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After none of the nine candidates reached 50% of the vote, the two leading candidates, Vallas and Johnson, headed to a runoff election.
A good sign for Vallas: The top early voting sites are Mt. Greenwood Park in the 19th Ward, followed by Roden Library in the 41st Ward.
Source: https://www.chicagomag.com/news/mayoral-power-rankings-2023-election-eve/
Asked when he last rode the CTA, Vallas replied that he had that day, to the Cubs game.
At a forum in December, three candidates — Paul Vallas, Ja’Mal Green and 6th Ward Ald.
A win for Vallas would have meant stricter policing methods and a more fiscal approach to the city's declining education rates.
Bowen also pointed to Johnson’s narrow win in Tunney’s home 44 Ward as evidence that attacks on Vallas as a closet Republican did enormous political damage in a ward with a large LGBTQ+ community that also includes a lot of younger voters.
Burnett stuck with Lightfoot in round one of the mayoral sweepstakes, then backed Paul Vallas in the April 4 runoff.
Durbin tried to shake off accusations that Vallas is secretly a Republican.
Ed Rendell, a Democrat who was governor of Pennsylvania for much of that time, said he believed that Mr. Vallas did a good job under trying conditions, even though not all of his ideas worked.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/02/us/chicago-mayor-election-education.html
Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas has made CTA safety a focus of his remarks about public transit, accusing the agency of being “mismanaged” and saying he would “clean house” if elected.
Former Governor Pat Quinn, in endorsing Vallas, raised concerns about ComEd and a new city agreement as the corruption trial of some former executives plays out in Federal Court.
Source: https://abc7chicago.com/mayor-election-chicago-mayoral-debate-brandon-johnson-paul-vallas/12989810/
He must be held accountable,” Vallas said.
“Hindsight’s a great thing 20 or 30 years later,” Edgar said about the criticism of Vallas.
“I can’t say that I’m hopeful, only because what (Vallas and Johnson) are talking about is just pushing this off onto the Department of Environment,” Gonzalez said.
If it’s Vallas-Garcia, I’d say 55 percent, 52 percent Vallas wins.”
Source: https://www.chicagomag.com/news/mayoral-power-rankings-2023-february-2023-update/
In Tuesday’s mayoral runoff election, Johnson — an underdog candidate — narrowly defeated front-runner Paul Vallas, a former Chicago Public Schools CEO and a fixture at City Hall decades ago during the Mayor Richard M. Daley era.
I think his comments are absolutely irresponsible period, that's it, period, they're absolutely irresponsible and they have no place in this campaign, period," Vallas said.
Source: https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-mayoral-election-2023-paul-vallas-brandon-johnson/13032709/
"I've been campaigning everywhere and this is just a part of reaching out to the entire community," Vallas said.
“I’ve never had any conversations or contacts with Betsy DeVos,” Vallas said.
“I’ve run an issue-oriented campaign, and I’ve avoided being detracted by petty attacks and things like that,” Vallas said, urging voters to “avoid the noise.”