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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Fran Spielman

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders endorses Johnson in April 4 mayoral runoff

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., takes selfies with supporters after speaking at a rally at the Chicago Teachers Union headquarters when he was running for U.S. president in September 2019. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

Mayoral challenger Paul Vallas continued to consolidate establishment Democratic support Thursday, while Brandon Johnson attracted another progressive political icon.

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.,  joined Senate colleague Elizabeth Warren in endorsing Johnson in the April 4 mayoral runoff, calling the Cook County commissioner and Chicago Teachers Union organizer a “champion for working families in Chicago.”

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