A “deep love and passion for Chicago” are beckoning Rep. Jesús 'Chuy' García back to the city where he hopes voters will reciprocate and put him atop a crowded mayoral race dominated by residents’ fatigue with crime.
, is not endorsing a candidate. But Cesar Nuñez, a co-executive director of the group, acknowledged García's familiarity in the community as a plus.
But almost a quarter of white voters support Vallas, who has pushed a law-and-order message and is backed by the Fraternal Order of Police. The endorsement has opened him toBlack voters have divided their support among the seven Black candidates, and Lightfoot has the largest share, at 22%. The poll found Vallas with 13% of Black voters, compared to García’s 5%.
Latinos tend to have the lowest voter turnout in Chicago, said Roberto Valdez Jr., the Midwest policy director of the Hispanic Federation, which just opened an office in Chicago. Rocío García, the organizing director of United Working Families, said Chuy García, to whom she is not related, was a household name in her family’s home in Little Village. She respects him and supported him in 2015.
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