Chicago City Council Latino Caucus
The Latino Caucus of the Chicago City Council is a bloc of aldermen in the Chicago City Council, composed of council members of Latino heritage and of those whose wards are majority Latino.[1] During the 2019–23 term, the caucus consists of 12 members, out of the council's 50 aldermen.[2]
Chicago City Council Latino Caucus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Chairman | Roberto Maldonado |
| Vice-Chair | Carlos Ramirez-Rosa |
| Secretary | Michael Rodriguez |
| Treasurer | Byron Sigcho-Lopez |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Seats in Chicago City Council | 12 / 50
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| Website | |
| http://www.ccclatinocaucus.org/ | |
Membership
Current members
The following table lists current aldermen who are members of the Latino Caucus, as of April 2020.[2][3][4]
| Member | Ward | Joined |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel La Spata | 1 | 2020[4] |
| Susan Sadlowski Garza | 10 | |
| George Cardenas | 12 | |
| Michael Rodriguez | 22 | 2019[3] |
| Silvana Tabares | 23 | |
| Byron Sigcho-Lopez | 25 | 2019[3] |
| Roberto Maldonado | 26 | |
| Ariel Reboyras | 30 | |
| Felix Cardona, Jr. | 31 | |
| Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez | 33 | 2019[3] |
| Carlos Ramirez-Rosa | 35 | |
| Gilbert Villegas | 36 | |
| Andre Vasquez | 40 | 2019[3] |
Past members
| Member | Ward | Joined | Left |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Lopez | 15 | 2019; left after some caucus members endorsed his election challenger[5] |
Agenda and actions
2019–23 City Council term
During the 2019 Chicago Public Schools strike, the Latino Caucus released a statement urging Chicago Public Schools to accept the Chicago Teachers Union's demands.[6]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Latino Caucus endorsed legislation calling for temporary suspension rent and mortgage payments.[4]
gollark: Because often the government is *awful* at its job.
gollark: The whole insurance thing just creates a bunch of indirection, so people can just set the prices stupidly high and insurance just pays it.
gollark: The US's system is just utterly broken, really.
gollark: It could, potentially.
gollark: One could argue that insulin is expensive partly *because* of the government messing up things.
References
- "About Us". Chicago City Council Latino Caucus. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- "Caucus Members". Chicago City Council Latino Caucus. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- Morell, Claudia. "City Hall's Latino Caucus Moves Left". www.wvik.org. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- "Progressive and Latino Caucus Endorse Legislation calling for COVID-19 responsive mortgage and rent relief". chicagoprogressivecaucus.com. 2020-04-20. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- Byrne, John (2019-04-05). "Ald. Raymond Lopez leaves Latino Caucus because colleagues endorsed his challenger in runoff". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
- Sun-Times staff (2019-10-29). "City's Latino Caucus urges Lightfoot to accept CTU's demands". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
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