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Alderman Richard Mell




 
 
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Richard Mell has been Alderman for the 33rd Ward for 33 years. In 1968 he served as a driver for Sen. Ed Muskie, the presumptive Vice Presidential nominee. He recalls being with the Senator and his family in the Conrad Hilton when the violence broke out.
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