Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa ( 35th Ward ), on Aug. 17, was asked to address a rally for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, DNAinfo reported.
Ramirez-Rosa, a member of the City Council's LGBT Caucus as well as one of the youngest alderman in the city's history, said before his speech, "I found out earlier today. It's exciting. I'm 'feeling the Bern' and I think thousands of Chicagoans across the city are 'feeling the Bern.'"
Ald. Susan Sadlowski Garza and Cook County Commissioner ( and former mayoral candidate ) Jesus "Chuy" Garcia joined Ramirez-Rosa.
"For four decades, Sen. Bernie Sanders has been a mighty stream in American politics, fighting for the rising tide that will lift all boats, fighting for the American middle-class and fighting to save the American Dream," Ramirez-Rosa told the crowd of about 600 at the Park West Theater in Lincoln Park. "So in this time of record inequality, of corporate handouts and corporate tax loopholes, we need a President Sanders."
Ramirez-Rosa defeated incumbent Rey Colon in a landslide victory in February. He was the only challenger in the aldermanic race to beat an incumbent without a runoff. In June, he was one of three aldermen to vote against a $1.1-billion borrowing plan ostensibly intended to restructure various debts incurred by the city. At the time, Ramirez-Rosa said the city had no concrete plan to raise money to pay the new debt.
DNAinfo's story is at www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20150818/lincoln-park/bernie-sanders-calls-on-chicagos-youngest-alderman-fire-up-crowd .