As outgoing Ald. Sophia King’s chief of staff, Prentice Butler is pitching his experience working for an existing alderman as the main argument for why 4th Ward residents should choose him to succeed King. His website says  his work with King “has demonstrated a sophisticated understanding of city government, social media, and community engagement, which has expanded the outreach of the Alderman’s agenda and accomplishments.”

Butler attended the University of Chicago — where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in political science and later a master’s in public policy from the Harris School of Public Policy — and Loyola Chicago, where he earned a master’s in Urban Life Learning: Chicago Studies. Butler worked for the Law Office of Ernesto Borges, a bankruptcy firm, to provide financial consultations, including to low- and middle-income customers.

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