Solomon Gutstein (born June 18, 1934) is an American lawyer and author and authority on Illinois Real Estate Law and he is the first ordained Rabbi to serve as Alderman (1975-1979) on the Chicago City Council of Chicago, Illinois.
While at law school, he took classes at the Hebrew Theological College, and on July 31, 1956, Gutstein was ordained as a Rabbi by a Jewish orthodox Beit Din in New York City.
Gutstein ran for and won a seat as Alderman of the City Council in 1975, representing the 40th ward of Chicago.
[2] In winning a seat on the Chicago City Council, Gutstein became the first ordained Rabbi to serve as Alderman.
[1] Gutstein lost the 1979 election in a close race owing largely to his loss of Democratic Party support.