Elected: 2011.

Nicholas Sposato has made his mark on the Chicago City Council as one of few conservatives and the sole open supporter of former President Donald Trump. A lifelong resident of the Northwest Side, Sposato worked as a UPS driver and then a firefighter for 18 years before he made his bid for a City Council seat. When he ran for the 36th seat in 2011, he upset former Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s pick Ald. John Rice.

After his ward was redistricted into the 38th in 2015, he defeated incumbent Ald. Timothy Cullerton’s pick Heather Sattler and five other challengers with 53 percent of the vote.

Sposato was formerly a member of the Progressive Caucus, but departed from the group in 2017 due to disagreements on LGBTQ rights and social issues – though many members said they’d still work with him on labor issues. He ran unopposed for reelection in 2019 after he knocked opponent Ralph Pawlikowski off the ballot by challenging his petition signatures. His political differences from his fellow council members grown more apparent over his past two terms, as he has vocally opposed police accountability reform and protections for undocumented Chicagoans.

He supported Mayor Lori Lightfoot in the 2019 mayoral runoff, and has mostly voted with the mayor on policy issues. Sposato previously said he would retire in 2023, but announced his run for re-election as his overall health remains intact despite the challenges of his Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis.

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