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
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 said he could not recall the topic being mentioned at a board of aldermen meeting, and does not often hear about it from constituents.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2019
He endorsed a gay candidate for Chicago’s board of aldermen in 1951.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 8, 2019
With the help of the women voters he had succeeded in cleaning out a board of aldermen, and now the women wanted him to run for mayor.
From The Fifth Wheel A Novel by Prouty, Olive Higgins
