Chicago City Council Latino Caucus | |
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Chair | Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez |
Vice Chair | Carlos Ramirez-Rosa |
Secretary | Ruth Cruz |
Treasurer | Jessie Fuentes |
Founded | 2015 |
Seats in Chicago City Council | 14 / 50
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Website | |
http://www.ccclatinocaucus.org/ |
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 2023–27 term, the caucus consists of 15 members, out of the council's 50 aldermen.[2]
The following table lists current aldermen who are members of the Latino Caucus, as of April 2023.[2][3][4]
Member | Ward | Joined |
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Daniel La Spata | 1 | 2020 |
Peter Chico | 10 | 2023 |
Julia Ramirez | 12 | 2023 |
Jeylú Gutiérrez | 14 | 2023 |
Michael Rodriguez | 22 | 2019 |
Silvana Tabares | 23 | 2018 |
Byron Sigcho-Lopez | 25 | 2019 |
Jessie Fuentes | 26 | 2023 |
Ruth Cruz | 30 | 2023 |
Felix Cardona, Jr. | 31 | 2019 |
Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez | 33 | 2019 |
Carlos Ramirez-Rosa | 35 | 2015 |
Gilbert Villegas | 36 | 2015 |
Andre Vasquez | 40 | 2019 |
Member | Ward | Joined | Left |
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Raymond Lopez | 15 | 2019; left after some caucus members endorsed his election challenger[5] |
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]