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Matthew J. O'Shea

Alderperson, Ward 19, Chicago City Council

We identified O'Shea’s voice at 34 meetings across seven bodies.

10 of 19transcribed meetings with their voice identified
1.2min a meeting at the City Council, at least
49questions at the Committee on Budget and Government Operations
19 of 20present at roll calls, from the clerk

Chairs the Committee on Aviation; sits on 5 more committees

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

Six clips, newest first

Pensions and the CPS loan“I want to move on to, uh, the advanced pension payment. We budgeted $260 million this year.”Matthew J. O'SheaMember · Committee on Budget and Government Operations · Jul 16, 2026 · 1:37:46Play at 1:37:46
“And how long after the 4th bid was submitted did we notify the City Council that we had submitted 1, 2, 3, 4 bids?”Matthew J. O'SheaMember · Committee on Finance · Sep 24, 2026 · 2:21:52Play at 2:21:52
“Were there ever any aldermen present in any of these meetings with you? Anybody from the Chicago City Council?”Matthew J. O'SheaMember · Committee on Finance · Jun 25, 2026 · 3:41:10Play at 3:41:10
“I know you’re only here part of the year— But our collections, our debt collections significantly outperform what we projected. What can you do this year to make those perform even better?”Matthew J. O'SheaMember · Committee on Budget and Government Operations · Dec 17, 2025 · 3:39:15Play at 3:39:15
“Director Guzman, uh, with the hiring freeze that’s currently in place, have any exceptions been granted to management in departments like Department of Family and Support Services, Chicago Department of Public Health, where there was already a significantly off-kilter supervisor-to-frontline staff ratio?”Matthew J. O'SheaMember · Committee on Budget and Government Operations · Apr 27, 2026 · 3:04:49Play at 3:04:49
“If we’ve got a situation downtown like we did a few weeks ago where a child went to the morgue instead of going home, what does this do to prevent that from happening?”Matthew J. O'SheaAlderperson · City Council · Jan 21, 2026 · 2:01:38Play at 2:01:38

Officials only. Public speakers are counted, never named.

Issues O'Shea raised, by number of meetings

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

Where O'Shea sits

Ward 19 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
Matthew J. O'Shea sits for Ward 19. 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 O'Shea’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

O'Shea asked 49 questions at the eight Committee on Budget and Government Operations meetings where we identified them

At least this many: direct questions only.

Of O'Shea’s 37 questions to city departments at the Committee on Budget and Government Operations, 24 went to budget, finance and controller.

Who they question: 46 questions to a department, 2 bodies · Oct 24, 2025 – Oct 9, 2026.

Committee on Budget and Government Operations37 questions to city departments
Committee on Budget and Government Operations: questions by department
DepartmentShareQuestions
Budget, finance and controller2465%
Planning and zoning411%
Police411%
Clerk and legislative staff25%
Police and sheriff oversight25%
City attorney / law department13%
Committee on Finance9 questions to city departments
Committee on Finance: questions by department
DepartmentShareQuestions
City attorney / law department9100%
Neighborhoods O'Shea named

3 places O'Shea named in meetings

Lines where O'Shea 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
  • Beverly 1 time
  • Morgan Park 1 time
  • Mount Greenwood 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 O'Shea was or what was said about it.

Meetings

Every meeting where we identified O'Shea’s voice

34, newest first. The date opens the meeting; the time plays the video at O'Shea’s first remark.

  1. Oct 7, 2026Committee on License and Consumer Protection1.1 min42:52
  2. Oct 1, 2026Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight1.2 min58:04
  3. Sep 29, 2026City Council5.8 min1:40:19
  4. Sep 24, 2026Committee on Finance6.4 min2:17:09
  5. Sep 23, 2026City Council1.7 min2:39:12
  6. Sep 14, 2026Committee on Finance2.9 min1:55:33
  7. Jul 16, 2026Committee on Budget and Government Operations3.3 min1:33:56
  8. Jul 15, 2026City Council1.2 min3:06:26
  9. Jul 14, 2026Committee on Aviation3.5 min9:29
  10. Jul 13, 2026Committee on Finance0.2 min4:59:06
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  1. Jul 7, 2026Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation1.3 min1:06:56
  2. Jun 25, 2026Committee on Finance3.4 min1:24:09
  3. Jun 17, 2026City Council4.2 min2:56:43
  4. May 20, 2026City Council3.0 min3:18:53
  5. May 19, 2026Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight0.9 min2:27:53
  6. Apr 27, 2026Committee on Budget and Government Operations4.7 min1:58:48
  7. Apr 9, 2026Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation4.7 min1:19:30
  8. Mar 18, 2026City Council1.2 min3:25:47
  9. Feb 18, 2026City Council1.5 min1:19:55
  10. Feb 11, 2026Committee on Finance0.9 min2:12:37
  11. Jan 21, 2026City Council3.8 min1:44:41
  12. Jan 20, 2026Committee on Aviation4.8 min5:57
  13. Jan 14, 2026Committee on Finance0.4 min1:55:38
  14. Dec 29, 2025City Council0.2 min1:22:00
  15. Dec 17, 2025Committee on Budget and Government Operations3.0 min3:37:01
  16. Dec 16, 2025Committee on Finance1.9 min1:55:44
  17. Dec 10, 2025City Council0.9 min58:44
  18. Nov 17, 2025Committee on Finance0.3 min2:08:00
  19. Nov 13, 2025Committee on Budget and Government Operations7.1 min7:04:33
  20. Nov 12, 2025Committee on Budget and Government Operations2.9 min23:35
  21. Nov 10, 2025Committee on Finance0.9 min1:59:51
  22. Nov 6, 2025Committee on Budget and Government Operations4.8 min1:09:44
  23. Nov 5, 2025Committee on Budget and Government Operations4.5 min1:38:20
  24. Nov 4, 2025Committee on Budget and Government Operations3.6 min6:12:18
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

A meeting missing here means we couldn’t attribute the voice, not that O'Shea was absent. Claude and Gemini each read every transcript with that day’s roster. A voice gets Matthew J. O'Shea’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 O'Shea 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 O'Shea or of Chicago alone.