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American politician who has been the alderman of the 47th Ward of Chicago since 2019
Matt Martin (born March 5, 1984)[1] Chicago City Council for the city's 47th ward.[2] 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.
Early life and career [ edit ]
Matt Martin was born in Arizona and attended Northwestern University on a music scholarship, where he majored in jazz studies and political science .[3] [4] Harvard Law School .[5] Illinois Attorney General 's office,[6] Lincoln Square Neighbors Association.[1] [7]
2019 aldermanic campaign [ edit ]
Matt Martin's campaign emphasized funding public schools, maintaining affordability in the ward, property tax relief for homeowners, and police accountability.[5] Chicago Tribune [8] Cook County Clerk David Orr [3] United Working Families .[9] [10]
He finished first with 39.4% in a nine-candidate field in the election held on February 26, 2019 and then faced Michael Negron, who finished in second place with 21.4%, in a runoff election held on April 2, 2019.[6] [11] Maria Hadden ,[12] Carlos Ramirez-Rosa ,[13] Jan Schakowsky (D-IL),[13] Chicago Teachers Union ,[14] SEIU Healthcare Illinois .[15] [2] [16]
On April 10, 2019, Martin joined six other newly elected members of the City Council in protesting against the approval of tax increment financing for the Lincoln Yards and The 78 real estate developments.[17]
Chicago City Council (2019–present) [ edit ]
City-wide issues [ edit ]
City budget [ edit ]
Martin was one of 11 aldermen who voted against Mayor Lori Lightfoot 's proposed 2020 budget, alongside other members of the Progressive Caucus .[18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]
Alliances and relationships [ edit ]
At the start of the 2019–23 term, Martin joined City Council's Progressive Caucus and Black Caucus .
Electoral history [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b Hernandez, Alex V. (April 2, 2019). "Matt Martin Wins 47th Ward Race To Succeed Ameya Pawar, Beating Rahm's Former Policy Chief" . Block Club Chicago . Archived from the original on April 6, 2019.
^ a b Kapos, Shia; Hurst, Adrienne (January 25, 2019). "47th Ward Spotlight" . Politico . Archived from the original on March 6, 2019.
^ "The Alderman — Alderman Martin" . June 4, 2019. Archived from the original on June 4, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019 .
^ a b "47th Ward candidate for alderman: Matt Martin" . Chicago Sun-Times Archived from the original on February 3, 2019.
^ a b Bremer, Shelby (February 27, 2019). "47th Ward Election: 2 With Deep Political Ties Advance to Runoff" . NBC 5 Chicago . Archived from the original on March 6, 2019.
^ Wetli, Patty (October 4, 2017). "Huge Turnout For Lincoln Square Neighbors Association Launch: What's Next?" . DNAinfo the original on April 7, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019 .
^ "Editorial: Our choices for Chicago City Council: Wards 47-50" . Chicago Tribune Archived from the original on March 4, 2019.
^ "Our Impact" . ONE People's Campaign. 2019. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. With his strong track record as a civil rights attorney and expertise in the issue of police accountability, we are confident Matt will be an effective voice in city council speaking up for progressive issues.
^ "Endorsements" . United Working Families . 2019. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019.
^ Fisher, Amber (February 27, 2019). "47th Ward Aldermanic Election: Martin, Negron Head To Runoff" . Patch Media . Archived from the original on March 6, 2019.
^ Hadden, Maria (March 7, 2019). "I want to make sure that my endorsement comes with the people power that helped bring change in the 49th Ward. That is why this cycle I'm focusing on supporting the 4 candidates I've announced the past 2 days" . Twitter Archived from the original on December 14, 2022.
^ a b "Proudly Endorsed By" . Matt47.com. 2019. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019.
^ "2019 Chicago Runoff Elections" . Chicago Teachers Union . 2019. Archived from the original on May 28, 2024.
^ "2019 Chicago Election Center" . SEIU Healthcare Illinois . 2019. Archived from the original on March 13, 2019.
^ a b "RunOff & Suppl Aldermanic April 2, 2019 Unofficial Summary Report City of Chicago, Illinois" (PDF) . Chicago Board of Elections. April 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 7, 2019.
^ Spielman, Fran (April 10, 2019). "City Council OKs $1.6 billion in subsidies for Lincoln Yards, 'The 78' . Chicago Sun-Times Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019 . Joining the protesters were seven newly-elected progressive aldermen: Daniel La Spata (1st); Mike Rodriguez (22nd); Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th); Andre Vasquez (40th); Matt Martin (47th) and Maria Hadden (49th).
^ Spielman, Fran (November 26, 2019). "City Council approves Lightfoot's $11.6 billion budget — with 11 'no' votes" . Chicago Sun-Times . Retrieved January 26, 2020 .
^ Martin, Matt (November 27, 2019). "2020 Budget Vote" . Alderman Matt Martin . Retrieved January 26, 2020 .
^ "#BudgetForTheMany Canvass with Ald. Matt Martin" . United Working Families . Retrieved January 26, 2020 .
^ "Budget Town Hall Meeting with Ald. Matt Martin" . United Working Families . Retrieved January 26, 2020 .
^ Hernandez, Alex V. (November 5, 2019). "Ald. Matt Martin Hosting Budget Town Hall Wednesday In Lakeview" . Block Club Chicago . Retrieved January 26, 2020 .
^ "City Budget Northside Town Hall" . www.facebook.com . Retrieved January 26, 2020 .
External links [ edit ]
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