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Biography
Nicholas Sposato serves on Chicago City Council as alderman of the 38th Ward of the City of Chicago on the city's Northwest Side. Sposato was elected in 2011 in an election against incumbent alderman John Rice, who was endorsed by then Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel.
Background
Before being elected to City Council, Sposato was a firefighter for 18 years and served on the Local School Council of Sayre Language Academy and president of the Trinity High School Father's Club.
Aldermanic career
Ald. Sposato serves on six City Council committees: Public Safety, Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation, License and Consumer Protection, Housing and Real Estate, and Committees, Rules and Ethics. He is also a member of the City Council Progressive Reform Coalition, a caucus of nine progressive alderman formed in March, 2013.