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Former Kansas City councilman Jermaine Reed, the master of ceremonies, began the inauguration by acknowledging the enslaved people who helped build the courthouse in 1836, and how enslaved people were sold on the courthouse steps.
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 4 Jan. 2025
One of them, Yusef Salaam, is currently a New York City councilman.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2024
Bridgeport city councilman Alfredo Castillo was referred to state prosecutors on Tuesday for potential criminal charges related to allegedly registering a non U.S. citizen to vote in the city’s 2023 Democratic primary and filling out an absentee ballot in that person’s name.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
Remley represented District 4, which includes the Original Town Site, and the late councilman took pride in knowing about the city’s history.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 4 Jan. 2025
One of them, Yusef Salaam, is currently a New York City councilman.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2024
Bridgeport city councilman Alfredo Castillo was referred to state prosecutors on Tuesday for potential criminal charges related to allegedly registering a non U.S. citizen to vote in the city’s 2023 Democratic primary and filling out an absentee ballot in that person’s name.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
Remley represented District 4, which includes the Original Town Site, and the late councilman took pride in knowing about the city’s history.
—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Councilman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/councilman. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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councilman
noun
coun·cil·man
ˈkau̇n(t)-səl-mən 
: a member of a council (as of a town or city)
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