Applicants include Anabel Abarca, Cardenas’ former chief of staff; Robert Abeldano, who works for a firm that leases properties; Lydia Arroya, a parish council member at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church; and Anthony Wojtal, a budget manager for CPS.
Four people applied to replace Ald. George Cardenas on the Chicago City Council and represent the city’s 12th Ward, including Cardenas’ pick to win February’s election, Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office announced Thursday.Lightfoot appointed a three-person committee to recommend a replacement for Cardenas, who will leave the City Council on Nov. 30 after being elected to the Cook County Board of Review.
Cardenas has endorsed Abarca in the February election. Abarca, an attorney, has also worked for U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley as well as Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s successful 2012 campaign for the House of Representatives. Duckworth was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2016. Cesar Rodriguez, Lightfoot’s press secretary, told WTTW News on Nov. 2 that residents of the 12th Ward, which is southwest of downtown, would be surveyed about community issues as part of the search for a replacement for Cardenas.
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