Milwaukee Common Council elects Ashanti Hamilton as president

[Nelson]

The Milwaukee Common Council has unanimously voted for Ald. Ashanti Hamilton to serve as the Common Council President for its 2016-20 term.

The vote happened this morning during the Council's Charter Meeting in the third floor Council Chamber at Historic City Hall.

Ald. Milele A. Coggs initially shared the news on Monday of the Council's majority decision to support a new direction in leadership. In her statement, Ald. Coggs said she was proud to support Ald. Hamilton for Council President.

President Hamilton is a native of Milwaukee who grew up on the North Side and attended Riverside High School. After high school, he attended Marquette University, and while there he joined several organizations, including Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. He received his B.A. degree in English and became a teacher, and later earned his Juris Doctor degree from Thurgood Marshall Law School at Texas Southern University.

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