What is Sophia King?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Sophia King |image = Alderman Sophia King (cropped).jpg |caption = |office = Member of the [[Chicago City Council]]<br>from the [[4th ward, Chicago|4th ward]] |term_start = April 13, 2016 |term_end = |predecessor = [[William D. Burns]] |successor = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|11|8}} |birth_place = [[Colorado]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse = Alan King |education = [[University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}}<br>[[Northwestern University]] {{small|([[Master of Education|MEd]])}} }} '''Sophia D. King''' (born February 14, 1966)<ref name=APPT1>{{cite web |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-4th-ward-chicago-alderman-obama-met-0413-20160412-story.html|title=Emanuel's 4th Ward alderman pick is friends with Obamas |author=Dardick, Hal |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=2015-04-08 |access-date=2016-03-20}}</ref> is an [[Americans|American]] [[politician]]. In 2016, she became a member of [[Chicago City Council]]. She is a member and chair of the City Council's [[Chicago City Council Progressive Reform Caucus|Progressive Reform Caucus]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Kapos|first1=Shia|last2=Carrasco|first2=Maria|date=2020-06-12|title=PASS THE POPCORN! — PROGRESSIVES PICK ALD. KING — ANALYZING PRITZKER'S HIRES|url=https://politi.co/3hnwdhy|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-12|website=POLITICO|language=en}}</ref> In August 2022, King announced she would be running for [[Mayor of Chicago]] in the [[2023 Chicago mayoral election|2023 election]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-08-10|title=Alderman Sophia King announces run for Chicago mayor|url=https://abc7chicago.com/alderman-sophia-king-chicago-mayoral-election-mayor-lori-lightfoot-candidates/12114410/|access-date=2022-08-10|website=ABC 7|language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:King, Sophia}} [[Category:1966 births]] [[Category:Living people]]