Matthew O'Shea

Matthew J. O'Shea is an American politician who has served as the alderman for the 19th Ward of the Chicago City Council since 2011. The 19th Ward is located on the southwest side of Chicago and includes the neighborhoods of Beverly, Morgan Park and Mount Greenwood.

Early life and education, and career O'Shea is a lifelong resident of the 19th Ward.

O'Shea attended Christ the King Elementary School, Mount Carmel High School and has worked with the Chicago Police Department to make public safety a top priority for his community.

Among the committees O'Shea has served on are Aviation, Budget and Government Operations,

In the 2019 Chicago mayoral election, O'Shea endorsed Jerry Joyce in the first round of the election and endorsed Lori Lightfoot in the runoff. His endorsement of Lightfoot has been credited with securing her strong support in his ward in the runoff vote.

O’Shea was an elected delegate to the 2004 Democratic National Convention. He has served as the Democratic Committeeman of the 19th Ward since 2005.