Carlos Ramirez-Rosa
Carlos Ramirez-Rosa | |
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| Member of the Chicago City Council from the 35th Ward | |
| Assumed office May 18, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Rey Colón |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 18, 1989 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic Socialists of America |
| Education | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BA) |
| Website | Official website |
Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (born February 18, 1989) is an American politician. He is the alderman for Chicago's 35th Ward, serving since May 18, 2015. He worked as a community organizer with the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, and a congressional aide to U.S. Representative Luis Gutiérrez.[1]
Ramirez-Rosa is a member of the Chicago City Council's Progressive Caucus,[2] and was elected to serve as a delegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention as a Bernie Sanders supporter.[3] He is the city's youngest alderman, and one of the youngest Aldermen ever elected, when elected at age 26.[4]
On August 31, 2017, he was announced to be Daniel Biss's running mate in the 2018 gubernatorial election.[5] Ramirez-Rosa was dropped from the ticket on September 6, 2017.[6] After Luis Gutiérrez announced his retirement from Congress, Ramirez-Rosa announced his candidacy for Gutiérrez’s seat, Illinois' 4th congressional district; he withdrew on January 9, 2018.
He is a self-described democratic socialist and a member of Democratic Socialists of America.
References
- ↑ Vivaneo, Leanor (3 August 2015). "The rundown on Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa". DNAinfo Chicago. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ↑ "Progressillinois.com". progressillinois.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2018-07-03.
- ↑ Glowacz, Dave (11 May 2016). "Delegates elected to Democratic national convention". CHIGOV.COM. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ↑ Cox, Ted (9 January 2009). "Who Was Chicago's Youngest Alderman? A Famous Future Colonel Won at Age 23". DNAinfo Chicago. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ Byrne, John (August 31, 2017). "Biss selects freshman Chicago alderman as running mate". Chicago Tribune.
- ↑ Pearson, Rick (September 6, 2017). "Dem gov hopeful Biss drops running mate Ramirez-Rosa over Israel views". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 6, 2017.