board of aldermen
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Gino DiGiovanni Jr., a member of the local board of aldermen, beat Mayor Richard Dziekan in the Republican primary by just 10 votes — 202-192.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2023
Members of their wing now hold the mayor’s office in Los Angeles and a majority on the board of aldermen in St. Louis.
From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023
As backlash mounted in Lexington — a town of 1,600 people, 80 percent of whom are Black — the board of aldermen voted 3-2 Wednesday to oust Dobbins, effective immediately.
From Washington Post • Jul. 21, 2022
He endorsed a gay candidate for Chicago’s board of aldermen in 1951.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 8, 2019
The board of aldermen or council is composed of one person chosen from each ward by the voters.
From Citizenship A Manual for Voters by Cromwell, Emma Guy
