Johnson elected Chicago mayor in victory for progressives

The Big, Earnest Love That Propelled Brandon Johnson to Victory in Chicago

A rainbow coalition like the one that brought Black people, Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, and working-class whites together in Chicago 40 years ago is certainly needed now, and Johnson might be capable of galvanizing it.

Brandon Johnson, backed by Sanders, CTU and DSA, elected mayor of Chicago

The April 4 runoff election defeating Democratic Party favorite Paul Vallas represented another electoral upset, after incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot failed to qualify in the February 28 primary.

US progressives galvanised by victory in Chicago mayoral race

Progressive Brandon Johnson narrowly defeated the more conservative Democrat Paul Vallas in a highly-anticipated vote.

After Brandon Johnson elected mayor, some wonder if the CTU is Chicago's new political machine

On Election Night, Chicago chose one of CTU's own: Brandon Johnson, a former Chicago Public Schools teacher and paid CTU organizer.

Brandon Johnson Elected As Chicago Mayor

Photo: Getty Images Progressive Democrat Brandon Johnson will be Chicago’s next mayor. On Tuesday (April 4), Johnson, a Cook County Commissioner, garnered 51 percent of the vote, defeating his opponent and former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas, who garnered 49 percent of the vote with 99 percent of precincts reporting, per ABC7 Chicago. During … Continued

Progressive win in Chicago mayoral race is a blow to GOP's crime rhetoric

Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson's win suggests the GOP's election scare tactics might not be so effective.