Angela Clay
{{Short description|American politician and activist}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Angela Clay
| office = Member of the Chicago City Council
from the 46th ward
| term_start = May 15, 2023
| term_end =
| predecessor = James Cappleman
| successor =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|3|30}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Democratic
| education = DePaul University (BA)
| website = {{URL|https://www.46thward.com/}}
}}
Angela Clay is an American politician and activist. She is the alderwoman for the 46th ward in the Chicago City Council, having won the 2023 election for the office. The 46th ward includes portions of the Uptown and Lakeview neighborhoods.
Early life and career
Clay grew up in Uptown, Chicago, where she attended Joseph Brennemann Elementary School and Uplift High School.{{Cite web |last=Ward |first=Joe |date=2022-07-20 |title=Uptown Activist, Political Organizer Angela Clay Announces 2nd Run For Alderwoman |url=https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/07/20/uptown-activist-political-organizer-angela-clay-announces-2nd-run-for-alderwoman/ |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=Block Club Chicago |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-07-14 |title=Introducing Angela Clay {{!}} Angela For 46 |url=https://angelafor46.com/introducing-angela-clay/ |access-date=2023-04-08 |language=en-US}} She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in public policy from DePaul University.{{Cite web |date=2019-01-27 |title=46th Ward candidate for alderman: Angela Clay |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/1/27/18388693/46th-ward-candidate-for-alderman-angela-clay |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en}} She worked as a community organizer with Northside Action for Justice and served as the board president for Voice of the People, an affordable housing nonprofit.{{Cite web |last=Ward |first=Joe |date=2023-03-16 |title=46th Ward Runoff Comes Down To Community Organizer Angela Clay, Former Congressional Aide Kim Walz |url=https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/03/16/46th-ward-runoff-comes-down-to-community-organizer-angela-clay-former-congressional-aide-kim-walz/ |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=Block Club Chicago |language=en}} She also served as a community representative on the local school council for Brennemann Elementary School.{{Cite web |title=Local School Council (LSC) |url=https://www.josephbrennemann.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=467907&type=d&termREC_ID=&pREC_ID=907826 |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=Joseph Brennemann Elementary School |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Angela Clay {{!}} 2023 Chicago Runoff Election |url=https://news.wttw.com/elections/voters-guide/2023-runoff/angela-clay |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=WTTW News |language=en}}
Alderperson campaigns
In the 2019 election, Clay challenged incumbent 46th ward alderman James Cappleman. She placed fourth in the first round election, and Cappleman went on to win the runoff.{{Cite web |last=Ward |first=Joe |date=2023-03-01 |title=Angela Clay, Kim Walz Poised To Head Into Runoff In 46th Ward Race To Succeed James Cappleman |url=https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/02/28/angela-clay-kim-walz-poised-to-head-into-runoff-in-46th-ward-race-to-succeed-james-cappleman/ |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=Block Club Chicago |language=en}}
In the 2023 election, Clay once again announced her run for alderperson of the 46th ward, which was an open seat due to Cappleman's pending retirement. In the first round election on February 28, 2023, she placed first with 36.1% of the vote and advanced to the runoff against Kim Walz. Clay received endorsements and contributions from several unions including the Chicago Teachers Union, the Illinois Nurses Association, and the Service Employees International Union.{{Cite web |last=Heather |first=Kade |date=2023-04-03 |title=Candidates lob attacks at one another in contentious 46th Ward runoff race |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2023/4/3/23663099/candidates-lob-attacks-at-one-another-in-contentious-46th-ward-runoff-race |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en}} She also received support from progressive elected officials such as Maria Hadden, Matt Martin, Mike Simmons, and members of the City Council Democratic Socialist Caucus,{{Cite web |date=2022-09-21 |title=Endorsements |url=https://angelafor46.com/endorsements-2/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404174231/https://angelafor46.com/endorsements-2/ |archive-date=2023-04-04 |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=Angela For 46 |language=en-US}} former 46th ward alderwoman Helen Shiller, and local organizations such as ONE People's Campaign, Asian American Midwest Progressives, and Jewish Council on Urban Affairs Votes.{{Cite web |last=Ward |first=Joe |date=2023-04-05 |title=Angela Clay Wins Uptown's 46th Ward Race, Despite Big Money Against Her From Outside Groups |url=https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/04/04/angela-clay-wins-uptowns-46th-ward-race-despite-big-money-against-her-from-outside-groups/ |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=Block Club Chicago |language=en}} The race became the only City Council election where campaign contribution limits were lifted, due to expenditures supporting Walz surpassing $100,000.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-28 |title=It's Democratic establishment vs. progressives in two North Side ward runoffs |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2023/3/27/23654477/chicago-runoff-election-city-council-46th-48th-wards-walz-clay-dunne |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en}} On April 4, Clay won the runoff election.{{Cite web |last1=Quig |first1=A.D. |last2=Byrne |first2=John |date=2023-04-03 |title=Angela Clay defeats Kim Walz in 46th Ward race to succeed retiring Ald. James Cappelman |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-chicago-runoff-election-46th-ward-online-20230405-qjry5gfxvbhqljbj4ierh5swce-story.html |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=Chicago Tribune}}{{Cite web |last1=Armentrout |first1=Mitchell |last2=Heather |first2=Kade |date=2023-04-05 |title=With CTU help, Clay claims North Side's 46th Ward seat, as Knudsen struggles to hold 43rd Ward appointment |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2023/4/4/23670352/runoff-election-43-46-48-north-side-chicago-alder |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en}}
Chicago City Council (2023-present)
Upon taking office, Clay said that her early goals included summer youth programming and addressing the needs of the surge of migrants and asylum seekers being bussed to the city.{{Cite web |last=Ward |first=Joe |date=2023-05-15 |title=After Years As An Organizer, New 46th Ward Ald. Angela Clay Wants To Keep Building Community In Office |url=https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/05/15/after-years-as-an-organizer-new-46th-ward-ald-angela-clay-wants-to-keep-building-community-in-office/ |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=Block Club Chicago |language=en}}
Electoral history
{{Election box begin no change|title=2023 Chicago aldermanic election, 46th ward, runoff election{{Cite web |last=Chicago Board of Elections |title=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. |url=https://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/proclamations/Proc-2023-04-04.pdf |access-date=May 15, 2023 |website=Chicago Board of Elections}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Angela Clay|votes=9,963|percentage=56.18%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Kim Walz|votes=7,772|percentage=43.82%}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=17,735|percentage=100%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=2023 Chicago aldermanic election, 46th ward, general election{{Cite web |last=Chicago Board of Elections |title=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 |url=https://chicagoelections.gov/dm/SummaryReport.pdf?v=1678914858844 |date=March 15, 2023 |access-date=March 15, 2023}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Angela Clay|votes=5663|percentage=36.1}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Kim Walz|votes=4048|percentage=25.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Marianne Lalonde|votes=2760|percentage=17.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Patrick Nagle|votes=1764|percentage=11.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Roushaunda Williams|votes=1154|percentage=7.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Michael Cortez|votes=283|percentage=1.8}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=15672|percentage=100.0}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=2019 Chicago aldermanic election, 46th ward, general election{{cite web |title=2019 Municipal General - 2/26/19 |url=https://chicagoelections.gov/en/election-results.asp?election=210&race=13 |publisher=Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago |access-date=3 February 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=James Cappleman (incumbent)|votes=6,082|percentage=44.07}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Marianne Lalonde|votes=2,494|percentage=18.07}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Erika Wozniak Francis|votes=2,324|percentage=16.84}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Angela Clay|votes=2,127|percentage=15.41}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Justin Kreindler|votes=545|percentage=3.95}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Jon-Robert McDowell|votes=229|percentage=1.66}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=13,801|percentage=100}}
{{Election box end}}
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Category:African-American city council members in Illinois
Category:Chicago City Council members
Category:Members of the Democratic Socialists of America from Illinois