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The 2023 Chicago mayoral election was held on February 28, 2023, to elect the mayor of Chicago, Illinois. With no candidate receiving a majority of votes in the initial round of the election, a runoff election was held on April 4. This two-round election took place alongside other 2023 Chicago elections, including races for City Council, city ...
Postal rates to 1847. Initial United States postage rates were set by Congress as part of the Postal Service Act signed into law by President George Washington on February 20, 1792. The postal rate varied according to "distance zone", the distance a letter was to be carried from the post office where it entered the mail to its final destination.
v. t. e. The 2023 Chicago elections took place in two rounds on February 28, 2023, and April 4, 2023. Elections were held for Mayor of Chicago, City Clerk of Chicago, City Treasurer of Chicago, all 50 members of the Chicago City Council, and 66 members of the newly-created police District Councils. [1] [2] The elections were administered by the ...
University of Chicago ( JD) Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun, also sometimes Moseley-Braun [1] (born August 16, 1947), is an American diplomat, politician, and lawyer who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1993 to 1999. Prior to her Senate tenure, Moseley Braun was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1979 to ...
First African-American mayor of Santa Cruz, California: Martine Watkins, also first biracial mayor; 2017. First African American elected mayor of Stamps, Arkansas: Brenda Davis; First African-American woman to be elected mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina: Vi Lyles; First African American to be elected mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota: Melvin Carter
Chicago's incorporation as a city in 1837 eliminated such a model in favor of a common council elected from wards and a separate office of mayor who was elected at large. [1] From 1838 through 1860, mayoral elections were held on the first Tuesday of March. [2] From 1861 through 1867 they were held on the first Monday in April. [2]
Brandon Johnson. Brandon Johnson (born March 27, 1976) [1] is an American educator and politician serving as the 57th mayor of Chicago. [2] [3] [4] A member of the Democratic Party, Johnson was elected mayor in April 2023. He previously served on the Cook County Board of Commissioners from 2018 to 2023, representing the 1st district .
William B. Ogden was the first mayor of Chicago. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry leaving "The Fifth Floor" office of the mayor in 2016. The first mayor was William B. Ogden (1837–1838). Forty-six men and two women (Jane Byrne, 1979–1983, and Lori Lightfoot, 2019–2023), have held the office.