WILL COUNTY TREASURER: TIM BROPHY
BIO:
Elected Will County Treasurer, 2018-present
Lifetime Will County resident
B.A. Illinois Wesleyan; M.B.A. University of Chicago
Banking & Real Estate professional, 1985-present
Community Service Volunteer: Rotary Club; Habitat for Humanity; Joliet Arsenal Development Authority (JADA); and St. Raymond’s Cathedral.
Tim was born and raised in Joliet, Illinois--one of five children to parents: Robert E. Brophy, Jr. – Joliet Firefighter, and mother, Beverly A. Brophy, RN. He graduated from St. Raymonds Cathedral school and Joliet Catholic High School. Tim has three children.
Brophy earned his B.A. from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois, completing double major coursework in Business Administration & Spanish. He was a faculty-selected Outstanding Senior. He completed a Masters of Business Administration in 1992 from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Brophy began his professional career in local retail banking. In 1997 along with partners, he opened a residential mortgage and real estate office. He is a currently licensed Real Estate Managing Broker.
Tim’s community service work includes four terms (1995-2011) as an elected Joliet City Councilman. He is a founding board member of the Joliet Area Historical Museum.
Tim presently serves as: Immediate Past President of Will County Habitat for Humanity; Executive Director of the Irish American Society of County Will; Board Chairman of the Joliet Arsenal Development Authority; and as newsletter editor of the Rotary Club of Joliet. He is a member of The Cathedral of St. Raymond’s Parish, Joliet, Illinois."
Why are you running for office?
Public service is my calling. I enjoy solving problems for constituents and being available for their questions and requests. I truly believe that we each owe a duty to serve society in some capacity.
What do you see as the role of Young People in our communities and our Party?
Our participatory democracy requires citizens’ education and involvement to keep our Union strong. The energy of young adults reminds and motivates the rest to renew one’s commitment to citizenship and its requirements. Our youngest neighbors & friends have the most to gain from a robust and successful society.
If elected to office, what will you do to elevate the voices and concerns of Young People?
No minds are more open, no eyes so keen, as the young among us. Their desire to learn, understand, share, and toil inspires those they encounter. The fabric of our shared hopes and dreams is sewn tighter when we reach out for the participation of all. My office includes a wide range of people employed. Only by recruiting and teaching the younger among us do we preserve the value of our institutions.
Why are you proud to be a member of the Democratic Party?
My fellow Democrats share my belief that until the least among us has opportunity to succeed, liberty to hope, and full freedoms of expression none of us is safe to do so. I see Democrats truly striving to ensure the promises of America are available to all.
