Millionaire businessman Willie Wilson said Tuesday he will announce April 11 whether to reprise his 2019 mayoral campaign against Lori Lightfoot, but insisted his $1.2 million gas giveaway was not a vote-buying prelude to it.
“I would have made my rounds with my town hall meetings — quickly. And I would have gotten the opinion of the people. I would have made sure that we communicated with the people closely and we made the decision together — not just by myself. I would have gotten my direction and marching orders from the citizens.”
Wilson’s endorsement of Lightfoot sent a signal to his older, church-based constituency that, as he put it, “contracts and jobs and schools” were more important than their concerns about Lightfoot being a lesbian. If prices at the pump keep rising, Wilson said he is prepared to spend “no less then” $1 million on a third gas giveaway.
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