predecessor successor children party birth_date order term_start spouse article_title term_end name occupation alma_mater
kevin kelly sue moylan dave kaptain three republican c. 1947 november 2011 mayor , illinois of elgin , illinois city councilman of elgin 1999 1993 karen -lrb- m. june 1971 -rrb- ed schock
 2011 1999 ed schock elementary school principal roosevelt university november 2011
ed schock

edward `` ed '' schock -lrb- born circa 1947 -rrb- is an illinois politician and former elementary school principal .
he began service on the elgin city council after winning election in 1993 , and he was re-elected in 1997 .
in 1999 , schock successfully contested incumbent kevin kelly for the office of mayor of elgin .
he was re-elected in 2003 and 2007 .
he married his wife karen in june 1971 .
schock is a lifelong elgin resident and the couple has three adult children .
the elgin government is dominated by republicans and no city council member was opposed by a democrat or independent when he ran for re-election .
during his time on the city council , he was part of a 4 -- 3 majority opposition block to mayor kevin kelly .
in the mid-1990s , elgin had extensive debates on how to manage its casino revenues .
as a city councilman , his proposal that seniors be given a property tax rebate because of surplus riverboat tax revenues made news outside of illinois .
schock remained principal of coleman elementary school while on the city council .
his starting annual salary as mayor in 1999 was $ 7000 , and he continued to serve as a principal until he retired in 2003 .
day-to-day responsibilities fell to the full-time city manager .
as a mayor , his city 's success at managing its gambling-dependent economy and its relationship with the grand victoria casino elgin was well chronicled throughout the country .
revenues from the casino have helped pay for the elgin police department building and a new town recreation center .
in 2000 , he lured motorola to bring its distribution center to elgin by using an illinois state economic incentives package .
