Belsky Considers Lake County Treasurer Race

By Steve Sadin

Former Highland Park Mayor Mike Belsky said Saturday he is considering a run for Lake County treasurer just over a week after Highland Park native and incumbent Treasurer Robert Skidmore decided not to seek reelection.

Belsky sent Patch a text message today expressing his intention to take a look at returning to elected office as the Democratic nominee for Lake County treasurer. Earlier in the week, former Lake County Board President David Stolman said he would seek the Republication nod.

Belsky believes the role of treasurer can be expanded, according to a recent post he made on Patch.

After serving two terms as mayor of Highland Park and two before that as a City Council member, Belsky decided not to seek another term in 2011 to devote time to teaching and pursuits in the private financial sector.

Belsky was a member of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board from 2008 to 2011. The group sets financial reporting standards for state and local governments across the country. He said he is currently a registered financial advisor with Greenwich Investment Management.

In addition to his position with Greenwich, Belsky is an adjunct professor of public finance at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy and has spent 30 years in the investment services industry, according to the text.