Pragmatists
Candidates in this lane emphasize economic growth, stability, and incremental reform. They focus on job creation, housing affordability, healthcare access, and pragmatic solutions that appeal across ideological lines.
General Ideology
Richard Boykin
Center left – bult reputation fighting regressive taxation
Rory Hoskins
Centrist / Center left
Jason Friedman
Centrist
Experience
Lawyer; former Cook County Commissioner; opposed regressive taxation
Mayor of Forest Park; Attorney; Social Worker
Clinton White House; Congressional Staffer; Real Estate Development; Lawyer; philanthropist
Educational Background
BS from Central State University Law Degree from University of Dayton
UT, Austin, Loyola Chicago, JD, MSW
BBA from UW Madison & Law Degree from Georgetown
Personality
Eloquent, spiritual, learned rhetoric in the black church
Low Key, thoughtful
Charismatic, successful businessman and philanthropist
Endorsements
Maria Pappas, "high regard from Chicago Tribune
Multiple west suburban Mayors
High Regard by Chicago Brian Hopkins, Ravi Parakkat
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