Megan-Ellyia Green

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Alderwoman Megan Green, D-15th Ward, has done a lot of campaigning over the last 29 months.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Between October 2014 and April 2017, Green ran in three elections to secure a full term representing the ward, which covers parts of the Tower Grove South and Tower Grove East neighborhoods. Pretty soon after that last election, she set her sights on higher office. In the race for president, her main opponents are incumbent</span> <a href= "https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/politically-speaking-reed-his-bid-another-term-board-aldermen-president"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Lewis Reed</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and State Sen.</span> <a href= "https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/politically-speaking-nasheed-her-decision-run-citywide-office"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Jamilah Nasheed</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, D-St. Louis. (You can find</span> <a href= "https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/politically-speaking-reed-his-bid-another-term-board-aldermen-president"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Reed’s episode</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">of Politically Speaking here, and</span> <a href= "https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/politically-speaking-nasheed-her-decision-run-citywide-office"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Nasheed’s episode</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">here.)</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I’m running for president of the Board of Aldermen basically because I feel like the status quo in our city is not working, and our city in order to move forward desperately needs some different leadership at the top of the board,” Green said.</span></p>