What is Roderick Sawyer?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Roderick Sawyer |image = Roderick Sawyer (1) (cropped).png |office = Member of the [[Chicago City Council]]<br>from the 6th ward |term_start = May 16, 2011 |term_end = |predecessor = [[Freddrenna Lyle]] |successor = |birth_name = Roderick Terrance Sawyer |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|4|12}} |birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse = {{marriage|Cheryll Aikens|1993}} |children = 2 |education = [[DePaul University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[Illinois Institute of Technology]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) }} '''Roderick Terrance Sawyer''' (born April 12, 1963) is an American politician. In 2011, he became a member of the [[Chicago City Council]]. He is the son for former [[Mayor of Chicago|Mayor]] [[Eugene Sawyer]]. In June 2022, Sawyer announced his candidacy for mayor in the [[2023 Chicago mayoral election|2023 election]], challenging incumbent Mayor [[Lori Lightfoot]].<ref name=abc>{{cite news |last1=Schulte |first1=Sarah |title=Alderman Roderick Sawyer joins growing field for candidates for mayor of Chicago |url=https://abc7chicago.com/alderman-roderick-sawyer-chicago-mayoral-election-mayor-lori-lightfoot-candidates/11918413/ |access-date=September 14, 2022 |publisher=ABC 7 Chicago |date=June 2, 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sawyer, Roderick}} [[Category:1963 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:DePaul University alumni]] [[Category:Chicago City Council members]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] {{US-bio-stub}}