The 29th Ward at Davis Street School was up and ready by 5:55 a.m. for the first time in at least 30 years After the primary, the mayor may have had a few words with them. At that time, he was forced to waste 20 precious minutes to allow them unalloted time for organization. The monitors were convinced their presence at the old machines made for a historic photo op!
MaryEllen Minninberg and Darrell Brooks, ward co-chairs with Sergio Rodriguez, ward alderman; Rodriguez’s wife, Randy, was a salaried checker, her traditional role.