CHICAGO — U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-5th) will not run for Chicago mayor.
“The great city I love faces unprecedented challenges on crime, schools, equity and fiscal matters that demand 100% full-time commitment from our mayor. At age 53, I would have relished the opportunity to get Chicago back on track. If I’m being completely honest, at 63, I don’t think my family and I can make this kind of commitment,” the North Side congressman said in a statement.
Quigley has served in Congress since 2009, and was a Cook County Board commissioner for 11 years. Earlier this year, he set up a state campaign fund and hired pollsters to see how he would fair in the 2023 city election.
Ultimately, Quigley said that due to the war in Ukraine he cannot walk away from his role in Congress, where he sits on the House Select Committee on Intelligence and is a co-chair of the House Ukrainian Caucus. He recently returned from a trip to Ukraine.
“The war in Ukraine is not just about territory in Eastern Europe. It is a struggle between democracy and authoritarian rule, a tension playing out across the globe. Stopping Putin’s genocidal war in Ukraine will save thousands of innocent lives while sending an unequivocal message to tyrants around the world: the free world will not stand for your aggression and brutality,” Quigley said in a statement.
“On this most recent trip with my colleagues from the Intelligence Committee, it became clear our work will continue for months, if not years. After much consideration, I simply cannot walk away from my duty to safeguard democracy, fight for American values abroad, and stand up for the brave Ukrainian people in their time of maximum peril. Campaigning to serve as Mayor of Chicago would not allow me to fulfill this critical obligation.”
Mayor Lori Lightfoot welcomed the news of Quigley’ decision.
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“As we face these challenging times overseas, I respect Rep. Quigley’s leadership in trying to end the war in Ukraine and his efforts to safeguard democracies across the world. I look forward to continuing to work with him and his staff to ensure that Chicago gets its fair share of federal dollars and that we continue to lift up the needs of our Chicago communities in Washington, D.C.,” Lightfoot said in a statement.
Ald. Raymond Lopez and businessman Willie Wilson have declared their intentions to run for mayor. Lightfoot is expected to run for re-election, but hasn’t made a formal announcement.
