Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson and former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas will launch their first television ads this week as they attempt to unseat Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
By coming out with TV spots nearly two months ahead of the Feb. 28 election, the two candidates are attempting to define themselves for voters before their rivals can.Vallas, who unsuccessfully ran for mayor in 2019, is launching two TV ads. One, titled “Out of Control,” focuses on high crime and criticizes Lightfoot for “combative leadership.” In the ad, Vallas vows to hold police leaders accountable and open schools after hours to give children safe alternatives to gangs and violence.
The other ad also highlights crime but notes that he is a lifelong Democrat who worked with the Daley administration as City Hall budget director. He also highlights his work with the Fraternal Order of Police in recent years to help broker a deal between the controversial union and Lightfoot. Johnson’s ad, titled “Better,” is critically important for his campaign as he competes with bigger-name candidates like Lightfoot and U.S. Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García. The ad features a series of clips of Johnson interspersed with city shots as a narrator declares, “Brandon Johnson has a plan to make Chicago safer, grow Chicago businesses and create jobs” and “Brandon’s plan will improve public schools for all of our kids.
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