Daughter of Illinois Democratic Rep. Chuy Garcia dead at 28

Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García (D-Unwell.) announced Tuesday that his daughter Rosa had died the earlier evening.

“Final evening our beloved daughter, Rosa, handed away on the age of 28. Our household is totally heartbroken,” García mentioned in an announcement.

“Rosa joined our household as a younger lady who had been within the foster care system. We did our greatest to supply a steady, loving, and welcoming residence for her,” he added.

The reason for demise was not instantly introduced.

“Our household asks for privateness and welcomes your ideas and prayers throughout this most tough time,” García concluded his assertion.

García, a mainstay of Chicago politics for greater than three many years, was elected to Congress in 2018.

A two-time candidate for mayor of the Windy Metropolis, García didn’t qualify for Tuesday’s runoff after receiving round 14% of the overall election vote on Feb. 28.

García is backing fellow progressive Democrat Brandon Johnson in Tuesday’s runoff election, becoming a member of socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), progressive Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and “Squad” member Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.).

Polls present Johnson neck-and-neck within the runoff towards ex-Chicago Public Faculties CEO Paul Vallas, one other Democrat who has battled accusations of get together disloyalty.

Chicago was bracing for extreme climate patterns on election day, with hail and potential tornadoes forward of polls closing at 7 p.m. native time.

A brand new ballot launched Monday confirmed Vallas with a slim lead over Johnson.

The Victory Analysis survey had Vallas at 49.6% and Johnson at 45.4%, with a margin of error of three.27%. Greater than 900 possible Chicago voters have been polled between March 31 and April 2.

The pair bought essentially the most votes within the basic election, ousting incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who solely acquired round 17% of the vote.

Lightfoot blamed racism and sexism for her defeat.

“I’m a black lady in America. In fact,” she instructed reporters, whereas claiming her time in workplace had been “the honour of a lifetime.”

The Chicago mayor confronted fierce backlash for her dealing with of a criminal offense surge in recent times, with 804 homicides recorded in 2021.

Throughout her marketing campaign, Lightfoot mentioned voters on Chicago’s South Aspect, which is predominantly black, shouldn’t go to the polls in the event that they wouldn’t solid a vote for her, claiming a vote for “someone not named Lightfoot is a vote for Chuy Garcia or Paul Vallas.”

“If you would like them controlling your destiny and your future, then keep residence,” Lightfoot instructed voters at one marketing campaign occasion. “Then don’t vote.”

García shot again that Lightfoot’s assertion was “disqualifying rhetoric for anybody hoping to steer a Chicago that may be a multi-racial and multi-ethnic metropolis.”