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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.
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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
The mayor of Calipatria, a city councilman, and the chief of the police hustled to the hospital.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Another city councilman of Bangladeshi descent, Abu Musa, supported Hasina and endorsed Trump.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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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
The mayor of Calipatria, a city councilman, and the chief of the police hustled to the hospital.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
Another city councilman of Bangladeshi descent, Abu Musa, supported Hasina and endorsed Trump.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Councilman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/councilman. Accessed 17 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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