Progressive Brandon Johnson wins Chicago mayoral election
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Johnson, who was endorsed by the Chicago Teachers Union, won a close race over former Chicago schools CEO Paul Vallas, who was backed by the police union.
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Brandon Johnson, who campaigned on his background as a public school teacher, union organizer and Cook County commissioner, will become Chicago's next mayor after winning Tuesday in the city's runoff election.
Former teacher and union organizer Brandon Johnson has been elected Chicago mayor. Tuesday's win is a major victory for the party’s progressive wing as the nation’s third-largest city grapples with
Johnson, who was endorsed by the Chicago Teachers Union, won a close race over former Chicago schools CEO Paul Vallas, who was backed by the police union.
Chicago mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson has triumphed over former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas in the city’s runoff election, the Associated Press is projecting.
Co County Commissioner Brandon Johnson was elected Chicago’s next mayor Tuesday night, multiple outlets reported, defeating former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas in a runoff race […]
Brandon Johnson, a union organizer and former teacher, was elected Chicago mayor on Tuesday, a major victory for the Democratic party’s progressive wing.
Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson has been elected mayor of Chicago, edging out former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas to become the city’s 57th mayor.
In a largely liberal city, Chicago voters chose Brandon Johnson, a county commissioner and union organizer, over Paul Vallas, who took a hard line on crime.
Johnson, a former teacher and longtime Chicago Teachers Union organizer, was leading Vallas by a margin of 51.4% to 48.6%, a difference of about 16,000 votes, with about 99.6% of precincts reporting.
Brandon Johnson defeated Paul Vallas in the highly contentious 2023 Chicago mayoral runoff election, taking the mantle from incumbent Lori Lightfoot and bringing an end to the battle between Democrats in the city.
Chicago mayor-elect Brandon Johnson defeated moderate Democrat Paul Vallas, the former head of Chicago Public Schools, in an upset victory in Tuesday's mayoral election.
Brandon Johnson defeated Paul Vallas in Tuesday’s election to become the next mayor of Chicago, a stunning rebuke of the political establishment by the unapologetically progressive Cook County commissioner whose campaign themes of racial justice and uplifting the working class caught fire.
CHICAGO — 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-leaning city grapples with high crime and financial challenges.
The contest surfaced longstanding tensions among Democrats, with Johnson and his supporters blasting opponent Paul Vallas as too conservative. Among the biggest disputes between Johnson and Vallas was how to address crime.
Brandon Johnson will be Chicago's new mayor after voters selected him over centrist Paul Vallas on Tuesday, ushering in a wave of progressive policies for the city that he says will be for "all the people."
