George Shadid

George Shadid
A headshot of George Shadid at the United States Department of Transportation headquarters in September 2009
Shadid in 2009
Member of the Illinois Senate
from the 46th district
In office
May 1993 (1993-05) – December 2006 (2006-12)
Preceded byRichard Luft
Succeeded byDave Koehler
Peoria County Sheriff
In office
December 1976 (1976-12) – May 1993 (1993-05)
Preceded byBernard J. Kennedy
Succeeded byAl Misener
Personal details
Born(1929-05-15)May 15, 1929
Clinton, Iowa
DiedFebruary 3, 2018(2018-02-03) (aged 88)
Peoria, Illinois
PartyDemocratic
SpouseLorraine K. (Unes) Shadid
Children2

George P. Shadid (May 15, 1929 – February 3, 2018) was an American Democratic politician. He was sheriff of Peoria County, Illinois from 1976 to 1993 and was in the Illinois State Senate from 1993 until 2006.

Background

Shadid was born in Clinton, Iowa to Edna Massad Shadid (Arabic: إدنا ماساد شاديد) and Philip A. Shadid (Arabic: فيليب شاديد), who immigrated from what is now Lebanon. At age 14, once in Peoria, Illinois, Shadid worked with future mayor Jim Maloof at the Maloof family cleaning business. They remained friends until Maloof's death.

Career

Shadid became a police officer in 1953. In 1976, he ran for sheriff of Peoria County. Running as a Democrat, with a Republican campaign manager, he became the first Democrat elected as Peoria County sheriff since 1892. He took up the office of sheriff in December 1976. The 1985 jail and sheriff's complex on Maxwell Road was built during his tenure.

By 1993, Shadid was living near Edwards. In 1993, the Illinois State Senate 46th Senate District seat was vacated by Richard Luft of Pekin when Luft was appointed Illinois Commissioner of Banks and Trusts. Shadid was unanimously chosen as a replacement by Democratic leaders of the district, and was appointed to the Illinois State Senate on May 13, 1993. Al Meisner was appointed to replace Shadid as sheriff.

Shadid retired from the Senate in December 2006 to allow his elected successor, Democrat David Koehler, to take office earlier.

Personal life and death

George Shadid had two sons. James E. "Jim" Shadid, is a federal judge. George Shadid Jr., died in 2005.

In 2013, Shadid donated his remaining campaign funds to Bradley University. In November 2014, the Peoria County jail complex on Maxwell Road was named the George P. Shadid Law Enforcement Center.

George Shadid died age 88 on February 3, 2018, of natural causes in Peoria.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ryan, George H. (ed.). Illinois Blue Book 1993-1994 (46th ed.). Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Secretary of State. p. 111. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  2. 1 2 3 "Senator David Koehler Bio". Illinois Senate Democrats. Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus. 2009-07-28. Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "New state senator: George Shadid replaces Luft in 46th District". Illinois Issues. Vol. 19, no. 6. Springfield, Illinois: Sangamon State University. June 1993. p. 35. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  4. 1 2 3 "Agenda: Facilities and Space Planning Committee, Wednesday, September 24, 2014 @ 1:00 PM" (PDF). Peoria County, Illinois. 2014-09-24. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  5. ↑ Howlett, Michael J. (ed.). "Counties and County Officers". Illinois Blue Book 1975-1976. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Secretary of State. p. 541.
  6. 1 2 McDowell, Jerry (December 24, 2009). "Eureka police chief Misener ends four-decade public service career". Pantagraph.com. Bloomington, Illinois. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "George Shadid Dies At Age 88". 1470WMBD.com. Alpha Media. Archived from the original on 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Senator George P. Shadid (D) - Previous General Assembly (94th)". Illinois General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2014-12-18. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  9. ↑ Miller, Rich (Dec 6, 2006). "Pioneers' day: Three lawmakers who blazed trails are leaving the General Assembly". Illinois Times. Springfield, Illinois. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  10. ↑ "George Shadid and Pete Vonachen Talk on the Legacy of Jim Maloof". CIProud.com. Peoria, Illinois. 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2014-12-10.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. ↑ Elazar, Daniel Judah; Marbach, Joseph R.; Schechter, Stephen L.; Rothman, Rozann; Nollenberger, Karl; Stein, Maren Allen (2004). Marbach, Joseph R. (ed.). Opening Cybernetic Frontiers: Cities of the Prairie. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Transaction Publishers. p. 182. ISBN 0-7658-0201-5. LCCN 2003071116. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  12. 1 2 Ebenezer, Beau (November 7, 2014). "Jail renamed after former sheriff and state senator". CINewsNow.com. East Peoria, Illinois. Retrieved 2014-12-10.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  13. 1 2 "Sen. Shadid Donates Campaign Funds to Bradley" (Press release). Peoria, Illinois: Bradley University. August 15, 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  14. ↑ Manna, Orko (August 15, 2013). "Shadid donates campaign funds to Bradley University". Peoria Public Radio News (online ed.). Peoria, Illinois: Bradley University. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
  15. ↑ "Peoria County Board Minutes: Thursday, October 09, 2014 6:00 PM" (PDF). Peoria County, Illinois. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2014-12-10.