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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING ANTHONY JOEL QUEZADA FOR HIS SERVICE AS COMMISSIONER OF COOK COUNTY'S EIGHTH DISTRICT
WHEREAS, Anthony Joel Quezada was elected commissioner of Cook County's 8th district in 2022 and has proudly represented over 300,000 residents across Logan Square, Avondale, Humboldt Park, Irving Park, Hermosa, Belmont Cragin, Portage Park, and Dunning; and
WHEREAS, Anthony was the youngest and the first openly gay Latino commissioner to be elected to the Board of Commissioners at 26 years old; and
WHEREAS, Anthony is the first commissioner of Costa Rican descent to serve on the Board of Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, Anthony is the proud son of immigrant parents from Mexico and Costa Rica, and is a lifelong Chicagoan who was raised on Chicago's northwest side in Logan Square; and he is a proud alumnus of the Chicago Public Schools system, having attended Goethe Elementary and Lane Tech High School; and
WHEREAS, Anthony has been a fierce champion for economic justice and workers' rights; as vice chair of the Labor Committee, he has had the honor of convening regularly with workers' centers to hear directly from workers about the challenges they face, he has joined picket lines to demonstrate solidarity with all workers of Cook County, and he was the chief co-sponsor of Cook County's Paid Leave ordinance to expand workers' benefits; and
WHEREAS, Anthony has worked to address social, racial, and economic disparities caused by generational disinvestment and poverty across low-income, working-class, and immigrant communities; and
WHEREAS, Anthony introduced amendments to the Cook County annual budget to fund dental health services at the Belmont Cragin Health Center; and
WHEREAS, Anthony secured $1.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds for infrastructure improvements on Fullerton Avenue; and
WHEREAS, as a commissioner on the Board of Commissioners for the Forest Preserves of Cook County, Anthony has been an energetic advocate for ...
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