What is Patrick J. O'Connor?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Patrick J. O'Connor |office = [[Chicago City Council|City of Chicago Alderman]]<br>from the [[40th Ward, Chicago]] |image = Patrick J. O'Connor.jpg |alt = |caption = |predecessor = Ivan Rittenberg |successor = [[Andre Vasquez]] <!-- personal --> |footnotes = |signature = |signature_alt= |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | birth_date ={{birth date and age|mf=yes|1954|06|21}} | birth_place = [[Chicago, Illinois]] |death_date = |death_place = |nationality = <!-- political --> |otherparty = <!--For additional political affiliations--> |spouse = {{marriage|Barbara O'Connor|1979}} |partner = <!--For those with a domestic partner and not married--> |relations = |children = |residence = [[Chicago, Illinois]] |alma_mater = {{nowrap|[[Loyola University Chicago|Loyola University]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]])}}}}<br>{{nowrap|[[Loyola University Chicago School of Law|Loyola University]] {{small|([[Juris doctor|J.D.]])}}}} |occupation = |profession = Alderman |committees = |website ={{url|http://aldermanburnett.com/|Official Website}} |imagesize= |restingplace = |restingplacecoordinates = |birthname = |term_start = {{start date|1983|05}} |term_end =May 2019 }} '''Patrick J. O'Connor''' (born 1955) is an American politician. He was the alderman in [[Chicago]]'s [[Chicago City Council|City Council]] representing the [[40th Ward, Chicago|40th Ward]] on the North Side of the city from 1983 through 2019. O'Connor was an unsuccessful candidate in the Democratic Party primary election for [[Illinois's 5th congressional district special election, 2009]].<ref>Spielman, Fran [http://www.suntimes.com/news/elections/1363526,CST-NWS-cong06.article Ald. O'Connor now the favorite to get backing for Emanuel's seat] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123044414/http://www.suntimes.com/news/elections/1363526,CST-NWS-cong06.article |date=2009-01-23 }} ''Chicago Sun-Times'', January 6, 2009</ref> He