Garza joins at least a dozen colleagues on City Council who have either stepped down mid-term since being elected in 2019, or announced they won't run again in 2023.
Ald. Tom Tunney , Ald. Leslie Hairston , Ald. Harry Osterman , Ald. James Cappleman , and indicted Ald. Carrie Austin also plan to retire at the end of their terms next year.
Ald. Michele Smith resigned last month, and Lightfoot is still weighing candidates to replace her. Former Ald. Michael Scott stepped down in June, and already has been replaced with his sister, Monique. Former Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson stepped down in February after he was convicted of federal tax charges, and has been replaced by Nicole Lee.
Ald. George Cardenas likely will exit before the end of the year if, as expected, he is elected to serve on the Cook County Board of Review. Three other alderpersons are giving up their City Council seats to launch bids to challenge Lightfoot next year, including Ald. Sophia King , Ald. Roderick Sawyer , and Ald. Raymond Lopez .
Four other current city council members ran for other elected offices in 2022, but were defeated in the June primary elections, meaning they will stay in their seats on the City Council for now: Ald. Howard Brookins and Ald. Chris Taliaferro both ran for seats as a Cook County judge, and Ald. Pat Dowell and Ald. Gilbert Villegas both ran for Congress.© 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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