Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi defeated challenger Kari Steele, winning the Democratic nomination in his battle for a second term in what was the county’s most expensive and high-profile primary contest.
Fritz Kaegi, left, faced Kari Steele in the June 28 Democratic primary for Cook County Assessor.
Kaegi will face Libertarian candidate Nico Tsatsoulis in the Nov. 8 general election. No Republican filed to run in the race. While Kaegi was endorsed by the Cook County Democratic Party, Steele won the backing of the Chicago Federation of Labor. Steele’s contribution paved the way for a $1 million contribution from the Fight Back Fund, which is supported by the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150.
Steele’s campaign was bedeviled by controversy generated by her husband, Maze Jackson. Jackson made a series of antisemitic, homophobic and anti-Latino comments on his radio show, which he also used to promote Steele’s campaign. Both Steele and Jackson apologized.
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