Ameya Pawar
Ameya Pawar | |
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| Member of the Chicago City Council from the 47th ward | |
| In office May 16, 2011 – May 20, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Eugene Schulter |
| Succeeded by | Matt Martin |
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| Born | April 22, 1980 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Missouri Valley College (BA) Illinois Institute of Technology (MPA) University of Chicago (MS, MA) |
Ameya Pawar (born April 22, 1980) is an American politician. He was the alderman for the 47th Ward of the City of Chicago. He was first elected in the 2011 municipal elections, and was elected to a second term on February 24, 2015. Pawar's 2015 re-election was secured with over 82% of the vote, the largest margin in the election cycle.
Pawar is the first Indian American and Asian American in Chicago City Council history.
He was a candidate in the Democratic Party primary for Governor of Illinois in the 2018 election. He lost the primary to businessman JB Pritzker.
References
- ↑ "City of Chicago :: Ward 47". City of Chicago. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- ↑ Wetli, Patty (24 February 2015). "Ameya Pawar Wins 47th Ward Election with 83 Percent of Vote". DNAinfo Chicago. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ↑ "February 24, 2015 Election Proclamation of Results" (PDF). ChicagoElections.com. Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Retrieved 24 March 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Eldeib, Duaa (10 November 2012). "Duckworth the first Asian-American from Illinois in Congress". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
Last year, Chicago's first Asian-American alderman, Ameya Pawar, an Indian, was elected in the 47th Ward.
- ↑ Marin, Carol (3 January 2017). "Exclusive: Ald. Ameya Pawar Throws First Official Hat in Democratic Ring for Illinois Governor". NBC Chicago. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
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