▁Iowa ▁to ▁imm igr ants ▁from ▁Leb anon . ▁ ▁At ▁age ▁ 1 4 , ▁once ▁in ▁Pe oria , ▁Illinois , ▁Sh ad id ▁worked ▁with ▁future ▁mayor ▁Jim ▁Mal o of ▁at ▁the ▁Mal o of ▁family ▁clean ing ▁business . ▁They ▁remained ▁friends ▁until ▁Mal o of ' s ▁death . ▁ ▁Career ▁Sh ad id ▁became ▁a ▁police ▁officer ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁he ▁ran ▁for ▁sh er iff ▁of ▁Pe oria ▁County . ▁ ▁Running ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat , ▁with ▁a ▁Republican ▁campaign ▁manager , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Dem ocrat ▁elected ▁as ▁Pe oria ▁County ▁sh er iff ▁since ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁took ▁up ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁sh er iff ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁j ail ▁and ▁sh er iff ' s ▁complex ▁on ▁Max well ▁Road ▁was ▁built ▁during ▁his ▁ten ure . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Sh ad id ▁was ▁living ▁near ▁Edwards . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁Illinois ▁State ▁Senate ▁ 4 6 th ▁Senate ▁District ▁seat ▁was ▁vac ated ▁by ▁Richard ▁Luft ▁of ▁P ek in ▁when ▁Luft ▁was ▁appointed ▁Illinois ▁Commission er ▁of ▁B anks ▁and ▁Trust s . ▁ ▁Sh ad id ▁was ▁un anim ously ▁chosen ▁as ▁a ▁replacement ▁by ▁Democratic ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁district , ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Illinois