January 08, 2019

AFSCME makes endorsements in City of Chicago races

Every AFSCME member who lives in Chicago has an enormous stake in the issues confronting the city, like good public schools, ready access to health care and mental health treatment, strong community development, safe streets, equitable treatment by law enforcement, and economic opportunity that provides hope for our young people.

For too long the city has put the interests of the wealthy—of developers, banks and other powerful forces—ahead of those of working people. It’s time to change that, and this election gives us a chance to do so. The first round of voting will be held Feb. 26 and early voting begins January 29 (not 28th as earlier planned). In races where no candidate receives more than 50%, the two top vote-getters will advance to a runoff election on April 2.

The AFSCME Region I PEOPLE Committee comprised of AFSCME local union leaders in Chicago and the surrounding area has made endorsements in aldermanic and city-wide contests, listed below.

Mayor: No endorsement. Information on who not to vote for here.

Clerk: Anna Valencia*

Treasurer: Melissa Conyears-Ervin

City Council:

* = incumbent