6th Ward - 2023 Aldermanic Race
Richard Wooten - 2023 Aldermanic Candidate
Richard Wooten is making his latest run for the 6th Ward aldermanic seat after unsuccessful runs in 2019, 2015 and 2011.
Wooten has also run twice as a Democrat in Illinois House of Representatives District 34. He claimed second place in the Democratic primary in 2012 and announced a primary run in 2014 against the incumbent, former Rep. Elgie Sims Jr. but withdrew before the primary took place.
Wooten is pastor at Gathering Point Universal Ministries, a retired Chicago Police officer and serves as a Community Advisory Council member for the Civilian Office of Police Accountability.
