Desmon C. Yancy (born 1971/1972)[1] is an American politician and community organizer from Chicago.[2][3] He is the alderperson for Chicago City Council's 5th ward, having won the 2023 election for the office.[4][5] The 5th ward is on Chicago's south side, and includes portions of the Hyde Park, South Shore, and Woodlawn neighborhoods.
Desmon Yancy | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Chicago City Council from the 5th ward | |
| Assumed office May 15, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Leslie Hairston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1971 or 1972 (age 52–53) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | DeVry University |
Electoral history
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Desmon C. Yancy | 6,184 | 51.78% | |
| Nonpartisan | Martina 'Tina' Hone | 5,758 | 48.22% | |
| Total votes | 11,942 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Desmon Yancy | 2,772 | 26.0 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tina Hone | 1,983 | 18.6 | |
| Nonpartisan | Renita Ward | 1,266 | 11.9 | |
| Nonpartisan | Wallace Goode Jr. | 1,118 | 10.5 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jocelyn Hare | 927 | 8.7 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joshua Gray | 690 | 6.5 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kris Levy | 488 | 4.6 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gabriel Piemonte | 438 | 4.1 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dee Perkins | 399 | 3.7 | |
| Nonpartisan | Marlene Fisher | 397 | 3.7 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Palmer | 197 | 1.8 | |
| Nonpartisan | William Calloway (write-in) | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 10,675 | 100.0 | ||
References
edit- ^ Armentrout, Mitchell (May 15, 2023). "Find Your Alderperson". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Chicago aldermanic candidates answer Tribune questionnaire: Desmon Yancy". Chicago Tribune. 7 February 2023.
- ^ Evans, Maxwell (2023-05-11). "Desmon Yancy, The First Black Man To Represent Chicago's 5th Ward, Makes The Jump From Organizer To City Council". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ Evans, Maxwell (2023-04-05). "Desmon Yancy Declares Victory In 5th Ward Race To Represent Area Around Obama Presidential Center". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ Evans, Maxwell (2023-04-14). "Desmon Yancy To Take Over As 5th Ward Alderman After Tina Hone Concedes". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ Chicago Board of Elections. "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE MUNICIPAL RUNOFF ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO AND FOR THE SUPPLEMENTARY ALDERPERSON ELECTIONS HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN WARDS 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 21, 24, 29, 30, 36, 43, 45, 46, AND 48 IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON APRIL 4, 2023" (PDF). Chicago Board of Elections. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ Chicago Board of Elections (March 15, 2023). "Tabulated Statement of the Returns and Proclamation of the Results of the Canvass of the Election Returns for the February 28, 2023 Municipal General and Alderperson Elections Held in Each of the Precincts in All the Wards in the City of Chicago" (PDF). Retrieved March 15, 2023.
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