Arenda Troutman

Who is Arenda Troutman?

Arenda Troutman was the Democratic alderman of the 20th ward in Chicago. She was appointed to her position by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 1990, to fill a vacancy after the death of alderman Ernest Jones. Troutman was the 16th woman to serve as a Chicago alderman. Despite her arrest and indictment on bribery charges, Troutman was a candidate in the February 27, 2007, election. She was defeated by Willie B. Cochran, a former police sergeant and laundry owner.

On August 6, 2008, Troutman pleaded guilty to two federal counts, including admitting to taking bribes as an alderman. She was sentenced to four years in prison on February 17, 2009, and ordered to begin serving the sentence June 1, 2009.