Several prominent labor and activist organizations have released endorsements for candidates in the upcoming Feb. 24, mayoral election.
Below, we’ve provided a list of 28th Ward, 29th Ward and 37th Ward, and mayoral, endorsements for the following organizations: the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), the Chicago Federation of Labor (CFL), Grassroots Illinois Action (GIA), the Independent Voters of Illinois Independent Precinct Organization (IVI-IPO), Democrats for Education Reform (DFER), Reclaim Chicago, the Green Party of Chicago, the Progressive Action Project (PAP).
(NOTE: We have stated that there were “no endorsements provided” either if the organization has refrained from giving an endorsement in a particular race or has not yet concluded on a candidate to endorse):
CTU Endorsements
- Mayor: Jesus “Chuy” Garcia
- 28th Ward: No endorsement provided
- 29th Ward: Zerlina Smith
- 37th Ward: Tara Stamps
CFL Endorsements
- Mayor: No endorsement provided
- 28th Ward: Jason C. Ervin
- 29th Ward: Deborah Graham
- 37th Ward: Tara Stamps
GIA Endorsements
- Mayor: Jesus “Chuy” Garcia
- 28th Ward: No endorsement provided
- 29th Ward: Zerlina Smith
- 37th Ward: Tara Stamps
IVI-IPO
- Mayor: Jesus “Chuy” Garcia
- 28th Ward: No endorsement provided
- 29th Ward: Chris Taliaferro
- 37th Ward: No endorsement provided
DFER
- Mayor: Rahm Emanuel
- 28th Ward: No endorsement provided
- 29th Ward: No endorsement provided
- 37th Ward: Emma Mitts
Reclaim Chicago
- Mayor: No endorsement provided
- 28th Ward: No endorsement provided
- 29th Ward: No endorsement provided
- 37th Ward: Tara Stamps
Green Party
- Mayor: No endorsement provided
- 28th Ward: No endorsement provided
- 29th Ward: Zerlina Smith
- 37th Ward: No endorsement provided
PAP
- Mayor: Jesus “Chuy” Garcia
- 28th Ward: No endorsement provided
- 29th Ward: No endorsement provided
- 37th Ward: Tara Stamps