She was previously running for Secretary of State, but dropped out of that race to run for Congress. Her platform focuses on infrastructure (especially transportation infrastructure) and economic development through supporting small businesses and building homes in areas like Bronzeville. Pat Dowell, currently an alderman of Chicago’s third ward and chair of the City Council Budget Committee. She says she “will work to close the racial wealth gap by making business and home ownership more accessible to Black and Brown communities, protect hardworking families from the predatory practices of financial institutions and advocate for common sense gun laws so people feel safe in every home, school and neighborhood.”
Like Jackson, she says she will work for working class families. Jacqueline Collins, who has been an Illinois state senator (D-16th) since 2003. He’s running on a platform of “fighting for Chicago’s working families,” and says he’ll fight for good-quality jobs, affordable childcare, Medicare for All, affordable housing, and better early childhood schooling, among other things. Jesse Jackson, and brother of former Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. Jonathan Jackson, the activist and businessman, son of Civil Rights leader Rev. Who’s running in the Democratic primary? Here are a few names to know: He told the Chicago Sun-Times that he’s retiring to spend more time with his grandchildren, but that he plans to stay active on civil rights and other issues. He went on to hold the seat for 15 terms, winning each election by overwhelming margins and even defeating a young Barack Obama in 2000. When Rush, who co-founded the Chicago chapter of the Black Panther party, won the seat in 1992, people were surprised that someone considered so radical at the time could win. The district, which President Biden won by 42 points, has been redrawn and encompasses South Loop in the north, snaking south through Bronzeville, Englewood, Auburn Gresham, and Morgan Park, and into the suburbs of Blue Island, Robbins, Midlothian, Oak Forest, Frankfort, Mokena, New Lenox, Homer Glen, Channahon, Bradley, and Bourbonnais. What to know about the 1st Congressional District Unsurprisingly, a slew of candidates, 17 Democrats and four Republicans, are vying for his spot. After nearly 30 years in office, Congressman Bobby Rush (D-Chicago) is not seeking reelection in Illinois’ 1st Congressional district.
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