AnneTheWriter<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BREAKING" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BREAKING</span></a> - Staunchly <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Progressive" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Progressive</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BrandonJohnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BrandonJohnson</span></a> WINS <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Chicago</span></a>'s Mayoral race.</p><p>" <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Johnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Johnson</span></a> ran on a platform of taxing the wealthy to boost citywide services and investing in neighborhoods and schools across the city. He walked back past comments about slashing funding to <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>police</span></a> departments, saying he wanted to bolster the ranks of detectives but also wanted to invest in mental health response services."</p><p>Anti- <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PublicEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PublicEducation</span></a> and "law & order" opponent <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PaulVallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PaulVallas</span></a> has confirmed he has called <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Johnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Johnson</span></a> to congratulate him on his victory. "I called Brandon Johnson and told him I absolutely expect him to be the next mayor," said Vallas. </p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Vallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Vallas</span></a> is best known for having been in charge of both Chicago and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NewOrleans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NewOrleans</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/school" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>school</span></a> systems, and having driven them into the ground. He's also known for having some distinctly <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Republican</span></a> political positions, and having lost multiple elections in various political campaigns.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ElectionResults" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ElectionResults</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Elections</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Election2023" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Election2023</span></a></p><p><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2023/4/4/23670664/chicago-mayor-election-johnson-defeats-vallas" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall</span><span class="invisible">/2023/4/4/23670664/chicago-mayor-election-johnson-defeats-vallas</span></a></p>