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more info: several newspapera mention of the man; in the Fort Mill Times (1/21/09), brief mention in the Associated Press which was reproduced in several newspapers. http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Taking-The-Fifth.html mentions that he had to fight petition signature challenges, participated in a candidates' debate and opposes privatization of Midway Airport.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/otherviews/1411958,CST-EDT-open04.article mentions he is not well known but "aquitted themselves well at a Lincoln Park forum....." -

Carlos Alberto Monteagudo is an American physician and founder of the SEED charitable organization.

Early life and education
Monteagudo was a refugee from Cuba who came to the United States as a child. He received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 1987. He completed a residency in Psychiatry at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School in 1991.

Career
Monteagudo was a Fellow of the Kellogg National Leadership Program in 1997. He is a co-founder of SEED (Solutions for Economic Empowerment and Dignity), a non-profit organization which uses the public sector to improve aspects of the local community. He left SEED in 2008.

Political office
Monteagudo is a candidate for the Democratic Party primary for the vacant 5th Congressional District of Illinois seat. The vacancy occured with the appointment of then-Congressman Rahm Emmanuel to become the Chief of Staff for the U.S. president.

Outside links

 * Linked-In biography (submitted by the subject) http://www.linkedin.com/in/carlosmonteagudo
 * Illinois Division of Professional Regulation https://www.idfpr.com/dpr/licenselookup/results.asp license number 036122429 active, issued 01/09/2009, disciplinary action: no.