Chicago: Breaking Vallas’ Way: Two positive occurrences happened yesterday for Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas, now just one week away from runoff election day. First, Emerson College released their new survey conducted for the WGN Television in Chicago and The Hill newspaper in Washington, DC. The study (3/23-25; 1,000 Chicago likely voters; multiple sampling techniques) posts Mr. Vallas to a 46-41% lead over Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson. The polls have seesawed throughout the runoff period.
Secondly, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday announced his public support of Mr. Vallas, thus bringing him more key Illinois Democratic establishment support. The election is scheduled for April 4th. Houston: Rep. Jackson Lee (D) to Run for Mayor: As has been anticipated for several months, Texas US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Houston) announced yesterday that she will enter the 2023 open Houston Mayor’s race. The Congresswoman will not have to risk her US House seat to run for the post, but must resign if elected. If this occurs, a special election will then be scheduled to fill the unexpired portion of the congressional term. Already, a field of eleven individuals have announced their mayoral candidacies even though candidate filing doesn’t conclude until August 21st. The major candidates, in addition to Rep. Jackson Lee who was first elected to Congress in 1994, include state Senator John Whitmire (D-Houston), former city Councilwoman and ex-US Senate candidate Amanda Edwards, Houston Metro Board member and ex-Texas Democratic Party Vice Chairman Chris Hollins, and attorney Lee Kaplan. Incumbent Mayor Sylvester Turner is ineligible to seek a third term. Comments are closed.
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