Ameya Pawar
Ameya Pawar | |
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| Member of the Chicago City Council from the 47th ward | |
| Assumed office May 16, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Eugene Schulter |
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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 is the alderman for the 47th Ward of the City of Chicago.[1] He was first elected in the 2011 municipal elections, and was elected to a second term on February 24, 2015.[2] Pawar's 2015 re-election was secured with over 82% of the vote, the largest margin[3] in the election cycle.
Pawar is the first Indian American and Asian American in Chicago City Council history.[4]
He is a candidate in the Democratic Party primary for Governor of Illinois in the 2018 election. [5]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Eldeib, Duaa (10 November 2012). "Duckworth the first Asian-American from Illinois in Congress". Chicago Tribune. 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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