This year, GSU reached out to candidates for local office to ask them about how they plan to support GSU. We were glad to get responses from nearly every candidate for office, each expressing their support for our demand to be recognized! Full candidate questionnaires and support statements for candidates in the April 2nd runoff election may be found below.
- Mayor
- Lori Lightfoot (support statement)
- Toni Preckwinkle (support statement)
- Alderperson, 5th Ward
- Leslie Hairston (questionnaire)
- William Calloway (no questionnaire received)
- Alderperson, 20th Ward
- Jeanette Taylor (questionnaire)
- Nicole Johnson (questionnaire)
To look up your ward and polling location, click here. If you are not yet registered to vote, Illinois permits same-day registration. This means you may register to vote while early voting or on Election Day. The same is true if you need to change your address or otherwise update your registration. For more details and required documents, visit the Chicago Board of Elections website.
To view all questionnaires received from candidates in the 5th and 20th Wards, click here.
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