Jamaal Bowman of New York and the National Nurses Organizing Committee. Jesse Jackson, Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyers-Ervin, Democratic U.S.
Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, continues to roll out a list of backers that includes The Rev. Speaking of endorsements, Brandon Johnson, having recently reeled in the support of U.S.
But you can bet either Vallas or Johnson would be thrilled to receive the outgoing mayor’s support and efforts, even if campaigning for her replacement is a little awkward. Lightfoot remains an endorsement holdout and it’s getting late in the campaign. This fight to win over Black voters will remain one of the key battlegrounds through April 4 - and whoever gets Lightfoot’s backing would almost certainly get an edge. Unsurprisingly, at least five of Sunday's stops were in Black-majority wards Mayor Lori Lightfoot won in the first round of voting - Vallas in the 18th Johnson in the 3rd, 28th and 37th and both candidates at the United Power event in the 24th Ward. Meanwhile, businessman Willie Wilson, who already endorsed Paul Vallas, led a group of Black clergy in showing support for the former Chicago Public Schools CEO at an afternoon church event in the Gresham neighborhood.Īnd both candidates made appearances Sunday afternoon at a meeting of United Power, a church-based nonprofit, at the Harmony Community Church in the Lawndale neighborhood. Brandon Johnson’s Sunday morning schedule had him sprinting between several churches, mostly on the West Side, in just a few hours.
0 kommentar(er)
