Rev. Jesse Jackson formally announced his endorsement of Jesus 'Chuy' Garcia in the Chicago mayoral election Monday afternoon while standing in a trash-filled, empty lot in the South Side's Englewood community.
"Our agenda is a very positive one and a very focused one: we're about neighborhood reconstruction," Jackson said alongside a number of black religious leaders and elected officials.
"He has a consistent track record of service," Jackson said of Garcia. "We trust him and believe that he will assume the burden of responsibility to work with us to reconstruct where we live."
Jackson noted the city's closure of 50 Chicago Public Schools, high unemployment rates, violence and crime, as well as racial and income inequality as his reasons for supporting Garcia over incumbent Rahm Emanuel.
The black vote is seen as the demographic that will likely determine the outcome of the race, according to pollsters like Ogden & Fry.
Jesse Jackson, Black Religious Leaders Endorse Garcia | Progress Illinois
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