Lightfoot opponents were quick to blast Lightfoot's attempt to recruit CPS student volunteers for her campaign.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot greets cheering supporters as she goes into the ballot office to file nominating petitions for her 2023 mayoral election on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022 in downtown Chicago.
Lightfoot’s campaign denied wrongdoing and characterized it as a typical learning opportunity offered by campaigns. But the team later released an amended statement saying they would stop contacting teachers.“Out of an abundance of caution, we will cease contact with CPS employees,” the statement added.
Lightfoot’s team later released another updated statement that added that all campaign staff members “have been reminded about the solid wall that must exist between campaign and official activities and that contacts with any city of Chicago, or other sister agency employees, including CPS employees, even through publicly available sources is off limits. Period.”
Further, CPS has ethics guidelines for employees posted online that state that “a political campaign should not be using the CPS email system to solicit volunteers and donations. Please report the behavior and forward the emails to the Ethics Advisor.” . “Chicago needs a leader who’s focused on fully funding our public schools —not someone blatantly abusing the power of her office.”“Looks like desperate times call for desperate measures,” García. “The Mayor should be more concerned about fully funding Chicago Public Schools than using them as a recruiting pipeline of free labor for her re-election campaign. This is deeply problematic.”
“Just when you think Chicago’s storied history of political patronage and machine corruption is breaking down, Lori Lightfoot proves she’s keeping it alive,” candidate and state Rep. Kambium “Kam” Buckner said in a statement that also called for an inspector general investigation and ethics board review. “Instead of recognizing the mistake, her campaign doubled down because Lori Lightfoot is incapable of recognizing right from wrong.
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