30th Ward - 2023 Aldermanic Race
Ruth Cruz - 2023 Aldermanic Candidate
Campaign Site: https://www.ruthcruzfor30.com/
Bio: Ruth Cruz’s background in public service comes through the lens of education, as Cruz has spent the past 16 years of her career working in higher education. She currently works as the assistant director of admissions at Roosevelt University. A graduate of the Chicago Public Schools system, Cruz moved to the United States from Mexico at the young age of 7. After graduating high school, Cruz went on to get her bachelor’s degree in business administration and her master’s degree in management, both from the Robert Morris University. Aside from her career, Cruz has worked in public service through her volunteer efforts, both for the 30th Ward office under former Ald. Ariel Reboyras and in the Avondale Restorative Justice Community Court. Her campaign platform highlights “making sure working families can afford to live in our city, creating inclusive youth programs, bringing more quality jobs to the community, as well as more small business grants and relief program,” according to her campaign website.
Jessica Gutierrez - 2023 Aldermanic Candidate
Jessica Gutiérrez, the daughter of former U.S. Rep. Luis Gutiérrez, is running again for the 30th Ward City Council seat after nearly winning in 2019. Gutiérrez and outgoing Ald. Ariel Reboyras (30) competed in a runoff election in which the sitting alderman won by about 300 votes.
Gutiérrez’s experience includes working as a Northside field coordinator for U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia’s congressional campaign. that Gutiérrez has been working with the Puerto Rican Cultural Center for the past few years.
JuanPablo Prieto - 2023 Aldermanic Candidate
A lifelong Chicagoan and son of Colombian immigrants, JuanPablo Prieto has spent nearly the last decade of his life in public service as Director of Diversity Programs with the Chicago Transit Authority. Beyond his professional endeavors in public service, Prieto also serves on the boards of directors of La Casa Norte, which aids people experiencing homelessness; Latino Worker Safety Center, which provides multilingual workplace safety training; and the Spanish Coalition, which works to provide housing and education assistance to low-income families.
Warren Williams - 2023 Aldermanic Candidate
Though his professional background is in video production and editing, Warren Williams is not entirely new to the Chicago political scene.
He was one of the founders of the 30th United, an independent political organization dedicated to serving the resident of the 30th ward. The group was created after constituents grew weary of the lack of response from their alderman’s office. Some of the issues the organization focuses on include promoting police-free schools, non-police crisis response, investing in public education and sustainability. Williams announced his campaign on Twitter in August.
He tweeted that his experience being epileptic has made him passionate about healthcare for all. Beyond his personal ties to his bid for alderman, Williams that he said his campaign would “fight for a clean, green, affordable, and accessible city for all.”
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