Toni Foulkes
Member of the Chicago City Council
from the 16th ward
In office
2015–2019
Preceded byJoAnn Thompson
Succeeded byStephanie Coleman
Member of the Chicago City Council
from the 15th ward
In office
2007–2015
Preceded byTheodore Thomas
Succeeded byRaymond Lopez

Toni Foulkes is the former alderman of Chicago's 16th ward,[1] and was formerly the alderman for the 15th ward.[2] She is African American.[3]

Aldermanic career

In 2007, Foulkes was elected Chicago alderman for the 15th Ward, winning an open-race to succeed outgoing alderman Theodore Thomas. She was reelected in 2011.

She was redistricted to the 16th Ward, where she won election in 2015. The race saw her running against incumbent 16th Ward alderman JoAnn Thompson, in addition to several other contenders. However, Thompson died two weeks before the initial round of voting in the election.[4][5] Ultimately, the election saw her win a runoff election against Stephanie Coleman.[6]

In 2019, Foulkes was unseated by Stephanie Coleman, who she had narrowly defeated in the previous election.

In 2014, she supported a bill to require employers to provide paid for sick leave for all Chicago workers.[7]

References

  1. ^ "City of Chicago :: Ward 16". www.cityofchicago.org.
  2. ^ "Death, conviction, remap roil South Side ward races | Chicago". Archived from the original on 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Riley, Chloe (April 2015). "Alderman Toni Foulkes not 'black' enough for some 16th Ward voters".
  4. ^ "Chicago Alderman JoAnn Thompson Dies". CBS Chicago. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  5. ^ "2015 Municipal General - 2/24/15". Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago.
  6. ^ "2015 Municipal Runoffs - 4/7/15". Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Aldermen Seek Mandatory Sick Time For All Chicago Workers". 6 March 2014.


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