Every neighborhood should have all those basic services, all those basic amenities if we are really talking about true equity in the city and that's the kind of city I want to see and that's what I'll be working towards every day of the four years that I'm there under the Sawyer administration.". Roderick Sawyer announcing he will run for Chicago mayor next year, the question is, how does he do it? I'm going to push back on that, we've got to make people actually be safer in this city, and I put forth a plan to do that. He has said he serve as mayor without a paycheck.. King has also served as vice president of Planned Parenthood Chicago and started a nonprofit called Harriets Daughters to increase African-American employment opportunities. The 69-year-old joined the race on June 1 and has traded barbs with Lightfoot who has called him out for being endorsed by the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police. Wilson is running on a platform to Recover, Restore and Rebuild the city, and has pointed to his efforts to donate free fuel and masks to underserved communities as examples of how hed begin to tackle issues in the city. Here is where the. Michael Rodriguez, Ald. Updated: Jul 24, 2023 / 12:29 PM CDT. Schools: Lightfoot has demanded additional funding for CPS from the state. Chicago Ald. Heres a look at the nine candidates, one of whom will be running Chicago come spring. Chicago mayoral candidate Ja'Mal Green lays out $5 billion safety plan Chicago's youngest mayoral candidate Ja'Mal Green outlined his plan Tuesday to address crime and public safety across the city. Early voting is already available at two downtown locations: the supersite at 191 N. Clark St. and the Chicago Board of Election Offices at 69 W. Washington St. on the 6th floor. Noah Asimow 9:01 AM CST on Jan 27, 2023 His campaign website touts Vallas' ability to balance massive budgets and negotiate collective bargaining agreements. "I would tell them to look at the experience the other politicians have had, every person in this race is at every level of government and we haven't seen any tangible results. Lightfoot has also had highly publicized scuffles with the Chicago Teachers Union and the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police. She was supposed to be tough and results-oriented. So of course it starts at the beginning, it starts at the top. "This administration had $85 million to spend on violence intervention and they didn't even spend $5 million of it," King said. Ald. CTA: In forums, Green has described the CTA as a homeless shelter and a mental health clinic. He would declare a state of emergency to free up money to put social workers on CTA trains and platforms. You can read more about Sawyer on his aldermanic page. Politics With 8 Declared Candidates, Chicago's Mayoral Race Heats Up Amanda Vinicky | August 10, 2022 9:25 pm Chicago residents aren't used to having a lot of options when an incumbent mayor is running for re-election, but that's not the case as Mayor Lori Lightfoot seeks a second term. Read more here. NBC 5 Political Reporter Mary Ann Ahern spoke with Green about the decision. The latest polls show Vallas as the frontrunner, with his opponents battling for a second spot in the anticipated runoff election. "After we give away our own particular money, the politicians continue to give themselves raises. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson claps next to CPD Interim Supt. Candidates in the running . I'm going to roll out my safety plan tomorrow We have to back up our police officers. Scott Waguespack, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, U.S. Reps. Danny Davis and Robin Kelly, State Sen. Sara Feigenholtz, State Reps. Kelly Cassidy and Camille Lilly, American Postal Workers Union Local 1, IATSE Local 762, LGBTQ Victory Fund, Local 11 Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers, Plumbers Local Union 130 UA, EMILY's List. Wilson said he would allow police to pursue suspects on foot and in vehicles. The late entry prompted many of the progressive unions that buoyed his campaign in 2015 to endorse other candidates, although in public statements he has still framed his 2023 candidacy around his progressive bonafides, as well as his ability to push for federal funding for the city after his 2018 election to Congress. CTA: She has said the CTA needs to increase collaboration with Pace and Metra to improve federal funding, although specifics remain unclear. You can learn more about Green on his Twitter account. I was author of that ordinance, and I've spent over two administrations working with it, and we're very proud of its upcoming implementation. Affordable Housing: He has pushed to incentivize the redevelopment of vacant lots through a low-cost or no-loan program, as well as the creation of affordable prefabricated container homes. "Families across the city do not have time to wait on this mayor to figure it out that's why I'm supporting policies like Treatment Not Trauma that will provide 24-hour access to individuals who are experiencing mental health crises," Johnson said. Other changes Vallas said he hopes to install in CPD are creating a city-operated witness protection program, ending nepotistic promotions inside the department and launching a case review unit that would review state's attorney's and judges' decisions on chargings and sentencings. The Bears: He has advocated for trying to keep the Bears in the city but has said that if they leave, the mayor should focus on redeveloping and transforming Soldier Field, and he has vowed not to use state funds to keep them in the city. You see the disparitiesso we don't need to defund the police or demoralize the police. According to the poll's findings, however,18% of those interviewed said they were undecided when asked which candidate would get their vote. Thanks for subscribing to Block Club Chicago, an independent, 501(c)(3), journalist-run newsroom. Born in Colorado and raised in north suburban Evanston, King was appointed to the City Council by then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel. The first round of the election is slated for Feb. 28. Vallas has also led school systems in New Orleans, Philadelphia and Connecticut. Ald. Click here for more on Wilson's campaign. Mayoral candidates, top row from left: State Rep. Kam Buckner, U.S. Rep. Jess "Chuy" Garca, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Ald. But she notes that the last four years havent been easy, with a global pandemic and protests over police violence that she said represented "some of the toughest times that weve ever faced" in Chicago. King said the most common concern she hears from constituents is about public safety. Read more here. Green has focused his candidacy around crime prevention, banning the boot and universal 3K. He is a self-identified progressive and said he supported Bernie Sanders for president. Sophia King, Ald. He has also focused his efforts largely on addressing the problem of violence in the city. Vallas has had a strong showing in the most recent polling, and he has $1.14 million in the bank, according to the most recent campaign disclosures. One of the things that I'm proud of is that working with the community commissions, which will be voting on February 28. We have to invest in young people, invest in the neighborhoods, create homeowners, reopen up the mental health facilities, have social workers respond to 40% of mental health calls and on and on. Garcia unveiled his public safety plan in January, delivering an indictment of Lightfoots leadership on the issue that was supposed to be her greatest strength as a former Police Board president. Her campaign has had a heavy focus on transparency in government, on the citys handling of violent crime, and on education, with tabs dedicated to those topics on her campaign website. The Bears: He has said that the city should let the Bears leave, and instead focus on revitalizing Soldier Field for another sports team. The biggest contest is the race for mayor. The former Chicago Public Schools CEO is not a stranger to mayoral campaigns, garnering 5% of the vote when he ran in 2019. Crime: The mayor has touted her hiring of 900 police officers and a decline in shootings, homicides and carjackings since 2021, although other crime numbers have risen. A new voter opinion survey by political consulting firm M3 finds Paul Vallas and Rep. Chuy Garcia leading the nine-candidate field for mayor of Chicago. Before becoming alderman, Sawyer operated his own law firm focused mostly on licensing issues. He currently serves as the chairman of the City Councils Black Caucus, and serves on a variety of committees, including education and child development, as well as the rules and ethics committee. Read more here. She has promised to work toward expanding economic opportunity across the city and to continue her work in bolstering education, police reform and neighborhood development if elected to a second term. The community activist joined the race on June 14. CHICAGO (WLS) -- The race for Chicago mayor has put a major focus on crime, including how to best combat it and who should lead the police department. Read more here. A mid-January voter opinion survey from the political consulting firm M3 found Vallas and Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia to be leading the field of mayoral candidates with 26% and 19% of the votes, respectively. Parents > United States > Illinois > IL Counties > Cook > Chicago > Mayor Office: Mayor : Honorific: Mayor - Abbr: Mayor: Type: Nonpartisan Primary Election: Filing Deadline: November 28, 2022 - 05:00pm Central: Polls Open The Bears: Wilson has said he would bring another team in Chicago if the Bears depart the city. One, they were underutilized. Ja'Mal Green outlines his vision for Chicago and talks about why he decided to join the mayoral race. Schools: A longtime advocate for school choice, Vallas has also called for a forensic audit of CPS to add social workers and school counselors and trim down the central office. Note: rather than listing the candidates in alphabetical order, we have listed them in the order in which they would currently appear on the Feb. 28 ballot. He has pledged to eliminate the 1,600 vacancies in the Chicago Police Department during his first two years in office, according to his campaign website. I will insist that the Department move resources back into patrol from city-wide teams," Garcia's campaign website reads. This defund law and order is not working, we can get safety by doing both. Buckner also worked for the Cubs, U.S. Sen. Durbin and served on the Chicago State University Board. Lightfoot said her administration has made concrete progress on critical issues, from putting money into neighborhoods that have seen decades of disinvestment to taking illegal guns off the streets. Vallas has cited his experiences in running large school districts as hes hit the campaign trail, and has pledged to make massive changes to the citys finances, address issues of public safety and to integrate parents more effectively into the educational system. You can read more about Wilson on his campaign website. Should Lightfoot lose, it would be the first time in decades a sitting Chicago mayor failed in their reelection bid. what are we gonna give them next?" "We want to make sure we are investing proper resources so that every neighborhood has places to shop, to get professional services, to entertain. They've only 5 percent of those who have shot somebody this year. CTA: He has called for deploying armed police officers on the CTA, bringing back conductors, booting people sleeping on the trains and lowering fare prices. Schools: Wilson hasnt publicly stated many positions on schools or CPS, but when asked at a recent forum said that he would refuse to raise taxes. Click here to read more about the general election. The 2019 Chicago mayoral election was held on February 26, 2019, to determine the next Mayor of the City of Chicago, Illinois. Public polls, as well as internal polls conducted by the campaigns, consistently show four candidates somewhere atop the field of Chicago mayoral contenders (clockwise from left): Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson, former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas, and U.S. Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia. Notable endorsements: Ald. She previously worked for The Latin School in Chicago and founded the Ariel Community Academy, a public school in Kenwood that opened in 1996. Mayoral candidates, top row from left: State Rep. Kam Buckner, U.S. Rep. Jess "Chuy" Garca, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Ald. The list is lengthy and the race is close, but for those looking for information before they vote - including endorsements, where they stand on major issues and more - we've got you covered. "The schools are in a freefall," Vallas said last June. Although Garca is reportedly not under investigation, mayoral campaigns, particularly Lightfoots, have played up Garcas association with the former speaker. I'm a business person as well. "Every neighborhood should be self-sustaining, all 77 of them," Sawyer said. Get everything you need before Election Day with our Voters Guide. One of the ways Chicago can reverse the trend of street-level violence is by investing more in trade schools, according to Wilson. "I'm running for mayor because we cannot wait a day longer for a safe and just Chicago for all of us. Walter Burnett Jr., Ald. "These particular people who are committing crime get away and they are still walking around. "You have to have effective policing and you have to have supportive services, mental health, job opportunities, everything in place to give people an opportunity to get a life out of crime. I'm proud to say I've been an architect of public safety reform in the city, where we're resulting in having new community officers that we will be voting for in this next election. He has $1.3 million in the bank, much of it from the CTU, according to campaign disclosure forms. NBC 5 Political Reporter Mary Ann Ahern sits down with Paul Vallas, former Chicago Public Schools CEO, who announced Wednesday that he will run for mayor of Chicago in 2023. Roderick Sawyer announcing he will run for Chicago mayor next year, the question is, how does he do it? Politicians, as far as I'm concerned, should be run out of Chicago. King also wants to bring back retired officers in a similar model to New York City, which has 4,000 retired police that fill in during surge times. The owners plan to retire, and want to sell to buyers who would preserve the building and bar, which opened in 2003. We can build downtown and our neighborhoods. Were going to fight, fight, fight to keep them in Soldier Field, she said at a recent mayoral debate. Crime is high. David Brown with a new superintendent who can lead the department through "a cultural and professional transformation," according to his website. Garcia worked his way up to Congress over the following three decades. Chicago Ald. If no candidate receives 50% of the vote in that election, then the top-two candidates would advance to a run-off, scheduled for April 4. Notable endorsements: Commuters Take Action. NBC 5 Political Reporter Mary Ann Ahern sits down with Paul Vallas, former Chicago Public Schools CEO, who announced Wednesday that he will run for mayor of Chicago in 2023. Willie Wilson ran for mayor in 2015 and 2019; traveled the country as part of a long-shot campaign for president in 2016, where he appeared on the ballot in a handful of states; and challenged U.S. True public safety isn't CPD, it's CPS, it's housing, it's mental health. NBC 5 political reporter Mary Ann Ahern reports. David Brown and the speedy implementation of a consent decree that was signed in 2017, although Lightfoot has accused him of copying her plan. "This particular mayor here [doesn't] even know she got a problem. In less than one month, nine mayoral candidates will duke it out in an effort to ascend to Chicago's highest office, with the 2023 election kicking into high gear. A sign that reads, early voting is posted on the first day of early voting at the Loop Supersite at 191 N. Clark St., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. Arguing that a mayor who "cannot keep us safe" is a mayor Chicago "cannot afford to keep," U.S. Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia on Friday unveiled a sweeping plan to stop the violent crime that is foremost on the minds of voters. Do people feel safe today? She finished in the top-two of voting in 2019, then defeated Cook County Board President Toni. Notable endorsements: Ald. All rights reserved, Latest Chicago Mayoral Poll Shows Vallas in Lead, 3 Candidates Vying For Second Place, 4th lawsuit filed in Northwestern football hazing scandal, See what a massive new theme park the size of Disneyland planned for the Central US could look like. Illinois state representative and mayoral candidate Kam Buckner talks about his plan for fighting crime in Chicago, and how the current administration has stifled progress for local businesses. Despite a stormy first term, the mayor has challenged the media to find another mayor who faced the unprecedented challenges that confronted her. He unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2002 and lieutenant governor in 2014 as Pat Quinns running mate. Buckner spoke to the City Club of Chicago on Jan. 26 about bringing more economic activity downtown and fixing the CTA, once extremely reliable, now plagued by dysfunction. What Do They Stand For? All rights reserved, 4th lawsuit filed in Northwestern football hazing scandal, See what a massive new theme park the size of Disneyland planned for the Central US could look like. Before her tenure as mayor, she served in a variety of positions, including as president of the Chicago Police Board. More recently, the mayors campaign has faced widespread criticism, as well as an ethics investigation, over emails asking CPS teachers to solicit student campaign volunteers in exchange for class credit. Affordable Housing: He has advocated for capping individual property taxes, but he has not said at what rate. Eight candidates join Mayor Lori Lightfoot on the ballot, ranging from newcomers to familiar faces, covering the political spectrum from police reformers to tough-on-crime advocates. Find more information about King's campaign here. David Brown. These are lived experiences. Email Newsroom@BlockClubChi.org. Is there a question you want the mayoral candidates to answer? I'm going to open the campuses for the dinner hour, over the weekend, over the holidays, bring community-based organizations on to the campuses so we can offer activities for the kids, literally year-round work study opportunities. Two, they weren't servicing people they need to service and their hours were not where people can go for example if they're working. Cook County Board Commissioner Brandon Johnson lays out his vision for the city of Chicago if he's elected mayor. Vallas, a former CEO of Chicago Public Schools, said his years of experience at the top of CPS and other major school districts around the country make him well-suited to fix the citys problems. "When we talk about public safety, we're not talking about overworking police to get the results that we want," Green said. Roderick Sawyer, 6th (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune). Schools: He has championed universal 3K, saying he would institute universal free education for children, starting from age 3, although he has not said how he would fund it. A community activist, Green has gained public attention for his work supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, and he also has founded several community organizations, including the Small Business Repair Program and My turn to Own. But they are still higher than when she took office, and concerns have grown about other violent crime in the city, including carjackings. Schools: Between political stints, Garca fought for the construction of a school on the Southwest Side, which was opposed by then schools CEO Paul Vallas. For more on Garcia's campaign click here. Paul Vallas lays out why he should be the next mayor of Chicago. The proposal also includes increasing access to mental health services and mentoring programs for youth. Affordable Housing: King has criticized the Lightfoot administration for its failure to use opportunity zones to incentivize affordable housing in low-income areas. They range in age from 27 to 74. Prior to his 2015 mayoral campaign, Garca had served on City Council, the Illinois state senate and the Cook County Board of Commissioners. Chicago Decides: Q&A with mayoral candidate Kam Buckner 30:56. Ald. CHICAGO - Nine candidates are squaring off in a contentious race to become Chicago's next mayor. He lost in the 2019 race for mayor, receiving 5.4% of the vote. Mayor Lori Lightfoot crisscrossed Chicago to kick off her re-election campaign, acknowledging public safety is the top issue and doubling down on her support for police Supt. The Associated Press and the Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report. ", "If she got re-elected, I'll move out of the city of Chicago," Wilson said. In January, Johnson released a policy plan pushing for a city income tax and a long laundry list of other taxes and fees to pay for unfunded public employee pensions and to hire more of government workers to provide social services. With Harold Washingtons help, Garca won election as 22nd Ward Democratic committeeman in 1984. Ed Burke (14th) upended the 2019 election, the indictment of Mike Madigan, the powerful former state speaker of the house, is looming over the 2023 election. Mayor Lori Lightfoot | Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia | Community activist Ja'Mal Green | Ald. The candidates were chosen in the first community-led search for Chicago's police superintendent. Vallas has cited his experiences in running large school districts as hes hit the campaign trail, and has pledged to make massive changes to the citys finances, address issues of public safety and to integrate parents more effectively into the educational system. King has proposed putting Chicago police onto a two-shift system where officers work a 40-hour week in four days and are off for the remaining three days. Get everything you need before Election Day with our Voters Guide. Illinoi State Rep. Kam Buckner announced Thursday he plans to run for mayor of Chicago, throwing his hat into the ring amid a growing list of candidates. The current polling is similar to results seen earlier this month, though the number of undecided voters and Johnson's late rise could make a big impact come Election Day. And just as a federal corruption probe into Ald. Visit Vallas' campaign website for additional information. Notable endorsements: Ald. Chicago Ald. You can read more about Sawyer on his aldermanic page. The mayor has apologized for the emails, calling them a mistake. Mayor Lori Lightfoot (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune). The Bears: A longtime season-ticket holder, Lightfoot has vowed to do what she can to keep the Bears in the city, supporting a developer who has proposed a $2 billion project to put a roof on Soldier Field. Johnson is the son of a pastor and worked as a social studies teacher at Edward Jenner Academy in Cabrini Green until 2010. Lightfoot, a lawyer who chaired the citys police board, stormed to a historic victory in 2019, emerging from a crowded field of challengers to defeat Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle in a runoff election, garnering 70 percent of the vote. Other points of emphasis for his campaign are directing state funding to Chicago schools based on need; streamlining the business permitting process to reduce red tape; shifting tax-increment-financing dollars to neighborhoods in need of revitalization; and re-amortizing the city's pension debt to lessen the annual obligation. Two, I would invest heavily in violence prevention programs. Heres where the candidates stand on five key issues: crime, public transportation, schools, affordable housing and the Bears. King said she would Chicago Police Supt. Blue Ivy joins mom Beyonc on stage at Soldier Field for choreographed dance, Massive $2B theme park the size of Disneyland planned for the central US, Chicago area to see hottest air of the season' with humidity, temperatures over 90 degrees, Vice President Kamala Harris to visit Chicago Monday. At age 74, millionaire businessman Willie Wilson could just take it easy and retire. Candidate for mayor Paul Vallas says he's proud to have won the endorsement of the local fraternal order of police union. We have to give them more services. CHICAGO All nine candidates for Mayor of Chicago will face off Tuesday, Jan. 31 on WGN-TV for the Your Local Election Headquarters: Chicago Mayoral Forum. Sophia King jumped into the increasingly-crowded mayoral field this week, saying that she is seeking to run as someone who can unite different constituencies in the city, something. Wilson, 74, worked his way up from a sharecropper to become the owner of several McDonald's franchises. We want to make sure that we provide opportunities or alternatives before people decide to make that life of crime a career. If no one gets more than 50% of the vote on Feb. 28, a runoff between the top two will take place April 4, with inauguration set for May. Sophia King has represented the 4th Ward that stretches along the lakefront from the South Loop to Bronzeville since 2016, when she was appointed to replace Ald. The Chicago mayoral race is heating up, with another contender tossing his hat into the ring. The Cook County commissioner whos backed by the Chicago Teachers Union also plans to create a robust youth hiring program to give our young people hope.. Those police officer men and women are from our community regardless of what color you might be, they are from our community. In stump speeches, Sawyer has said he grew up in City Hall when his father was 6th Ward alderman, and then mayor from 1987 to 1989. We Asked Them 10 Questions (Chalkbeat), Chicagoans Are Worried About Gun Violence. It's wrong. Affordable Housing: Under Lightfoot, the citys housing department has vowed to put $1 billion into affordable housing. Although his father, Eugene Sawyer, was appointed mayor, an alderman has never been elected to the citys top post. Last September, the CTU voted to endorse Johnson and encouraged him to get in the race. Greens campaign has $12,668 in the bank, according to recent campaign disclosure forms. In 2002, he lost the . After a poll ran by the Congressman showed him beating incumbent mayor Lori Lightfoot in a two-way race, U.S. Rep. Chuy Garcia is mulling a run for mayor, NBC 5's Mary Ann Ahern reports. Mayoral candidates, top row from left: State Rep. Kam Buckner, U.S. Rep. Jess "Chuy" Garca, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Ald. By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. Millionaire businessman Willie Wilson was the first candidate of the remaining nine to announce his entry into the Chicago mayoral race last April. Lightfoot was first elected in 2019. Her campaign has had a heavy focus on transparency in government, on the citys handling of violent crime, and on education, with tabs dedicated to those topics on her campaign website. Paul Vallas is hoping for a victory in 2023 after coming up short in several elections over the years. Sawyer said he saw firsthand how Chicago needs to bolster its six main mental health clinics before expanding to new facilities. Lightfoot was elected mayor in 2019, winning a runoff against Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle to replace Rahm Emanuel in office. The board also removed consultant Johnny Logalbo from the ballot, ending his campaign. Listen to The Ballot: A Block Club Chicago Podcast: You can vote online or in person until Friday to name the museum's rare Spinosaurus dinosaur replica Sabah, Sobek or Sandy. After running school districts in New Orleans and Philadelphia, Vallas lost the 2002 Democratic primary for . "We give away our own money, not taxpayer dollars," Wilson said. But opponents have criticized the mayors combative relationships with other public officials and slammed her for the post-pandemic rise in violent crime and CTA service failures. "We're talking about investing into neighborhoods, creating tens of thousands of homeowners, creating affordable housing, giving a thousand dollars a month to 10,000 families to help push them out of poverty, economic prosperity in neighborhoods, reopening up mental health facilities and actually tackling the root causes of public safety holistically.". She broke barriers when she was sworn in as the first Black woman and openly gay person to lead Chicago's highest office. Wilson previously ran for the same office in 2015 and 2019 although he failed to reach the runoff in both attempts. Lightfoot's campaign website touts the expansion of the Vehicular Hijacking Task Force, the launch of CPD's Gun Investigations Team and the addition of nearly 1,000 new police officers in 2022. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Eight of the nine candidates vying for Chicago's mayor took to the stage Saturday for a two-hour Women's Mayoral Forum at the Chicago Temple. Illinois State Rep. Kam Buckner threw his hat in the ring on May 12. CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new poll in the. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Lightfoot has centered her 2023 campaign around finishing what she started, as she has repeated in public statements. She has backed off her support for an elected school board. You can read more about Wilson on his campaign website. (The Trace). So the bottom line is, there's no substitution for making sure that you don't have 400,000 high priority 911 calls not responded to in a timely manner because you don't have cars available. "The next thing is taxes. Johnson would raise taxes, including a first-ever Chicago income tax on those making $100,000 a year; a new $98 million jet fuel tax on airlines; a "mansion tax" on home sales; a $100 million tax on banks and securities trading; another $30 million tax added to Chicagos highest-in-the-nation hotel tax; and a $40 million surcharge on Metra commuter rail tickets. He has also launched failed bids for the U.S. Senate in 2020, and he ran for president in 2016. Crime: He has advocated for getting rid of the gang database and improving communication systems across city departments.