Johnson campaigned to Lightfoot's left and his victory has been hailed as a major win for progressives. Here are some major proposals he has made for Chicago:
The election was an upset. Vallas was backed by the Democratic establishment, including Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Chicago's largest police union, and major business groups. Johnson was supported by a progressive coalition including the Chicago Teachers Union, democratic-socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and national and local left-wing activists.became the first Chicago mayor in 40 years to lose her bid for re-election when she finished third in the February general election.
"As far as my vision for public safety, I’m not going to defund the police," Johnson told Block Club Chicago in an interview last month. "But what I am committed to doing is to make sure that we are actually investing in a smart way."Brandon Johnson was the first Chicagoan to unseat an incumbent mayor in 40 years with his win on Tuesday night. Political analyst Tom Serafin cites the citys progressive shift as one of Johnsons sources of victory.
The mayor-elect has pledged not to raise property taxes on families. However, he has proposed new taxes on financial transactions and real estate, and he floated a new "city surcharge" for Metra, the commuter rail system that transports suburbanites to work downtown, before reversing after fierce backlash.
Among his proposals is to work with Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Democratic-controlled state legislature to pass legislation that would "allow all parents and taxpayers to vote in school board elections, regardless of citizenship status," the Chicago Sun-Times reported. He also wants to create a "Non-Citizen Advisory Board" for the Chicago Board of Education.With a majority of votes reported Tuesday night, Brandon Johnson came out on top with 51.
Max Bever from the Chicago Board of Elections releases the numbers from yesterdays voter turnout and compares them to previous years. "There is no middle ground on abortion," Johnson's website states. "There is no middle ground on reproductive health care. Individuals should always have the right to control what happens to their own bodies – not the government."Johnson released a detailed LGBTQ rights plan promising to combat "anti-LGBTQ legislation and hate crimes sweeping the nation," and to make Chicago a "regional hub for LGBTQ community and culture.
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