Chicago City Council to vote on Anthony Quezada as 35th Ward replacement​on April 7, 2025 at 10:11 pm

CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago City Council members gathered Monday for a special meeting on voting in a new alderman for the 35th Ward.

Mayor Brandon Johnson picked Anthony Quezada to represent the 35th Ward.

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There has been a big showing of support for Commissioner Anthony Quezada.

Quezada passed the Rules Committee, with the City Council set to take a vote on who will represent the 35th Ward.

The position was left open after former Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa left to lead the Chicago Park District .

Quezada was picked by Mayor Johnson. He is one of six people to apply for the role.

The process included interviewing with a search committee made up of community leaders in the 35th Ward. The committee then made their recommendation to Mayor Johnson.

Quezada is from the 35th Ward, which includes parts of Logan Square, Avondale, Hermosa, and Irving Park. Most recently, Quezada has been serving as a commissioner in the Cook County Board.

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He is a supporter of immigrant and worker’s rights. Monday morning, Alderperson Mike Rodriguez sharing his thoughts on Quezada.

“He’s been a fighter for working class people,” Alderperson Rodriguez said. “I think he wants to make sure that there is affordable housing in the city of Chicago, that that there are high-paying jobs, union jobs, in the city of Chicago. That our education system is public and available to all young people and excellent for all of our families so he has my confidence to be an alderman of the 35th Ward.”

If approved, Quezada will serve as alderperson until 2027, which is the next election.