What started out as a hotly-contested race between nine candidates to unseat Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is now down to two, as former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas and Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson will battle it out in a head-to-head race on April 4.
Vallas unveiled an extensive public safety platform in December, calling for the firing of Police Supt. David Brown and for an expanded push to fill the more than 1,600 vacancies that currently exist within the Chicago Police Department.
Vallas also said he will aim to expand access to educational opportunities for the children of the city, saying that public safety is impossible without first emphasizing education. He also received the endorsement of the Chicago chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police, which again invited criticism primarily due to opposition to the group’s President John Catanzara.
Born in Elgin, Johnson also served as an organizer with the Chicago Teachers Union and helped organize the union’s strike in 2012, according to his campaign biography. Brandon Johnson speaks after Mayor Lightfoot concedes in a close battle for the second spot in a runoff election. He also called for investments in mental health services and other policies that would “de-escalate conflict and reduce violence,” and said that CPD will need to step up efforts to comply with federal consent decrees.
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Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson head to Chicago mayoral runoffLori Lightfoot will be a one-term mayor after failing to advance to Chicago's mayoral runoff election. She is the first Black woman and first openly gay person to serve as Chicago's mayor. From WBEZ:
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