Dueling endorsements from veteran African-American politicians dominated the race for mayor of Chicago on Monday.
Davis’ endorsement helped Lightfoot sweep Chicago’s Black wards, including Davis’ home 29th Ward on the West Side. But it couldn’t spare Lightfoot from a humiliating defeat that makes her just the third elected mayor since Prohibition to be denied a second term.
"Brandon Johnson has the talent, the skill, the ability to group around him all of the experts that he will need in every area. … What I really like the most is that Brandon Johnson will involve the citizens of Chicago in making decisions about what our city should be. It won’t just be the aldermen. It will be the aldermen and the people all working together on one accord.
FOX 32 Political Editor Mike Flannery lays out the differences between Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson as both advance to the April 4 runoff election. Sawyer joins retired Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White and White’s political protégé, Ald. Walter Burnett , in the Vallas camp. "I’m not a big fan of the tax plan. I’m not engaged about the head tax. I just don’t think that will bring our city forward. It will actually take us back. Those are a lot of the things that we fought against when I first got into office. It would be the antithesis of stuff that I would advocate for," Sawyer said.Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas lays out the priorities of his mayoral campaign and explains why Chicagoans should vote for him in the upcoming election.
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