U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed Brandon Johnson in the Chicago mayor’s race Thursday, as the firefighters’ union and five Black City Council members backed Paul Vallas.
Sanders, an independent senator representing Vermont, joined fellow progressive U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusettes, in backing Johnson, a Cook County commissioner. U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, D-South Carolina, also endorsed Johnson on Thursday. Clyburn, a prominent supporter of President Joe Biden, hails from the moderate wing of the national Democratic Party.
State Rep. Kam Buckner, who earned less than 2% of the vote in the Feb. 28 election for mayor and finished sixth, also backed Johnson on Thursday. After harshly criticizing Johnson before the first round of voting, Buckner praised Johnson’s “vision and integrity.” Ald.-elect Bennett Lawson and 11th Ward Ald. Nicole Lee, who faces a runoff on April 4, have also endorsed Vallas.
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