Chuy Garcia

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BIOGRAPHY

Jesús G. Chuy García (born April 12, 1956) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. He is the member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinoiss 4th district.Prior to his election to the congress, he serves on the Cook County Board of Commissioners. A candidate for Mayor of Chicago, Garcia finished second in the February 24, 2015 mayoral election, forcing a head-to-head runoff vote between himself and incumbent Rahm Emanuel. Garcia was defeated in the April 7 runoff by Emanuel. Garcia was elected to the Chicago City Council in 1986, and in 1992 became the first Mexican-American member of the Illinois State Senate. In 2010, Garcia won election to the 7th district Cook County Board of Commissioners, and after his election was appointed floor leader by Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle.A progressive and a reformer, García is a Preckwinkle ally, was a supporter of former Chicago Mayor Harold Washington and notably endorsed U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders in the 2016 presidential election.In November 2017, Garcia announced his plans to run for a seat in the United States House of Representatives in the 2018 House of Representative elections to succeed the retiring Luis Gutiérrez.

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