councilman
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“I knew, running for office, that the budget was in bad shape,” said Solomon, formerly a city councilman, in an interview.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Esteban "Steve" Bovo, the former mayor of majority-Cuban Hialeah in Florida has known Rubio since he was just a city councilman in West Miami.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Brad Lander, New York City’s former comptroller and city councilman who recently won the Democratic primary against incumbent U.S.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
“It’s authorization to continue dating—we’re not getting married,” Tampa city councilman Luis Viera said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
He says, “Please feel free to sit down, anywhere you want. Is the councilman expecting you?”
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
Vincent made sure they included a lot of VIPs, like councilmen and hospital administrators.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 20, 2023
The recording came from an October 2021 redistricting meeting between President Nury Martinez, councilmen Gil Cedillo and Kevin de León, and L.A.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 10, 2022
Mike Feuer and councilmen Kevin de León and Joe Buscaino, it was more than any other outsider candidate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2022
Once they gained the right to vote, Black D.C. residents helped elect Black city councilmen.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2021
The same ladies still looked at him with pleading eyes, the same serving girls still winked at him, the same councilmen still slipped pieces of potential legislation under his door with hopeful notes.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
