CHICAGO: Abortion rights PAC backs Johnson; 3 police union supporters on City Council back Vallas
Endorsement wars continued Tuesday in the race for mayor of Chicago, with Paul Vallas lining up support from three more pro-police members of the City Council and Brandon Johnson getting help from women supporting abortion rights and an organization that champions reproductive rights.
Throughout the mayoral campaign, rival candidates have attempted to paint Vallas as an anti-abortion Republican who is a threat to women’s rights.
Vallas insists he is a “lifelong Democrat.” He ran for governor and lieutenant governor as a Democrat. He tied his personal opposition to abortion to his Greek Orthodox faith while affirming his public support for a woman’s right to choose.
“Personal religious conviction is unrelated to my public position supporting women’s reproductive rights. It’s like asking Joe Biden as a Catholic, ‘Are you for abortion?’ Or [asking] Rich Daley or John Kennedy,” Vallas told the Sun-Times last month.
Sarah Garza Resnick, CEO of Personal PAC, doesn’t buy that explanation.
“In a post-Roe world, this race is too important. After meeting with both Mr. Vallas and Commissioner Johnson, it is clear to us that Brandon Johnson is the only candidate who will protect and champion reproductive rights in Chicago,” Resnick was quoted as saying in a news release.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2023/3/14/23639885/chicago-mayor-election-endorsements-personal-pac-city-council-members-vallas-johnson-abortion-police
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