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Chuy Garcia endorses former rival Brandon Johnson as new poll shows tight race for mayor of Chicago [1]
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Date: 2023-03-17
Rep. Chuy Garcia (left) with Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson
Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson on Friday picked up the backing of Rep. Chuy Garcia, a fellow progressive who took fourth place in last month’s nonpartisan primary ahead of the April 4 general election for mayor of Chicago. Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas, meanwhile, got a notable endorsement of his own from the Chicago Laborers’ District Council, which the Chicago Tribune says has been “generous with financial support for their favored candidates.”
Garcia, who is one of Chicago’s most prominent Latino politicians, performed well in several predominantly Latino neighborhoods even as he was only taking 14% citywide, and Johnson is hoping that the congressman will help him make key inroads in these communities. The Chicago Sun-Times, though, notes that Vallas did “surprisingly well among Hispanics” in the first round and won some majority Latino wards.
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