Tom Giarrante – At-Large City Councilman
Councilman Giarrante has served the residents of Joliet since 1997. He is chairman of the City Council Public Safety Committee, Water park Committee and the Baseball Committee. He also serves on the Public Service Committee. Tom attended Joliet Catholic High School and Joliet Junior College. He spent 22 years as a Joliet firefighter and served as President of the Joliet Firefighters Local 44 for 16 years. He also served six years on the Joliet Park Board.
Family History
Tom is a lifelong resident of the City of Joliet and has been married to Rosemary Giarrante nee Gale for 48 years. They have three children and six grandchildren.
Goals for the City of Joliet
Tom would like to continue to reduce the City of Joliet’s portion of your property tax bill. He would also like to continue to bring more business and industry to Joliet, thus increasing the tax base and creating jobs. Tom also realizes that while the City of Joliet has done a great job to eliminate basement flooding, we still have a long way to go. Tom would also like to continue to maintain the high quality of services to the taxpayers and work to make all neighborhoods in Joliet a safe place to raise families.