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Matt Martin (born March 5, 1984) [1] is an American politician who is currently serving as a member of Chicago City Council for the city's 47th ward. [2] He won election as alderman in 2019 and was re-elected in 2023. The 47th ward includes all or parts of the North Center, Lincoln Square, Lakeview, and Uptown neighborhoods.
Ameya Pawar (born April 22, 1980) is an American politician who previously served on the Chicago City Council as the alderman for the 47th ward of the City of Chicago. [2] He was first elected in the 2011 municipal elections, and was elected to a second term on February 24, 2015. [3]
This list is organized by which side of the Chicago River the wards were on as of 1923. Numbering the wards such that those on the South Side received the first numbers, followed by in order the West and North sides was a tradition that had dated to the City's founding and division into wards in 1837. [ 1 ]
After months of debate, Rules Committee chair Michelle Harris announced on May 9, 2022, that a tentative deal had been reached with the support of 41 aldermen that would create 16 Black-majority wards, 14 Latino-majority wards, and one Asian American-majority ward. [11] The map was approved in a 43–7 vote on May 16, 2022. [15]
[13] [14] The Lincoln Square neighborhood encompasses the 40th and 47th wards on the Chicago City Council. The aldermen are Andre Vasquez in the 40th Ward and Matt Martin in the 47th Ward. Both were first elected in the 2019 election .
[2] [1] Incumbents did not run in the 20th, 22nd, 25th, 39th, and 47th wards. [1] Five aldermen ran unopposed: Brian Hopkins (2nd ward), Scott Waguespack (32nd), Gilbert Villegas (36th), Brendan Reilly (42nd), and Nicholas Sposato (38th). [2] Three aldermen were defeated in the first round, and four more were defeated in run-off elections.
In 1975, Schulter was recruited by 47th Ward Committeeman and Chicago Park District Superintendent Ed Kelly to run for City Council in the ward against John J. Hoellen Jr., a foe of mayor Richard J. Daley who was also running against Daley in the coinciding mayoral election. [1]
Chicago has been divided into wards since 1837, beginning with 6 wards. Until 1923, each ward elected two members to the city council. In 1923, the system that exists today was adopted with 50 wards, each with one council member elected by the ward. In accordance with Illinois state law, ward borders must be shifted after every federal census.