Illinois lieutenant governor race: Christian Mitchell, Aaron Del Mar vie for a No. 2 job with big stakes

Illinois lieutenant governor race: Christian Mitchell, Aaron Del Mar vie for a No. 2 job with big stakes

Democrat Christian Mitchell could become governor if Pritzker wins the White House, while Republican Aaron Del Mar, a combative former Cook County GOP chair, is Darren Bailey’s bridge to the suburbs.

Uncommon Interview: Christian Mitchell, Democratic Candidate for Illinois Lieutenant Governor

Christian Mitchell (A.B. ’08) is the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor of Illinois on a joint ticket with Governor J. B. Pritzker, who is seeking his third term. Mitchell replaced current Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton as Pritzker’s running mate after she announced her decision to run for Senate. Mitchell earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Chicago and represented Illinois’s 26th district—which includes parts of U…