IL-04: Democrat Announces Surprise Electoral Bid As Independent
Democratic activist Mayra Macías announced Wednesday she’s running as an independent for the House seat being vacated by Rep. Chuy García (D-Ill.).
Macías will face off against García’s current chief of staff, Patty García, the only candidate who filed to run as a Democrat before Chuy García announced his retirement — after it was too late for anyone else to jump in the race. (The two Garcias are not related.)
García’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.
“I am a Democrat, and I would have run as a Democrat had the process been open and fair, but since it was not, I’m running as an independent to be on the ballot in November because Congressman Chuy García anointed his chief of staff,” Macías told HuffPost.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mayra-macias-chuy-garcia-illinois-4th-district_n_692fa392e4b0b66e5652ee50