CHICAGO — U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” García endorsed Brandon Johnson for Chicago mayor Friday, giving the Cook County commissioner a potential boost in the April 4 election.
The endorsement follows a disappointing mayoral campaign for García, who entered the race as a frontrunner but staggered to a fourth-place finish in the first round of voting Feb. 28.
As a candidate, García often spoke of replicating the 1983 multiracial coalition that ushered Harold Washington into the mayor’s office. Instead, Johnson leapfrogged Mayor Lori Lightfoot to face off against former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas in the runoff.
