Mayor Lightfoot Launches Re-election Campaign
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The mayor announces her bid for a second term in office. Find out what she's running on.
In an announcement video released today, Lightfoot acknowledges that much of her term in office has been marked by bruising and, at times, deeply personal confrontations — but casts those skirmishes as the cost of much-needed progress. Whether voters agree with her will help determine whether she becomes the first woman to be re-elected as Chicago mayor.
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Mayor Lightfoot Launches Re-election Campaign
Clip: 6/7/2022 | 2m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
In an announcement video released today, Lightfoot acknowledges that much of her term in office has been marked by bruising and, at times, deeply personal confrontations — but casts those skirmishes as the cost of much-needed progress. Whether voters agree with her will help determine whether she becomes the first woman to be re-elected as Chicago mayor.
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