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Claypool declared in December that he would run for the Democratic nomination for County Board President in 2006. John Stroger, who was a Democrat, announced earlier that he would seek a fourth term, setting up a race among Claypool, Stroger, and Quigley for the Democratic nomination. Quigley dropped out in mid-December, saying "I am throwing my full effort and support to help elect Forrest Claypool as the next County Board President."

Claypool raised more campaign funds than every other candidate in 2005, ending the first half of the year with over $900,000. Most pundits agreed that the Democratic primary was the real election, as Cook County is one of the most Democratic counties in the entire nation. Claypool won the support of many newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, Crain's Chicago Business , the Daily Herald , the Daily Southtown , and others. In addition, he was endorsed by Rep. Rahm Emanuel and Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn.[ citation needed ]

Despite the endorsements, and the fact that Stroger suffered a stroke a week before, Claypool still lost to Stroger in the primary. The Cook County Democratic Party appointed Stroger's son Todd Stroger as the nominee to run against Tony Peraica in the general election. Todd Stroger won the election. Claypool refused to endorse Stroger and was chastised heavily by Democratic politicians and stalwarts including Mayor Daley.

County Assessor election

On Tuesday, April 6, 2010, Forrest Claypool announced he would enter the Cook County Assessor election as an independent candidate. He officially qualified to be entered onto the general election ballot on June 28, after collecting more than three times the number of voter signatures required for independent candidates seeking office in Illinois. [7] Claypool ran against Democrat Joseph Berrios, Green Robert Grota and Republican Sharon Strobeck-Eckersall. He was the first independent candidate to run in the history of the Cook County Assessor's office. [8] Berrios won the race with 47.9 percent of the vote, against 31.8 percent for Claypool, 17.7 percent for Strobeck-Eckersall, and 2.6 percent for Grota. [9]

Post-electoral government career

On Tuesday, April 19, 2011, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel—a longtime political ally of Claypool—appointed him president of the Chicago Transit Authority [10] Claypool was named Chief of Staff to mayor Rahm Emanuel in April 2015. [11]

CEO of Chicago Public Schools

Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced on July 16, 2015, that Claypool would assume the role of chief executive officer of Chicago Public Schools on July 27, 2015. [12] His appointment, affective July 27, was formally approved by the Chicago Board of Education on July 22. [13] Claypool resigned as CEO on December 8, 2017, after the school district's inspector general accused him of engineering a "full-blown cover-up" during an ethics investigation concerning the school system's chief attorney. [14]

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Forrest Claypool
Forrest Claypool (4013934875).jpg
Claypool in 2009
CEO of Chicago Public Schools
In office
July 27, 2015 –December 8, 2017
Preceded by President of the Chicago Transit Authority
2011–2015		Succeeded by
Dorval R Carter Jr
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