Police called on Black Illinois congressional candidate while he was canvassing

Woman calls police on congressional candidate Mike Simmons as he canvassed in apartment building – Chicago Sun-Times

Simmons says in the video, “I’m gonna let you know that it is against the law to call the police on an elected official who’s knocking doors, I know because I passed the law in 2021. So if you’d like me to leave the building, I would leave the building, but I am so disappointed in how you chose to handle the situation at a time when police have been known to get into deadly altercations with people of color.”

Woman calls police on congressional candidate Mike Simmons as he canvassed in apartment building

State senator and current congressional candidate Mike Simmons was reported to Chicago police while canvassing for votes in the North Side Buena Park neighborhood Friday.In a video, Simmons is in the stairwell of an apartment building while a woman speaks on the phone. Simmons asks if she's on the phone with the police, but she doesn't respond and continues speaking on the phone."I'm not going to argue," Simmons says in the video. "I'm gonna let…

Police called on Black Illinois congressional candidate while he was canvassing

A state lawmaker and candidate for Congress said a constituent called police on him while he was canvassing for votes on Chicago’s North Side.

Police called on State Sen. Mike Simmons while canvassing in Uptown

A woman called police on State Sen. Mike Simmons while he was canvassing voters in Uptown on Feb. 20, an encounter the congressional candidate said reflects the kinds of bias his campaign has sought to address. Simmons was door-knocking with his campaign manager and volunteers inside a residential building in Buena Park when a resident questioned the group, asked for documentation and called the police after Simmons introduced himself as the nei…

Cops called on House candidate for canvassing

Woman in Buena Park apartment building called police on State Sen. Mike Simmons.