U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, D-Ill., questioned Friday whether Brandon Johnson can represent the interests of Chicago taxpayers when his mayoral campaign is bankrolled by the Chicago Teachers Union and he is a paid CTU organizer who helped marshal support for two strikes and two job actions since 2012.
“Will Brandon, if he’s elected mayor, be able to say that he is impartial? That he is fair? That, in negotiations with the union, that he’ll make the best decision for children and taxpayers as issues in education, in the Chicago public school system as other bargaining units come to the table to negotiate? That a really tough situation to be in and he’ll have to grapple with that,” Garcia told the Chicago Sun-Times, referring to the teachers contract that expires next year.
