Bernie Sanders Backs Johnson for Mayor, as Firefighters Union, 5 Black Alderpeople Endorse Vallas | Chicago News
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 16, 2023
Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will compete in the mayoral runoff. (WTTW)
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.
