caption constituency predecessor successor party office birth_date term_start residence article_title term_end name
city of chicago alderman 11th ward patrick huels patrick daley thompson democrat city of chicago alderman 24 july 1950 1997 chicago , illinois james balcer
 2015 james balcer
james balcer

james a. balcer -lrb- born june 24 , 1950 -rrb- is a former alderman of the 11th ward of the city of chicago -lrb- map -rrb- .
a member of the democratic party , he was appointed to the chicago city council by mayor richard m. daley in 1997 .
in may of 2015 , he was succeeded by former metropolitan water reclamation district commisioner , patrick daley thompson .
