U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia will make a second run for Chicago mayor, posing potentially the biggest challenge yet for Mayor Lori Lightfoot as she seeks a second term.
U.S. Rep. Chuy Garcia, pictured in 2021, officially entered the crowded mayor's race Thursday.
“From crime to unemployment to affordable housing, there is so much uncertainty ahead ... many live in fear of losing their homes, losing their livelihood, losing their loved ones,” he said.Citing his decades-long ties to Little Village, he said he wants a “Chicago for everyone, the same city that welcomed me as a 9-year-old immigrant.”
García enters the race with high name recognition and a long record as a progressive, but he will need to expand his support beyond his traditional allies as some of the unions who supported his bid against Emanuel are backing Cook County commissioner Brandon Johnson. With Washington’s help, García won election as 22nd Ward Democratic committeeman in 1984. He was elected alderman in a special election in 1986, which he held until running for a state senate seat in 1992. He was re-elected but lost a bid for a third term after being targeted for defeat by the Hispanic Democratic Organization, a political group allied with Daley.
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