The Five Holdouts Who Actually Vote Against the Mayor

Just five aldermen—pictured in their council seats in February—have accounted for more than half of the 112 dissenting votes against Mayor Emanuel so far.

Photography: (council chamber) Anna Knott; (Sposato) E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune; (Hairston, Waguespack) Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune; (Arena) Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune; (Fioretti) Charles Cherney/Chicago Tribune
 

Above, from left to right:

Mayor Emanuel (at far right)

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NOTES: *Nothing gets to the council floor without the mayor’s blessing, so a “yes” vote means voting with the mayor. **They are: Michelle Harris (8th Ward), John Pope (10th), Marty Quinn (13th), Ed Burke (14th), JoAnn Thompson (16th), Latasha Thomas (17th), Matthew O’Shea (19th), Howard Brookins Jr. (21st), Daniel Solis (25th), Walter Burnett Jr. (27th), Jason Ervin (28th), Deborah Graham (29th), Ariel Reboyras (30th), Ray Suarez (31st), Richard Mell (33rd), Emma Mitts (37th), Margaret Laurino (39th), Patrick O’Connor (40th), Mary O’Connor (41st), Thomas Tunney (44th), and Debra Silverstein (50th). SOURCE: Chicago City Clerk
 

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This article appears in the April 2013 issue of Chicago magazine.

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