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Chuy García

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Chuy García
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 4th district
Assumed office
January 3, 2019
Preceded byLuis Gutiérrez
Member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
from the 7th district
In office
January 3, 2011 – November 30, 2018
Preceded byJoseph Mario Moreno
Succeeded byAlma Anaya
Member of the Illinois Senate
from the 1st district
In office
January 1, 1993 – January 1, 1999
Preceded byHoward W. Carroll
Succeeded byAntonio Munoz
Member of the Chicago City Council
from the 22nd ward
In office
March 25, 1986 – January 1, 1993
Preceded byFrank Stemberk
Succeeded byRicardo Muñoz
Personal details
Born (1956-04-12) April 12, 1956 (age 68)
Durango, Mexico
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Evelyn Garcia
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(m. 1980)​
Children3
EducationUniversity of Illinois, Chicago (BA, MUP)
WebsiteGovernment website

Jesús G. "Chuy" García (born April 12, 1956) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. He is the member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 4th district since January 3, 2019.[1] He is the first Mexican-American to be elected to the United States Congress from the Midwest.[2] He ran for Mayor of Chicago twice in 2015 and 2023. He is a progressive.[3]

Early life

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García was born in Mexico in the state of Durango. Garcia worked at the Legal Assistance Foundation from 1977 to 1980 as he worked towards a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago.[4]

Political career

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Garcia was elected to the Chicago City Council in 1986. He became the first Mexican-American member of the Illinois State Senate in 1992. In 2010, Garcia won election to the 7th district Cook County Board of Commissioners. After his election, Cook Country President Toni Preckwinkle appointed him as floor leader.[5][6] García is a progressive and a reformer. He supports Preckwinkle, and was a supporter of former Chicago Mayor Harold Washington.[7][8]

2015 Chicago mayoral candidacy

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See the main article: 2015 Chicago mayoral election

Garcia was a candidate for Mayor of Chicago in 2015.[5] He finished second in the 2015 mayoral election on February 24. This forced a runoff vote between him and the mayor at that time, Rahm Emanuel. He lost the run-off election with 44.28% of the votes.

U.S. House of Representatives elections (since 2019)

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On November 27, 2017, 6 days before the last day to file petitions to run for office, Congressman Luis Gutierrez pulled his petition for re-election in the 2018 race. This effectively ended his career in Congress.[9] The next day, Garcia said he wanted to run for Congress. During Gutierrez's press conference, he endorsed Garcia for the position.[10] The next day, Senator Bernie Sanders endorsed Garcia.[11]

He won the Democratic nomination in March 2018.[12] He then won the general election against Republican Mark Lorch in November 2018.

In February 2020, he announced his support for Bernie Sanders' second presidential candidacy.[13]

2023 Chicago mayoral candidacy

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See the main article: 2023 Chicago mayoral election

In November 2022, Garcia said he would run for mayor of Chicago again, in the 2023 election. He challenged the mayor at the time, Lori Lightfoot.[14] He lost in the first round of voting in February 2023, coming in fourth place.

References

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  1. ↑ "Jesus 'Chuy' Garcia wins IL District 4 House seat, replacing Luis Gutierrez". ABC News. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ "City Club of Chicago: Congressman Jesús 'Chuy' García". WGN Radio. Archived from the original on March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Rep. Jesús 'Chuy' García Announces Second Run For Chicago Mayor". Huff Post. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  4. ↑ Fremon, David (1988). Chicago Politics, Ward by Ward. Indiana University Press. pp. 146–151.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Cook County Commissioner Jesus Garcia joins mayor's race". WGNTV. October 28, 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Will Chicago Progressives Unite Behind Chuy Garcia, Rahm's 11th-Hour Challenger?". In These Times. November 12, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  7. ↑ Angela Caputo (February 19, 2010). "Jesus "Chuy" Garcia On Beating The Machine". Progress Illinois. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  8. ↑ Paul Merrion (December 20, 2010). "Can Garcia's run for mayor fire up independents?". Chicago Business. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
  9. ↑ Ahern, Mary Ann. "Gutierrez to Announce He Won't Seek Re-Election: Sources". NBC Chicago.
  10. ↑ Pathieu, Diane; Gallardo, Michelle; Horng, Eric (28 November 2017). "Rep. Luis Gutierrez not running for re-election, endorses Chuy Garcia". ABC7 Chicago.
  11. ↑ "Bernie Sanders endorses 'Chuy' Garcia's bid to succeed Rep. Gutierrez in Congress". Chicago Tribune. November 30, 2017. Archived from the original on November 30, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Illinois Primary Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  13. ↑ Doughton, Sandi (20 February 2020). "Rep. Jesus 'Chuy' Garcia endorses Bernie Sanders, will rally Latino voters in Nevada". chicago.suntimes.com. Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  14. ↑ "Chuy's in: Garcia makes another run for mayor of Chicago". Chicago Sun Times. November 10, 2022.

Other websites

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