Alderwoman Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez is a mother and resident of the Albany Park neighborhood. Prior to taking office in 2019, she worked as a youth educator and was involved in community groups as an activist and organizer.

Her priorities as alderwoman include protecting neighborhood affordability, supporting our ward’s immigrant population, young people, and diverse communities, investing in our neighborhood schools, organizing our neighbors to care for and protect each other and creating more democratic processes so that ward residents are involved in the decisions that impact their lives. 

Originally from Puerto Rico, Alderwoman Rodriguez-Sanchez has been a lifelong advocate for public education, labor rights, and the wellbeing of youth and families. Her career as an educator includes eight years as a director and mentor in a nationally acclaimed youth theater company in Albany Park, where she guided high school students to fulfill their artistic and academic potential.  She is the first Latinx Alderman to represent the 33rd Ward. 

She was appointed as Chair of City Council’s Committee on Health and Human Relations in 2023 and is a member of the Committees on Budget and Government Operations, Committees and Rules,  Education and Child Development, Environmental Protection and Energy, Finance, Housing and Real Estate, and Immigrant and Refugee Rights for the 2023 – 2027 term. 

She was elected Chair of the Chicago City Council Latino Caucus between 2023-2025, and serves as a member of the board of the Chicago Latino Caucus Foundation. She is a member of the Chicago City Council Progressive Caucus, the Chicago City Council LGBTQ+ Caucus, and the Chicago City Council Democratic Socialist Caucus.