Nate walking with Hugh on a tree-lined West Side street

Platform

Aldermen and women wield a tremendous amount of power - power to close the gaps that exist in our communities. These are the four commitments at the center of my campaign.

This platform reflects my research, my time living on the West Side, and the conversations I've had so far with community leaders and neighbors. Starting in August, I'll be conducting a listening tour across every neighborhood in the 27th Ward, and this platform will be updated to reflect what I hear. Strong local government starts with listening, and I intend to earn the right to lead by doing that first.

Everyday Constituent Services That Actually Work

Most people's experience of government is a request that goes unanswered or a meeting they never heard about. The ward office has to prove every day that local government can work, starting with the 27th Ward Block Standard: one consistent standard of city service for every block, every resident, every neighborhood.

Safer Neighborhoods Through Policing and Prevention

Cities only work when people feel safe. Since my wife and I bought our home on the 2300 block of West Warren, we've experienced this firsthand. It takes both better policing and real prevention, and right now we're falling short on both.

Development That Delivers For Everyone

The 27th Ward is in the middle of one of the biggest development booms in Chicago. But ride the Madison bus across this ward and you'll pass neighborhoods still waiting for any of it to show up on their block. Growth isn't the problem. Who benefits from it is.

Real Opportunity for Our Young People

Chicago's response to young people is always the same: shut it down with curfews and restrictions. Some of our kids grow up a short bus ride from world-class institutions with no real pathway into any of it. Not because they aren't capable. Because nobody built the bridge.