It’s been 40 days since Jenn Carrillo was forced to give up their council seat. Carrillo was the only renter on the Bloomington City Council and represented Ward 6 which includes the West Side and half of downtown. Carrillo’s landlord sold the house they were a tenant of, despite their desires to continue living there. This forced Carrillo to move, and, according to them, they were unable to find housing that was within the 6th ward. According to City rules, a city council member must relinquish their seat if they begin living in another ward, even though they were elected during a time when they did live in the ward.
