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Ald. Sandi Jackson considering run for lieutenant governor
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| Last Edited | COSDem Aug 06, 2009 08:47pm |
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| News Date | Friday, August 7, 2009 02:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Barely halfway into her first term as a Chicago City Council member, the wife of U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) is considering a campaign for statewide office.
The congressman told the Tribune today that his wife, 7th Ward Ald. Sandi Jackson, “is not going to discourage” supporters who want to collect signatures to put her on the February primary ballot for lieutenant governor.
“She hasn’t made a judgment,” said Jesse Jackson Jr., son of the civil rights leader and former presidential candidate. “I know she is very committed to the people of the 7th Ward. She has 1,500 volunteers in her organization who are primed to circulate [nominating] petitions. A number of people have asked her about [running for lieutenant governor]. She is considering it.”
Reached at the couple’s South Side home, Jesse Jackson Jr. said his wife did not wish to comment on the possibility of a statewide campaign.
With heavy campaign cash support from her husband, Sandi Jackson was elected to the council in February 2007, unseating Darcel Beavers, an ally of Mayor Richard Daley. Sandi Jackson also is Democratic committeeman for the 7th Ward.
An “e-newsletter” sent out today by her political organization asks in its subject line: “Sandi Jackson for Lieutenant Governor?” The e-mail does not make any further mention of the topic but does note that Sandi Jackson’s chief of staff will be filling in for the alderman at the next two “ward nights,” where constituents are asked to bring their concerns |
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