'Tonight, we have shown the world the power of hope, the strength of organizing, and the might of our collective voice,' said Brandon4Chicago.
with close ties to former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, the bulk of Johnson's support came from unions such as the American Federation of Teachers and the Chicago Teachers Union .Stacy Davis Gates, president of the CTU, said in a"Chicago has said yes to hope; yes to investment in people; yes to housing the unhoused, and yes to supporting young people with fully-funded schools," said Gates."It is a new day in our city.
AFT President Randi Weingarten called Johnson's win"a transformational moment" that"sends a message that efforts to exploit anxiety will not work in the face of a multiracial, multiethnic, multigenerational working-class movement standing together as one." Johnson's upset win Tuesday capped off a remarkable rise for a progressive lawmaker who was polling at just over 3% in December. At that time, according tothe CTU's endorsement of Johnson, saying:"Brandon Johnson isn't going to be the mayor of this city.""They said this would never happen," he told a crowd of supporters."If they didn't know, now they know.
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