While announcing he would not run for mayor, U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley said a poll he conducted showed he would force Mayor Lori Lightfoot into a runoff and beat her by 10 percentage points.
U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley announced Thursday that he would not run for mayor of Chicago in 2023, removing another prominent potential challenger to Mayor Lori Lightfoot from the still unsettled field of prospective candidates.Quigley a member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, said in a statement that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — and the ongoing threat to Democracy — influenced his decision.
“After much consideration, I simply cannot walk away from my duty to safeguard democracy, fight for American values abroad, and stand up for the brave Ukrainian people in their time of maximum peril,” said Quigley, the co-chair of the House Ukrainian Caucus. “Campaigning to serve as mayor of Chicago would not allow me to fulfill this critical obligation.
Lightfoot has not yet formally announced her bid for a second term, but is widely expected to run for re-election. In a statement issued by her campaign spokesperson, Lightfoot praised Quigley’s work in Congress, calling him a “consistent dedicated advocate for his constituents and the residents of Chicago.”
“As we face these challenging times overseas, I respect Rep. Quigley’s leadership in trying to end the war in Ukraine and his efforts to safeguard democracies across the world,” Lightfoot said. “I look forward to continuing to work with him and his staff to ensure that Chicago gets its fair share of federal dollars and that we continue to lift up the needs of our Chicago communities in Washington, D.C.
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