What is Raymond Lopez?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Raymond Lopez |image = Raymond Lopez.jpg |office = Member of the [[Chicago City Council]]<br>from the 15th ward |term_start = May 18, 2015 |term_end = |predecessor = [[Toni Foulkes]] {{small|(Redistricted)}} |successor = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|5|26}} |birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |education = [[University of Illinois at Chicago|University of Illinois, Chicago]] }} '''Raymond Anthony Lopez''' (born May 26, 1978) is an American politician. He is a member of the [[Chicago City Council]] since 2015. He is a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. He is seen as a critic of [[Mayor of Chicago|Mayor]] [[Lori Lightfoot]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pratt |first1=Gregory |title=Friends call him ‘Showpez.’ Meet Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s top City Council critic: Ald. Raymond Lopez. |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-alderman-raymond-lopez-profile-20200102-ofsirjdq2vbhhctja2hxwpy3uq-story.html |publisher=Chicago Tribune |access-date=2 February 2020 |date=2 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kass |first1=John |title=Column: Is Ald. Raymond Lopez running against Mayor Lori Lightfoot in 2023? |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/john-kass/ct-chicago-police-schools-kass-20200618-aoyazlmcvzbrnihtezbgurhvsq-story.html |website=chicagotribune.com |publisher=Chicago Tribune |access-date=2 July 2020 |date=18 June 2020}}</ref> In April 2022, Lopez announced he would run for mayor in the [[2023 Chicago mayoral election|2023 election]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kapos |first=Shia |title=Raymond Lopez launches bid for Chicago mayor |url=https://politi.co/3KgiBmq |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=POLITICO |language=en}}</ref> No Chicago City Council member has ever been elected mayor, although two have been appointed to the office to fill vacancies.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-06 |title=Ray Lopez runn