Kamala Harris releases list of top Illinois backers – Crain’s Chicago Business

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Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris may be slipping in the polls nationally, but she today rolled out a fairly impressive list of supporters here in Illinois.

Included in the list for the California senator: two U.S. House members, the Chicago city clerk, and several state legislators. Also included are activists close to U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

Heading the list of members of Harris’ Leadership Council are congressmen Bobby Rush and Danny Davis, both Chicago Democrats and, like Harris, African-American.

Also included are City Clerk Anna Valencia, state Sens. Mattie Hunter and Ram Villivalam, state Reps. Bob Morgan and Deb Conroy, and Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering.

Nikki Budzinski, a senior advisor to Pritzker, will serve on the council, too, as will Valerie Alexander, Durbin’s former chief of staff, and Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller.

Harris’ announcement comes a day after another candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden, was in town for a series of big-dollar fund-raisers.

None of the state’s top Democrats—Durbin, fellow Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Pritzker or Mayor Lori Lightfoot—has yet indicated a public presidential preference.

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September 19, 2019 at 09:57PM

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