9th Ward - 2023 Aldermanic Race
Anthony Beale - 2023 Aldermanic Candidate, Incumbent
Elected: 1999
A south side native, Anthony Beale joined the City Council as one of the youngest elected officials in 1999, successfully unseating the deep Shaw family political dynasty. Beale ran his first election on a campaign of reforming the ward, and has handily won five re-elections since.
His time as alderman has been defined by his goal to drive business growth in the economically struggling ward. He called the flow of new development into his ward a “renaissance,” with the spike of development in the new Pullman Historic District.
Beale worked closely with David Doig and the Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives when they partnered with Ryan Companies to construct the sprawling Pullman Crossings development, a massive industrial project along 1-94 that could host businesses like Whole Foods distribution centers.
Though Beale was close allies to former mayors Richard M. Daley and Rahm Emanuel, he has been one of Mayor Lori Lighfoot’s chief critics.
Cleopatra Draper - 2023 Aldermanic Candidate
Cleopatra Draper is a Chicago-area radio personality who has hosted a show on WVON 1690 AM, who earned a communications degree from Eastern Illinois University as an undergraduate and who later obtained a master’s in social work from University of Illinois at Chicago. Draper is endorsed by United Working Families Illinois. Draper founded a nonprofit during the pandemic called Roses in Roseland which distributes essential household goods to residents and groceries to food pantries and senior homes.
Cameron Barnes - 2023 Aldermanic Candidate
Cameron Barnes, a former National Youth Director of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, says on his website he’s passionate about activism. Barnes earned a marketing degree from Central State University and serves as an associate minister at New Faith Missionary Baptist Church. Barnes also works as a resident services coordinator for Capital Realty Group, according to his LinkedIn.
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