Cardenas, a Democrat, is unopposed in next week's election for the Cook County Board of Review, a tax appeals body.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot will have the chance to appoint a fourth member to the Chicago City Council next month, as 12th Ward Ald. George Cardenas announced he is stepping down as alderman effective Nov. 30.
Cardenas is slated to take a seat on the Cook County Board of Review, a property tax appeals body, following next Tuesday’s elections. He is unopposed. Whoever Lightfoot picks to succeed him will have an incumbency advantage heading into municipal elections in 2023.Cardenas has represented the ward — which includes McKinley Park, Brighton Park and part of Little Village — since 2003, and has been a reliable mayoral ally through the Richard J. Daley, Rahm Emanuel and Lightfoot administrations.
Cardenas has already endorsed his former chief of staff, Anabel Abarca, to take his place. She was also an aide to U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley and worked on now-Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s 2012 campaign for Congress. Julia Ramirez has also filed paperwork with the city and state to run in the 12th ward.are not running for reelection.
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