Member of the Chicago City Council from the 6th ward
In office May 16, 2011 – May 15, 2023
Preceded by
Freddrenna Lyle
Succeeded by
William Hall
Personal details
Born
Roderick Terrance Sawyer
(1963-04-12) April 12, 1963 (age 61) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Cheryll Aikens
(m. 1993)
Children
2
Relatives
Eugene Sawyer (father)
Education
DePaul University (BS) Illinois Institute of Technology (JD)
Roderick Terrance Sawyer (born April 12, 1963) is an American politician and the former alderman of the 6th ward located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Sawyer is also the former the Chairman of the Health and Human Relations Committee, a member of the Progressive Reform Caucus, and the former Chairman of the African American Caucus.[1]
Sawyer forwent reelection to the city council in 2023 to make an unsuccessful run for mayor of Chicago in the 2023 Chicago mayoral election, winning 0.43% of the vote[1]
^ abReed, Atavia (22 March 2023). "What's Next For Ald. Roderick Sawyer? For Now, Longtime 6th Ward Leader Says He's Focused On Backing Vallas". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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