Gregory Mitchell is the current
alderman
An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members them ...
of
Chicago
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's 7th
ward. He took office in 2015 with 57% of the vote. He has a degree from
Grambling State University
Grambling State University (GSU, Grambling, or Grambling State) is a public historically black university in Grambling, Louisiana. Grambling State is home of the Eddie G. Robinson Museum and is listed on the Louisiana African American Herita ...
.
Aldermanic career
Mitchell was first elected alderman in
2015
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, unseating incumbent Natashia Holmes. He was subsequently reelected in
2019
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In the runoff of the
2019 Chicago mayoral election
The 2019 Chicago mayoral election was the 2019 edition of the quadrennial elections held to determine the Mayor of the City of Chicago, Illinois. The election was held on February 26, 2019. Since no candidate received a majority of votes, a run ...
, Mitchell endorsed
Toni Preckwinkle.
References
External links
Aldermanic page
1969 births
20th-century African-American people
21st-century African-American politicians
21st-century American politicians
African-American people in Illinois politics
Chicago City Council members
Illinois Democrats
Grambling State University alumni
Living people
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