U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders endorses CTU organizer Graciela Guzmán in Illinois Senate race

Graciela Guzmán, candidate for state senator of the 20th District, smiles as people cheer for her during a Humboldt Park March to the Polls campaign event on March 9, 2024, in Chicago. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, a fixture of progressive politics on Capitol Hill, announced Tuesday his endorsement of Chicago Teachers Union organizer Graciela Guzmán in a hotly contested Democratic primary race for an Illinois Senate seat on the city’s North and Northwest sides.

Guzmán is locked in a four-way race in which each candidate — including the incumbent, state Sen. Natalie Toro — is trying to convince voters that they’re the most progressive candidate in a district that includes working-class communities like Belmont Cragin, trendy areas like Logan Square and a sliver of tony Lincoln Park. The primary election is on March 19.

Guzmán, a former staffer for Pacione-Zayas in the Senate, is backed by the CTU and a number of North and Northwest Side progressives, including U.S. Rep. Delia Ramírez, who was endorsed by Sanders during her run for Congress a few years ago, state Rep. Will Guzzardi and Ald. Rossana Rodriguez Sánchez, 33rd, and Ald. Carlos Ramírez-Rosa, 35th — both members of the City Council’s Democratic Socialists of America bloc.

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