Jim Shrewsbury for President of the Board of Aldermen

Jim's Record

Aldermen are, of course, lawmakers. Creating the laws of the city is the single most important responsibility any alderman will undertake. The process is complex and involves drafting bills, debating their usefulness (and legality), making compromises and convincing the majority of aldermen to vote 'yes.'

Jim's unmatched experience on the St. Louis Board of Aldermen has earned him a reputation as a "maverick" and a "reformer," who has drafted and passed some of the city's most important legislation of the past 20 years.

  • Following a life-threatening outbreak of Hepatitis A in 1999, Jim passed a law requiring food workers in the city to be vaccinated against the disease. There has not been a Hepatitis A outbreak in St. Louis since.

  • After a 16-year old brandished a BB gun and got shot by police, Jim outlawed the sale of realistic-looking toy guns to minors. The law also makes it illegal for anyone to carry a concealed BB gun in the city of St. Louis.

  • Within one month of cracking down on medical waste burning, Stericycle — a notorious incineration plant in North St. Louis — shut down its burning operation. Jim's bill to outlaw the burning of medical waste was passed unanimously.

  • Allocated $50,000 to help needy St. Louisans pay their utility bills

  • In response to a toddler being abducted during a carjacking, Jim passed a law making it illegal to leave children unattended in cars.

  • Require gun owners in St. Louis to purchase child safety gunlocks

  • Outlaw carrying any firearms onto City property

  • Allocating additional money for victims of domestic violence

  • Crack down on possession of drug paraphernalia and regulated the sale of Ephedrine, a drug often used to manufacture methamphetamine

  • Stopped City Hall cell phone abuse by putting tighter reins on which employees are allowed to use cell phones paid for by the taxpayers

  • Require elected officials to disclose their travel expenses and any gifts they receive from lobbyists

  • Compensate city employees serving in the military who have been sent to the Middle East

  • Require companies that receive large city subsidies to pay their workers a living wage

  • Forcing drug dealers and prostitutes to stay out of neighborhoods where they've been known to gather

  • Increase pay for bi-lingual employees

Shrewsbury for Aldermanic President
300 N Tucker Blvd, Ste 301
Saint Louis, MO 63101
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