Omari Bektemba
35th Ward alderman, on the Chicago ballot February 23, 2027.
Campaign site (omarifor35.com)
Running on
Challenging Ald. Anthony Quezada, saying the ward needs leadership that pairs progressive values with the discipline to deliver. He says he would collaborate across the City Council on transportation, infrastructure planning, budgeting, and housing, and focus on long-term issues like the city's debt and pension costs, economic development, and climate change, including safer, more walkable streets such as Fullerton Avenue.
Background
Senior project manager at a local affordable housing nonprofit; previously taught in Chicago Public Schools and worked in community planning. Logan Square resident.
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