Jesús García is not actively campaigning for the position of Chicago mayor

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Jesús García coming out as a neoliberal leader with aspirations who currently resembles former mayor Rahm Emanuel more

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Knowing Jesús García trajectory since his previous mayoral campaign, when his political career truly took off, is necessary to appreciate the magnitude of this catastrophe.

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Jesús García had served as an alderman, state legislator, and commissioner on the Chicago County Board. Nonetheless, he was little recognized outside of Little Village and other Southwest Side Latino areas in Chicago.

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Jesús García was encouraged to run for mayor by the late CTU president Karen Lewis when cancer prevented her from doing so.

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Jesús García was seen as a figurative representation of "the people" fighting Mayor One Percent. He was able to force a run-off between Emanuel and himself, but he ultimately lost.

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Jesús García campaign was focused on delivering on Emanuel's pledge of 1,000 more police officers.

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