When Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot is inaugurated Monday, all 50 Chicago aldermen will take their oath of office as well, and there will be plenty of new faces being sworn in.
Twelve of Chicago's 50 aldermen will be new to City Council come Monday, some elected in contentious runoff battles or surprising upsets, others filling a seat vacated by a retirement.
They will take office as the City Council as a whole jockeys with Lightfoot - who has never before held elected office - for a balance of power between the two. The new City Council is diverse and progressive, with six aldermen members of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Several of the new members will also be replacing aldermen with decades of experience. Alds. Pat O'Connor, Joe Moore and Ricardo Muñoz alone have a combined 90 years in office, leaving a major power vaccuum on City Council.
Below is a full list of Chicago aldermen to be sworn in Monday, alongside a note if they are new or returning to City Hall.
1st Ward: Daniel La Spata (New, defeated Proco "Joe" Moreno)
2nd Ward: Brian Hopkins (Returning)
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3rd Ward: Pat Dowell (Returning)
4th Ward: Sophia King (Returning)
5th Ward: Leslie Hairston (Returning)
6th Ward: Roderick Sawyer (Returning)
7th Ward: Gregory Mitchell (Returning)
8th Ward: Michelle A. Harris (Returning)
9th Ward: Anthony Beale (Returning)
10th Ward: Susie Sadlowski Garza (Returning)
11th Ward: Patrick Daley Thompson (Returning)
12th Ward: George Cardenas (Returning)
13th Ward: Marty Quinn (Returning)
14th Ward: Edward M. Burke (Returning)
15th Ward: Raymond Lopez (Returning)
16th Ward: Stephanie Coleman (New, defeated Toni Foulkes)
17th Ward: David H. Moore (Returning)
18th Ward: Derrick Curtis (Returning)
19th Ward: Matthew O'Shea (Returning)
20th Ward: Jeannette Taylor (New, vacated by Willie Cochran) [[238427591, C]]
21st Ward: Howard Brookins Jr. (Returning)
22nd Ward: Michael Rodriguez (New, vacated by Ricardo Muñoz)
23rd Ward: Silvana Tabares (Returning)
24th Ward: Michael Scott Jr. (Returning)
25th Ward: Byron Sigcho-Lopez (New, vacated by Danny Solis)
26th Ward: Roberto Maldonado (Returning)
27th Ward: Walter Burnett Jr. (Returning)
28th Ward: Jason Ervin (Returning)
29th Ward: Chris Taliaferro (Returning)
30th Ward: Ariel Reboyras (Returning)
31st Ward: Felix Cardona Jr. (New, defeated Milly Santiago)
32nd Ward: Scott Waguespack (Returning)
33rd Ward: Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez (New, defeated Deb Mell)
34th Ward: Carrie Austin (Returning)
35th Ward: Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (Returning)
36th Ward: Gilbert Villegas (Returning)
37th Ward: Emma Mitts (Returning)
38th Ward: Nicholas Sposato (Returning)
39th Ward: Sam Nugent (New, vacated by Margaret Laurino)
40th Ward: Andre Vasquez (New, defeated Pat O'Connor)
41st Ward: Anthony Napolitano (Returning)
42nd Ward: Brendan Reilly (Returning)
43rd Ward: Michele Smith (Returning)
44th Ward: Tom Tunney (Returning)
45th Ward: Jim Gardiner (New, defeated John Arena)
46th Ward: James Cappleman (Returning)
47th Ward: Matt Martin (New, vacated by Ameya Pawar)
48th Ward: Harry Osterman (Returning)
49th Ward: Maria Hadden (New, defeated Joe Moore)
50th Ward: Debra Silverstein (Returning)
