 2026Committee on Housing and Real Estate0.5 min58:40
  9. Jul 14, 2026Committee on Aviation1.8 min47:26
  10. Jul 13, 2026Committee on Finance0.1 min5:11:42
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  1. Jun 25, 2026Committee on Finance3.2 min2:38:10
  2. Jun 17, 2026City Council2.2 min3:28:31
  3. Jun 15, 2026Committee on Finance1.1 min2:05:22
  4. Jun 10, 2026Committee on Housing and Real Estate1.2 min2:07:00
  5. May 26, 2026Committee on Education and Child Development3.8 min2:30:37
  6. May 20, 2026City Council2.1 min1:22:28
  7. May 12, 2026Committee on Workforce Development0.6 min42:31
  8. Apr 15, 2026City Council0.3 min1:48:12
  9. Apr 13, 2026Committee on Workforce Development0.9 min58:00
  10. Apr 8, 2026Committee on Housing and Real Estate1.1 min51:42
  11. Mar 18, 2026City Council0.2 min3:25:26
  12. Feb 18, 2026City Council0.3 min1:07:54
  13. Feb 9, 2026Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety1.1 min1:37:04
  14. Jan 21, 2026City Council2.3 min2:40:17
  15. Dec 10, 2025City Council0.3 min1:01:00
  16. Dec 4, 2025Committee on Finance0.1 min2:05:06
  17. Nov 13, 2025Committee on Budget and Government Operations4.9 min2:46:01
  18. Nov 6, 2025Committee on Budget and Government Operations2.1 min2:55:41
  19. Nov 5, 2025Committee on Budget and Government Operations2.4 min1:27:59
How we identify who is speaking · blind check, pooled across five cities: of 410 council lines drawn, 352 right, 0 wrong, 1 unclear, 57 couldn’t be judged

We identified Quinn’s voice at 29 meetings across eight bodies. A meeting missing here means we couldn’t attribute the voice, not that Quinn was absent. Claude and Gemini each read every transcript with that day’s roster. A voice gets Marty Quinn’s name only when both agree and a code check finds the name said on, or just before, their turn. Voices our transcripts merge with someone else’s are never attributed, so every count here undercounts what Quinn said. For councils and their committees, of 410 lines drawn, 352 were right, 0 wrong and 1 unclear, and the checkers couldn’t judge 57. We have since removed the voices behind 110 of those lines (0 wrong, 1 unclear, the rest we had already held for other reasons). Of the 300 lines we still publish, the checkers could judge 268: all 268 right (90% lower bound 0.99). They couldn’t judge the other 32. The check is one sample pooled across the five cities, not of Quinn or of Chicago alone.