The two political heavyweights in the race for Chicago mayor — incumbent Lori Lightfoot and U.S. Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia — filed their nominating petitions on Monday, setting the stage for a bruising battle and, more immediately, petition challenges that could narrow the field.
— filed their nominating petitions on Monday, setting the stage for a bruising battle and, more immediately, petition challenges that could narrow the field.That brings the mayoral field to 11 — for now.
After turning in her nominating petitions Monday morning, a stack containing an estimated 40,000-plus signatures, Lightfoot flexed a bit as she explained her decision to skip the chance to get her name on the bottom of the ballot, a position some believe offers an advantage. And he did his own flexing, filing what an aide estimated was about 48,000 signatures in a stack decorated with his signature moustache logo.
"The fact that she filed at the last minute indicates a possible deficiency in the petitions. She stated that she filed on the last day four years ago. But she was an unknown challenger four years ago. She’s the incumbent mayor this time.
Monday’s five mayoral filers join the six who filed last week — state Rep. Kam Buckner, community activist Ja’Mal Green, Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson, Ald. Sophia King , former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas, and millionaire businessman Willie Wilson. It’s a painstaking and potentially costly process that only mayoral candidates with deep pockets can afford to initiate, let alone carry through to conclusion. It’s normally not worth the trouble unless you have a high probability of knocking a potentially powerful opponent off the ballot.
Lightfoot acknowledged her campaign has pulled her competitors’ nominating petitions and will decide whether to challenge her opponents "if we believe there’s a legitimate basis" for a challenge.
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