CHICAGO – Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson today was endorsed for mayor of Chicago by 3rd Ward Alderman Pat Dowell. Ald. Dowell, chair of the Chicago City Council Budget Committee, is the sixth member of the Council to endorse Commissioner Johnson.
“Alderman Dowell has been a steady, compassionate and competent public servant for nearly three decades, and an exemplary model of leadership for myself and countless others,” Commissioner Johnson said. “She loves the people of the 3rd Ward, and her vision for the city of Chicago is consistent with the desires of working people and working families.
“This is the vision I will bring to the office of mayor of the city of Chicago, and I am tremendously honored and humbled to have her support.”
The endorsement builds on the growing momentum of Commissioner Johnson’s campaign, and adds to the powerful coalition that he is building across the city. Johnson has been endorsed by unions, community organizations and elected leaders throughout Chicago, including U.S. Reps Delia Ramirez and Jonathan Jackson; Illinois state representatives Mary Flowers, Lilian Jimenez, Lakesia Collins and Will Guzzardi; Cook County commissioners Bill Lowry, Stanley Moore, Anthony Quezada and Josina Morita; Alderpeople Daniel LaSpata, Jeanette Taylor, Byron Sigcho-Lopez, Rossana Rodríguez-Sanchez and Carlos Ramirez-Rosa; the American Federation of Teachers, Illinois Federation of Teachers, Chicago Teachers Union, SEIU Local 73, SEIU Healthcare, Cook County College Teachers Union and AFT Local 943; and United Working Families, People United for Action, United Northwest Side, ONE People’s Campaign, 11th Ward IPO, 25th Ward IPO, 30th United Chicago, 33rd Ward Working Families, 39th Ward Neighbors United, United Neighbors of the 35th ward, 48th Ward Neighbors for Justice, Better Streets Chicago Action Fund and more.
