Voting
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Lori Lightfoot for Mayor
I’m voting for Lori Lightfoot to be the mayor of the city of Chicago. Lori has the integrity, the experience, and the life that it takes to be the mayor of this city and to bring us beyond the brittle smallness of where we live. I worked with Lori as a member of the Chicago…
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Kim Foxx for Cook County State’s Attorney
I am utterly devoted to the election of Kim Foxx for Cook County State’s Attorney. Rarely has our county— and the oblong city which makes up most of its mass— been presented with such a stark choice. Foxx is looking to replace the incumbent, Anita Alzarez, who has failed again and again, in cases large and small, in…
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All-In For Hillary Clinton
I am looking forward to March 15, 2016. That’s the day I am going to go outside in my home state of Illinois, head to my polling place, and vote for Hillary Clinton to be the next President of the United States. Here’s why I’m going to do that: Hillary Clinton is by far the…
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Voting, February 2015
There is a municipal election in Chicago tomorrow, and I like to write down who I’m voting for, so here’s mine for this cycle. It might be helpful to also see my Statement of Personal Ethics, Potential Biases, and Possible Conflicts of Interest. It contains all sorts of light-shedding facts and grains of salt you can hold while reading…
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Who I Voted For, November 2014
Today I voted at Club Lucky on Wabansia. This was also the first place I ever cast a ballot as a teenager. Here’s a look at some of the lines I drew. Please also keep in mind my ethics statement. Governor Pat Quinn: He’s a good man. He is not a crook. He has done…