Desmon Yancy

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Desmon Yancy

|office = Member of the Chicago City Council
from the 5th ward

|term_start = May 15, 2023

|term_end =

|predecessor = Leslie Hairston

|successor =

|birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|51|2023|5|15}}

|birth_place =

|death_date =

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|party = Democratic

|education = DeVry University

}}

Desmon C. Yancy (born 1971/1972){{cite web |url=https://graphics.suntimes.com/chicago-city-council|title=Find Your Alderperson |first=Mitchell |last=Armentrout |accessdate=May 15, 2023 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=May 15, 2023}} is an American politician and community organizer from Chicago.{{cite web | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/voter-guide/ct-alderman-questions-20230207-2ii6p4jj7ndalljthuahe6rd6e-story.html | title=2023 Chicago aldermanic candidates answer Tribune questionnaire: Desmon Yancy | website=Chicago Tribune | date=7 February 2023 }}{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Maxwell |date=2023-05-11 |title=Desmon Yancy, The First Black Man To Represent Chicago's 5th Ward, Makes The Jump From Organizer To City Council |url=https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/05/11/desmon-yancy-the-first-black-man-to-represent-chicagos-5th-ward-makes-the-jump-from-organizer-to-city-council/ |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=Block Club Chicago |language=en}} He is the alderperson for Chicago City Council's 5th ward, having won the 2023 election for the office.{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Maxwell |date=2023-04-05 |title=Desmon Yancy Declares Victory In 5th Ward Race To Represent Area Around Obama Presidential Center |url=https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/04/04/desmon-yancy-wins-5th-ward-seat-to-represent-area-around-obama-presidential-center/ |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=Block Club Chicago |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Maxwell |date=2023-04-14 |title=Desmon Yancy To Take Over As 5th Ward Alderman After Tina Hone Concedes |url=https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/04/14/desmon-yancy-to-take-over-as-5th-ward-alderman-after-tina-hone-concedes/ |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=Block Club Chicago |language=en}} The 5th ward is on Chicago's south side, and includes portions of the Hyde Park, South Shore, and Woodlawn neighborhoods.

Electoral history

{{Election box begin no change|title=2023 Chicago aldermanic election, 5th 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=Desmon C. Yancy|votes=6,184|percentage=51.78%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Martina 'Tina' Hone|votes=5,758|percentage=48.22%}}

{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin no change|title=2023 Chicago aldermanic election, 5th 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=Desmon Yancy|votes=2772|percentage=26.0}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Tina Hone|votes=1983|percentage=18.6}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Renita Ward|votes=1266|percentage=11.9}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Wallace Goode Jr.|votes=1118|percentage=10.5}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Jocelyn Hare|votes=927|percentage=8.7}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Joshua Gray|votes=690|percentage=6.5}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Kris Levy|votes=488|percentage=4.6}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Gabriel Piemonte|votes=438|percentage=4.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Dee Perkins|votes=399|percentage=3.7}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Marlene Fisher|votes=397|percentage=3.7}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=Robert Palmer|votes=197|percentage=1.8}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Nonpartisan politician|candidate=William Calloway (write-in)|votes=1|percentage=0.0}}

References

External links

[https://chicityclerkelms.chicago.gov/Legislative-Member-Details/?personId=E0AC4B85-6AF3-ED11-A7C6-001DD804FC2B Chicago City Clerk Legislative Member Webpage]

Category:1970s births

Category:21st-century African-American politicians

Category:African-American city council members in Illinois

Category:Chicago City Council members

Category:Living people

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)