Five of six Chicago aldermen who ran for higher office lost their primary races. What went wrong, and what now?

Ald. Gilbert Villegas, a candidate for the 3rd Congressional District, thanks his wife, Melissa, right, during his concession speech Tuesday.

One barrier to higher office for aldermen is that their constituencies are small and their reach relatively limited. Ald. Gilbert Villegas concedes to State Rep. Delia Ramirez after Tuesday's Democratic primary for the newly drawn 3rd Congressional District. As head of City Council’s Latino Caucus, Villegas recently led an unsuccessful push to draw more majority-Latino wards in the city’s new map. When his efforts failed and a majority of the council instead backed a map supported by most of the council’s Black Caucus, VillegasVillegas does plan to run for reelection next year. “I am running for alderman, because the people want me there,” he said.

Cardenas said redistricting offered him an opportunity to run in a Latino-leaning district, but he also acknowledged being on the council isn’t as fun as it used to be. Dowell did not respond to a request for an interview, but in a statement said she looked forward to continuing to serve as alderman and working with Jackson “to ensure that we get our fair share of resources.” She’s served on the council since 2007 and holds one of its most powerful positions: budget chair.Sign up for The Spin to get the top stories in politics delivered to your inbox weekday afternoons.

No..what it really means is..they were looking for a second pension and couldn't get it.

Further evidence that Chicago really doesn’t need 50 aldermen?

good lord, really gotta rack my brain to figure out why he lost

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