IL-09: Evanston mayor (D) announces run for Schakowsky's seat
Daniel Biss (D), the mayor of Evanston, Ill., launched a campaign Thursday to succeed retiring Democratic Rep. Jan Schakowsky (Ill.), adding another candidate to the race to succeed the longtime incumbent.
Biss, who has served as mayor of the Chicago suburb since 2021, said in a video he decided to run because the country needs Democrats who “won’t flinch, won’t fold, won’t forget what we’re fighting for.” He added that people gave up on government because they saw politicians from both parties “give up on them,” allowing President Trump to win.
“The only way out of today’s crisis is to reverse the behavior that got us here in the first place,” the mayor continued. “Instead of resigning ourselves to the idea that nothing can really change, that this whole situation is inevitable, we need to fight for real solutions to our toughest problems.”
Biss is the latest candidate to throw their hat in the ring to represent Illinois’s 9th Congressional District. Progressive influencer Kat Abughazaleh launched a bid for the seat in March, before Schakowsky announced her retirement earlier this month.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5301696-evanston-mayor-daniel-biss-congress-campaign/