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Chief of policy, City of Chicago
Mayor's Office
As the chief of policy in the
mayor's office, Michael Negron
focuses on a broad range of is-
sues including education, social
services, immigration, public
health, and housing. Since 2011
he has played a key role in in-
creasing the Chicago minimum
wage, reforming the city's affor-
dable housing laws, establis-
hing paid sick leave, expanding
full-day preschool, eliminating
unnecessary licensing regula-
tions on small businesses, wor-
king with partners to establish
the city's legal protection fund
to defend undocumented Chi-
cagoans, and developing the
Mayor's plan to significantly ex-
pand mentoring programs for
young men in high crime neigh-
borhoods.
Prior to joining the Chicago
Mayor's Office, Negron spent
two-and-a-half years in the
Obama administration, most
recently serving as a special
counsel working on treaty law,
cybersecurity and information
operations. Negron also served
as a special assistant to the gene-
ral counsel of the White House
Office of Management and Bud-
get. After working on President
Obama's 2008 presidential cam-
paign, Negron served as a coun-
selor to Elizabeth Warren during
her time as chair of the Congres-
sional Oversight Panel on the
Troubled Asset Relief Program.
Negron is Puerto Rican and
Guatemalan and was born and
raised in Chicago in a proud
union home. He lives in North
Center with his wife and two
children and serves as a member
of the Local School Council for
John C. Coonley Elementary.
Negron received his Ju-
ris Doctor from Harvard Law
School, received a bachelor's in
Foreign Service from George-
town University and served in
the United States Navy as a com-
missioned officer.
Michael Negron,
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Chicago's
policy man
"T
here are no shortcuts or
substitutes for hard work,
discipline, and the fact that we
often learn best through trial, error,
and (sometimes epic) failure."
