In Chicago, Lori Lightfoot, a black and gay mayor, fails to run for a second term

For forty years, Chicago has traditionally given its mayor at least two terms. Lori Lightfoot would not have that honor. The first black and openly gay mayor of the third-largest city in the US reportedly failed to seek re-election on Tuesday.^any March, US media.

“We know that in life, in the end, the battle is not always won. But you never regret facing the strong and shining light.”Lori Lightfoot told her shocked supporters after conceding defeat. She is the first elected mayor of Chicago to lose re-election since 1983, when Jane Byrne, the city’s first female mayor, lost her Democratic primary.

Her rivals blamed the city’s high crime rate, yet she was careful to express her encouragement for her successor, and said she prayed “So that the next mayor will live up to the expectations of the city’s residents for years to come.”.

Crime and Covid-19 have weakened his support

M^I Lightfoot wins every ward in the city in 2019 after promising to end decades of corruption and secret dealings at City Hall. But rising crime rates and the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic have dented his support.

According to the Daily newspaper Chicago GrandstandTwo candidates receive enough votes to advance to the second round, which will be held on April 4. Paul Fallas, former superintendent of the Chicago Public Schools, was backed by the police union. Brandon Johnson, a formal and former Cook County teacher, has won the support of the teachers union.