Howard Ray is a Chicago native from the West Side who attended Iowa State University and Roosevelt University, according to his campaign website. Ray has worked for the public sector for much of his career, holding positions with the Chicago Transit Authority, U.S. Postal Service and currently the City of Chicago, his website says. As an organizer with the West Humboldt Park Community Coalition, Ray advocated for the creation of a community benefits agreement between the neighborhood and Amazon as the company planned to open a facility there.

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