Garry McCarthy

Garry McCarthy was one of the earliest candidates to declare a run against Mayor Rahm Emanuel, before he made the surprise decision in September that he would no longer seek to serve a third term. The native New Yorker ran the Chicago Police Department under Emanuel for more than four years before the mayor fired him in December 2015 amid the fallout of the Laquan McDonald fatal police shooting scandal.

Age: 59

Born: The Bronx, New York City

Personal: Married to attorney Kristin Barnette McCarthy. One young son with Barnette and two adult daughters from a previous marriage.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, University at Albany, State University of New York

Neighborhood: River North

Current job: CEO of GFM-Strategies, a security consulting firm

Government experience: 25 years (1981-2006) as an officer on the New York Police Department, including six as deputy commissioner for operations; five years as police director in Newark, N.J. (2006-11); four years as Chicago police superintendent (2011-15).

Political experience: This is McCarthy’s first run for public office.

Three top policy proposals: 1) Create a “performance-based government” and perform a forensic audit of City Hall spending; 2) Reinvigorate neighborhood schools, making them an anchor of communities by offering wraparound services for children and adults; 3) Remove