Michael D. Rodriguez

Alderperson, Ward 22, Chicago City Council

Raised ICE and immigration enforcement at five meetings.

6 of 19transcribed meetings with their voice identified

1.4min a meeting at the City Council, at least

20questions at the Committee on Finance

19 of 20present at roll calls, from the clerk

Chairs the Committee on Workforce Development; sits on 7 more committees

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Next City Council meeting: Mon, Nov 2, 10:00 am · Agenda

Three clips, newest first

Officials only. Public speakers are counted, never named.

Issues Rodriguez raised, by number of meetings

ICE and immigration enforcement5 meetings

We count who raised an issue, not which side they took.

Every roll call, and Rodriguez’s other bodies

Present at 19 of 20 roll calls at the City Council

From the clerk’s own record. We don’t compare members on it.

PresentAbsentOldest first, 1 square per roll call

Absent 1. Nov 14, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026. The clerk’s record covers 20 of the 22 meetings we hold, through Oct 14, 2026.

Official roll call, from the clerk →

Committee on Finance: 1.3 min of speech a meeting, range 0.6–2.7. In the same range as 27 other members.
Committee on Transportation and Public Way: 1.0 min of speech a meeting, range 0.4–2.2. In the same range as nine other members.
Committee on Budget and Government Operations: 0.3 min of speech a meeting, range 0.0–1.3. In the same range as 27 other members.
Committee on Workforce Development: talk time not compared. Presides over its meetings, so isn’t compared with the members.
Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights: talk time not compared. Seated for only 5 meetings in 12 months.
Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation: talk time not compared. Seated for only 3 meetings in 12 months.
Committee on Workforce Development: Subcommittee on Youth Employment: talk time not compared. Seated for only 1 meeting in 12 months.
Committee on Aviation: talk time not compared. Seated for only 2 meetings in 12 months.
Committee on Workforce Development: present at 5 of 5 roll calls. Official roll call, from the clerk
Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights: present at 5 of 6 roll calls. Official roll call, from the clerk
Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation: present at 2 of 2 roll calls. Official roll call, from the clerk

What they talk about

Commendations, ceremonies and memorials took 27% of Rodriguez’s speech with a checked topic

By the topic two AI readers agree on for each stretch of their talk, at the City Council and its committees. 75 of 123 minutes of their speech have a checked topic. How much they talk about it, not which side they take.

Commendations, ceremonies and memorials27%

Development and land use3.8%

Housing and tenants2.4%

Parks and recreation1.9%

Arts, culture and libraries0.4%

Questions

Rodriguez asked 20 questions at the eight Committee on Finance meetings where we identified them

At least this many: direct questions only.

Of Rodriguez’s 4 questions to city departments at the Committee on Finance, 3 went to city attorney / law department.

Who they question: 9 questions to a department, 3 bodies · Oct 24, 2025 – Oct 9, 2026.

Committee on Finance4 questions to city departments

Committee on Finance: questions by department
Department	Share	Questions
City attorney / law department		3
Housing		1

Committee on Transportation and Public Way3 questions to city departments

Committee on Transportation and Public Way: questions by department
Department	Share	Questions
City attorney / law department		2
Police		1

Committee on Budget and Government Operations2 questions to city departments

Committee on Budget and Government Operations: questions by department
Department	Share	Questions
Budget, finance and controller		1
Police		1

Meetings

Every meeting where we identified Rodriguez’s voice

31, newest first. The date opens the meeting; the time plays the video at Rodriguez’s first remark.

Oct 7, 2026Committee on Workforce Development5.0 min6:34
Oct 5, 2026Committee on Finance0.4 min2:15:57
Sep 24, 2026Committee on Finance4.2 min1:56:35
Sep 23, 2026City Council4.9 min2:04:01
Sep 22, 2026Committee on Finance3.6 min1:27:34
Sep 17, 2026Committee on Workforce Development5.5 min19:22
Jul 13, 2026Committee on Finance2.9 min3:30:05
Jul 7, 2026Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation1.5 min1:04:57
Jun 24, 2026Committee on Workforce Development8.6 min21:12
Jun 24, 2026Committee on Workforce Development: Subcommittee on Youth Employment4.1 min1:46:30

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Jun 11, 2026Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights6.6 min1:31:24
Jun 10, 2026Committee on Transportation and Public Way4.5 min50:51
May 20, 2026City Council10.5 min1:12:15
May 13, 2026Committee on Transportation and Public Way3.2 min59:13
May 12, 2026Committee on Workforce Development7.9 min1:56
Apr 15, 2026City Council6.0 min1:12:27
Apr 14, 2026Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights4.7 min1:00:13
Apr 13, 2026Committee on Workforce Development7.1 min7:06
Apr 9, 2026Committee on Special Events, Cultural Affairs and Recreation1.7 min54:14
Apr 8, 2026Committee on Transportation and Public Way2.2 min53:45
Mar 18, 2026City Council3.6 min42:25
Mar 13, 2026Committee on Transportation and Public Way2.1 min44:33
Jan 20, 2026Committee on Aviation0.7 min14:28
Jan 14, 2026Committee on Finance2.3 min1:50:50
Dec 29, 2025City Council0.1 min1:25:53
Dec 17, 2025Committee on Budget and Government Operations0.4 min3:10:08
Dec 16, 2025Committee on Finance3.7 min2:15:44
Dec 4, 2025Committee on Finance1.8 min2:46:41
Dec 2, 2025Committee on Finance5.1 min31:28
Nov 14, 2025City Council2.3 min57:45
Nov 5, 2025Committee on Budget and Government Operations6.7 min5:43:38

How we identify who is speaking · blind check, pooled across five cities: of 410 council lines drawn, 352 right, 0 wrong, 1 unclear, 57 couldn’t be judged

We identified Rodriguez’s voice at 31 meetings across nine bodies. A meeting missing here means we couldn’t attribute the voice, not that Rodriguez was absent. Claude and Gemini each read every transcript with that day’s roster. A voice gets Michael D. Rodriguez’s name only when both agree and a code check finds the name said on, or just before, their turn. Voices our transcripts merge with someone else’s are never attributed, so every count here undercounts what Rodriguez said. For councils and their committees, of 410 lines drawn, 352 were right, 0 wrong and 1 unclear, and the checkers couldn’t judge 57. We have since removed the voices behind 110 of those lines (0 wrong, 1 unclear, the rest we had already held for other reasons). Of the 300 lines we still publish, the checkers could judge 268: all 268 right (90% lower bound 0.99). They couldn’t judge the other 32. The check is one sample pooled across the five cities, not of Rodriguez or of Chicago alone.