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Apr 5, 2023 · CHICAGO (AP) — Brandon Johnson, a union organizer and former teacher, was elected as Chicago’s next mayor Tuesday in a major victory for the Democratic Party’s progressive wing as the heavily blue city grapples with high crime and financial challenges.
- SARA BURNETT
- sburnett@ap.org
Apr 5, 2023 · Brandon Johnson will be the next mayor of Chicago, NBC News projected Tuesday, marking a stunning turn for a staunch progressive and former teacher whose campaign leaned into messages of racial...
- Natasha Korecki
- 2 min
- Senior National Politics Reporter
Apr 5, 2023 · C hicago has elected Brandon Johnson as the city’s 57th mayor as residents sought new leadership amid frustrations about crime, housing, and other quality of life concerns.
The 2023 Chicago mayoral election was held on February 28, 2023, to elect the mayor of Chicago, Illinois. With no candidate receiving a majority of votes in the initial round of the election, a runoff election was held on April 4.
Apr 5, 2023 · Former union organiser Brandon Johnson has been elected as Chicago's next mayor in a victory widely seen as a boost for progressive Democrats. Mr Johnson, 47, won the hotly contested race...
Apr 5, 2023 · Johnson, 47, will succeed Lori Lightfoot, the first Black woman and first openly gay person to be the city's mayor. Lightfoot became the first Chicago mayor in 40 years to lose her reelection...
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Apr 24, 2023 · Brandon Johnson’s win as next Chicago mayor opens up his Cook County Board seat, for which he just won reelection in November. Lori Lightfoot’s legacy: A combative mayor who led Chicago ...
