CJ
Cavalier Johnson
Mayor2021-12-22 to 2028-04-01 (took office December 22, 2021 per Wikipedia infobox; month-level end: April 2028, four-year term cycle matching aldermanic Legistar OfficeRecord end 2028-04-17; mayoral end inferred from the April 2024 election cycle)
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 2
- Total speaking time
- 11:59
- Avg per meeting
- 6:00
- Segments
- 116
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Top issues during term (3)(Housing)
critical↓May 2026[12]
Rent collections and unit turnover
Long-vacant units lose federal subsidy, and HACM spends about $100,000 a year maintaining vacant lots it owns.
medium↓Sep 2026[6]
Resident Advisory Board representation and budget
high↓Sep 2026[5]
2027 PHA Annual Plan submission to HUD
It sets out the agency's estimated resources for the year, but no new tax impact for residents.
Decisions during term (6)
Recorded while Johnson was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
approved5-0Oct 29, 2026
Amendment 21 — Innovative housing in TID decisions
approved14-0-1Sep 22, 2026
Appointment of Ayanna Ellzey to the Housing Authority (File 260679)
approved5-0Sep 15, 2026
Appointment of Ayanna Ellzey to the Housing Authority
approved7-0Aug 19, 2026
R13795 — HUD Repayment Agreement for $2.9 Million in Disallowed Housing Assistance Payments
approved7-0Aug 3, 2026
260382 Resolution relating to a Certificate of Appropriateness for changing the design of a previously approved replacement jump porch at 1017-1019 E. Brady Street, in the Brady Street Historic District, for Roots Housing.
tabled5-0Jul 28, 2026