The Service Employees International Union Local 73 endorsed Brandon Johnson in the Chicago mayor’s race on Wednesday, joining the Chicago Teachers Union in backing his bid to deny Mayor Lori Lightfoot a second term.
Brandon Johnson speaks after receiving the backing of SEIU Local 73 in his bid for mayor on Nov. 9, 2022.
Johnson, a paid organizer for the teachers’ union who was re-elected to the Cook County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, said he was “honored and humbled” to have SEIU Local 73’s endorsement. Lightfoot has long predicted that the Chicago Teachers Union would field a progressive candidate in 2023 in an attempt to unseat her — and has said she is ready to defend her handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, rooting out corruption at City Hall, fighting crime and boosting public investment on the South and West sides.
As a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, Johnson is best known for authoring a measure that sought to prevent landlords from refusing to rent housing to people with certain criminal records. Johnson said the measure was designed to help county residents returning from jail or prison rebuild their lives.
Progressive groups in Chicago have been working for 10 months to lay the groundwork to defeat Lightfoot by uniting behind a single candidate. Those groups endorsed Johnson, but that effort has been complicated by García’s public consideration of another bid for Chicago mayor.
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