LOADING ERROR LOADINGDemocratic activist Mayra Macías announced Wednesday she’s running as an independent for the House seat being vacated by Rep. Chuy García (D-Ill.). AdvertisementGarcía’s apparent scheme to choose a successor earned him a formal reprimand on Capitol Hill and may be a major theme of Macías’s campaign in Illinois’ fourth congressional district. “Part of why I’m running is to make sure that voters have a choice in November,” Macías said. My father was a garbage man for the city of Chicago, and my mother is still a home care worker,” Macías said. “We have to leverage this opportunity to put forth proactive immigration policy.”The district, which connects several majority-Latino neighborhoods in Chicago, is solidly Democratic.

Source: Huffington Post December 03, 2025 22:17 UTC