Ameya Pawar

Ameya Pawar
Member of the Chicago City Council
from the 47th ward
In office
May 16, 2011 – May 20, 2019
Preceded byEugene Schulter
Succeeded byMatt Martin[1]
Personal details
Born (1980-04-22) April 22, 1980 (age 44)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationMissouri Valley College (BA)
Illinois Institute of Technology (MPA)
University of Chicago (MS, MA)

Ameya Pawar (born April 22, 1980) is an American politician who served as the alderman for the 47th Ward of the City of Chicago.[2] He was first elected in the 2011 municipal elections, and was elected to a second term on February 24, 2015.[3] Pawar's 2015 re-election was secured with over 82% of the vote, the largest margin in the election cycle.[4] Pawar is the first Indian American and Asian American in Chicago City Council history.[5]

He was a candidate for the Democratic primary for Governor of Illinois for the 2018 election, but dropped out on October 12, 2017, citing a prohibitive lack of campaign funds.[6][7] He did not run for re-election to City Council in 2019, and instead was a candidate for City Treasurer of Chicago.[8][9] He advanced to the run-off in that election, but lost to Melissa Conyears-Earvin.

  1. ^ "Chicago Election Results: Mayoral Runoff 2019". WBEZ. 2 April 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "City of Chicago :: Ward 47". City of Chicago. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  3. ^ Wetli, Patty (24 February 2015). "Ameya Pawar Wins 47th Ward Election with 83 Percent of Vote". DNAinfo Chicago. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  4. ^ "February 24, 2015 Election Proclamation of Results" (PDF). ChicagoElections.com. Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  5. ^ Eldeib, Duaa (10 November 2012). "Duckworth the first Asian-American from Illinois in Congress". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 3 January 2017. Last year, Chicago's first Asian-American alderman, Ameya Pawar, an Indian, was elected in the 47th Ward.
  6. ^ Marin, Carol (3 January 2017). "Exclusive: Ald. Ameya Pawar Throws First Official Hat in Democratic Ring for Illinois Governor". NBC Chicago. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  7. ^ Spielman, Fran; Sfondeles, Tina. "Citing lack of money, Ald. Ameya Pawar drops out of governor's race". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  8. ^ Byrne, John (29 October 2018). "Chicago Ald. Ameya Pawar announces run for city treasurer". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  9. ^ "Ameya Pawar for Chicago Treasurer". Ameya Pawar for Chicago Treasurer. Retrieved 2019-02-12.