Pat Dowell
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Pat Dowell is an alderman
in the Chicago City Council
representing 3rd ward of the City of Chicago
in Cook County
, Illinois
. Dowell was elected in April 2007 in a runoff election against incumbent Dorothy Tillman
. Dowell had lost to Tillman in 2003.
Ms. Dowell has a B.A. degree in Developmental Psychology from the University of Rochester and a Masters Degree in Social Service Administration from the University of Chicago.
Alderman
An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council...
in the Chicago City Council
Chicago City Council
The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Chicago in Illinois. It consists of 50 aldermen elected from 50 wards to serve four-year terms...
representing 3rd ward of the City of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
in Cook County
Cook County, Illinois
Cook County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, with its county seat in Chicago. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles County. The county has 5,194,675 residents, which is 40.5 percent of all Illinois residents. Cook County's population is larger than...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. Dowell was elected in April 2007 in a runoff election against incumbent Dorothy Tillman
Dorothy Tillman
Dorothy J. Tillman is a former Chicago alderman in the 3rd Ward . A member of the Democratic Party, she represented part of the city's South Side in the Chicago City Council. As an Alderman, Tillman was a strong advocate of reparations for slavery. In April 2007, she was defeated in a runoff...
. Dowell had lost to Tillman in 2003.
Ms. Dowell has a B.A. degree in Developmental Psychology from the University of Rochester and a Masters Degree in Social Service Administration from the University of Chicago.
See also
- Johnathon E. Briggs, "Tillman pins loss on new residents: 'It's a lack of understanding' the alderman says," Chicago Tribune, April 18, 2007.
- Mary Mitchell, "Third Ward race splits black voters; Old school backed Tillman; new residents wanted Dowell," Chicago Sun Times, April 18, 2007.
