Stephanie Coleman

Stephanie Coleman (born April 13, 1988) is a Chicago politician. Coleman is the current alderman of Chicago's 16th ward, taking office as a member of the Chicago City Council in May 2019. She defeated incumbent alderman Toni Foulkes 2019 Chicago aldermanic elections. She is also the Democratic Party Committeeman in the 16th ward.[1]

Stephanie Coleman
Member of the Chicago City Council
from the 16th ward
Assumed office
May 20, 2019
Preceded byToni Foulkes
Personal details
Born (1988-04-13) April 13, 1988
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationRobert Morris University (B.A.)
Spertus Institute (M.A.)

Early life and career

Coleman was born on April 13, 1988.[2] She is the daughter of Shirley Coleman, who as an alderman for the Englewood area from 1991 to 2007.[1][2] Due to this background she has sometimes used the nickname "Daughter of Englewood."[2][3] She attended Emannuel Christian School and Chicago Military Academy High School, and later received her B.A. in business management from Robert Morris University and her M.S. in non-profit management from Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies.[3]

Since 2016, she has been City Vice-Chair in the Cook County Young Democrats.[3] Prior to being elected to office, she also served as an aide to Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer.[4] She first ran for office in the 2015 Chicago aldermanic election against Toni Foulkes, and lost by a narrow margin in the run-off election.[1][5] She challenged Foulkes again in 2019, and this time won with 67% of the vote in the run-off.[1][5]

Chicago City Council (2019–present)

Coleman took office on May 20, 2019. She is a member of the Black Caucus and the Progressive Caucus in City Council.

References
  1. Ward, Joe (2019-04-02). "Stephanie Coleman Defeats Ald. Toni Foulkes In 16th Ward: 'We Made Herstory'". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  2. Hutson, Wendell (2019-04-17). "THE 'DAUGHTER OF ENGLEWOOD' MAKES HISTORY". thechicagocitizen.com. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  3. CST Editorial Board (2019-01-27). "16th Ward candidate for alderman: Stephanie Coleman". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  4. "Chicago Aldermen Endorse". Chicago Tribune. January 1, 2019.
  5. "Stephanie Coleman". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2019-10-16.


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