Entered Office 2003, winning an open seat after Mayor Daley, who decided he needed another Hispanic alderman, encouraged incumbent Mike Wojcick to take a job with the CTA
Previous Life Assistant commissioner, Department of General Services
Patrons The HDO
Defied Daley Voted for big-box minimum-wage ordinance
Strange Bedfellows Both unions and the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce—the big-box minimum-wage ordinance’s leading opponent—contributed to his campaign
Prospects Amiable member of the mayor’s silent majority
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