Arenda Troutman
Arenda Troutman | |
|---|---|
| City of Chicago Alderman | |
| In office April 1990 – February 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Ernest Jones |
| Succeeded by | Willie Cochran |
| Constituency | 20th Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arenda Iris Troutman September 29, 1957 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Southern Illinois University Carbondale (B.A.) |
Arenda Iris Troutman (born September 29, 1957) is an American former politician who ran as a member of the Democratic Party. Troutman served as alderman of Chicago, Illinois 20th Ward from April 1990 until February 2007. Troutman was appointed to her position by Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, to fill the ward's vacancy after the death of alderman Ernest Jones. Troutman was subsequently re-elected in 1991, 1995, 1999, and 2003.
On August 6, 2008, Troutman pleaded guilty to two federal counts, including admitting to taking bribes as an alderman. Troutman was sentenced to four years in prison on February 17, 2009, and ordered to begin serving the sentence June 1, 2009.