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
ChairmanRoberto Maldonado
Vice-ChairCarlos Ramirez-Rosa
SecretaryMichael Rodriguez
TreasurerByron Sigcho-Lopez
Founded2015 (2015)
Seats in Chicago City Council
12 / 50
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]

References

  1. "About Us". Chicago City Council Latino Caucus. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  2. "Caucus Members". Chicago City Council Latino Caucus. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  3. Morell, Claudia. "City Hall's Latino Caucus Moves Left". www.wvik.org. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  4. "Progressive and Latino Caucus Endorse Legislation calling for COVID-19 responsive mortgage and rent relief". chicagoprogressivecaucus.com. 2020-04-20. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  5. Byrne, John (2019-04-05). "Ald. Raymond Lopez leaves Latino Caucus because colleagues endorsed his challenger in runoff". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  6. 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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