www.negociosnow.com
18 February 2018
Age: 39
Title: 15th Ward Alderman
Name of Organization: City of
Chicago
Bio: Raymond Lopez got his
start in politics young. At 18, he
became a precinct captain for
U.S. Rep. Bill Lipinski. By age 20,
he was leading marches against
prostitution along Cicero Ave-
nue. A year later, he was elected
to serve as a community repre-
sentative on the Local School
Council at Kennedy High School.
In 2011, at age 33, Lopez ran
for alderman of the 20th Ward
against the incumbent, Toni
Foulkes, and forced a run-off
election. A year later, Lopez ran
unopposed for Democratic Com-
mitteeman. After a ward re-map
that saw a shift in demographics,
Lopez ran again for City Council
in 2015 against five challengers.
He won in a run-off election with
58 percent of the vote. Prior to be-
coming the 15th Ward alderman,
Lopez worked for Southwest Air-
lines for 12 years.
Lopez is a graduate of St. Ca-
millus Elementary and St. Lau-
rence High School. He majored
in political science and teaching
English literature at the Uni-
versity of Illinois at Chicago. He
maintains deep ties to the Back
of the Yards community, whe-
re his grandparents and great-
grandparents grew up.
Lopez currently lives with
his husband of 11 years, Hugo,
and their seven dogs in Brighton
Park.
Raymond Lopez
A politician
with
community
roots
"I
t takes determination,
persistence and results to
become a leader. It takes character,
grace and relationships to stay a
leader."
Raymond Lopez
