Chicago City Council Latino Caucus Congratulates the Illinois General Assembly on the Newly Drawn Congressional Map
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 23, 2021
CHICAGO - The Chicago City Council Latino Caucus would like to congratulate the Illinois General Assembly, especially Speaker Chris Welch, Senate President Don Harmon and the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus for ensuring that the Latino community’s voice is reflective in the newly drawn congressional maps.
Over 2.2 million Latinos call Illinois home, the Latino population in Illinois is the fifth largest in the nation and it is only fair that Congress reflect and represent this growth. Latino legislative representation in Congress has grown consistently over the past 40 years but still remains far from proportional to the Latino share of the United States population. The Illinois General Assembly has an opportunity to ensure that Latinos add a seat that would further improve the efforts to reach parity representation in Congress.
“Latinos have chosen to make Illinois their home and we are committed to this great state. In Chicago, the Latino Caucus is working hard to ensure that our community is fairly represented and we are happy to see that the General Assembly has that same mission,” said Chairman of the Latino Caucus, Alderman Gilbert Villegas.
The Chicago City Council Latino Caucus urges Governor J.B. Pritzker to sign this map into law immediately upon passage.
The City Council Latino Caucus includes 13 members from across the city. They represent wards as diverse as Chicago itself. In addition to Chairman Gilbert Villegas (36), the Caucus membership includes: Ald. Daniel LaSpata (1), Ald. Susan Sadlowski Garza (10), Ald. George Cardenas (12), Ald. Michael Rodriguez (22), Ald. Silvana Tabares (23), Ald. Bryon Sigcho-Lopez (25), Ald. Robert Maldonado (26), Ald. Ariel Reboyras (30), Ald. Felix Cardona (31), Ald. Rossana Rodriguez (33), Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35), and Ald. Andre Vazquez (40). Chicago’s Clerk Anna Valencia is an ex-officio member of the Latino Caucus.
