Lightfoot's choice of Ald. Jim Cappleman was seen as a snub of Ald. Sophia King, who is running against Lightfoot for mayor.
Chicago aldermen rejected Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s choice to serve as City Council education committee chairman in an embarrassing rebuke to the reelection-seeking mayor.
Aldermen voted 29-18 against Cappleman’s elevation to committee chair without debate. In theory, aldermen can appoint their own chairs, but they have historically deferred to the mayor’s choices.Ald. Matt Martin, 47th, has also been trying to get appointed as ethics committee chairman after Ald. Michele Smith, 43rd, retired.
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