The Warren endorsement is the latest for Foxx. Last week, John Legend and Color Of Change PAC, the political action committee of the nation’s largest online racial justice group, endorsed the first-term prosecutor.
By Rachel Hinton Jan 28, 2020, 6:00am CST
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Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, left, speaks during a press conference in December; Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, right, speaks during a campaign event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Sunday. File Photos. Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times; Matt Rourke/APDemocratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren is throwing her support behind Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, endorsing the incumbent in her heated race for reelection.
“When Cook County first elected Kim Foxx to the State’s Attorney office, it not only gained a seasoned advocate but a champion invested in rethinking the county’s approach to criminal justice reform,” the senator from Massachusetts said in a statement. “Kim is an effective public servant who leads with compassion, and I’m confident that when reelected, Kim Foxx will continue to bring those qualities to the office.”
Warren’s endorsement comes less than a week before the Iowa caucuses, the crucial first-in-the-nation winnowing of the presidential field. Warren was in fourth place in Iowa in a New York Times/Siena College poll released Saturday, the same day the Des Moines Register endorsed her in the race.
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Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks to guests during a campaign rally at The NewBo City Market on Sunday in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. File Photo. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders led the Democratic field with 25% of likely caucus-goers in that poll. South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg had 18%, former Vice President Joe Biden had 17%, and Warren had 15%.
Warren lost ground from earlier polls, but given the latest survey’s error margin of plus-or-minus 4.8 percentage points, Sanders’ lead could be thin, with Buttigieg, Biden and Warren statistically tied for second.
Warren’s endorsement is the highest profile backing yet for Foxx. The first-term prosecutor has also drawn support from Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, and Illinois Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth.
In a statement, Foxx said she’s “honored” to get Warren’s endorsement.
“We know our working communities stand to lose the most when exposed to a broken criminal justice system,” Foxx’s statement continued. “Our reform on bond, conviction integrity and cannabis have undoubtedly helped bring more equitable justice to these communities. Having Sen. Warren’s endorsement is a testament to the work we’ve only just started on here in Cook County.”
Three Democratic challengers stand in the way of Foxx and a second term. Those challengers in the March primary are former prosecutor Bill Conway, former 2nd Ward Ald. Bob Fioretti and ex-prosecutor Donna More.
Last month, the progressive veterans organization VoteVets endorsed Conway, who serves as a U.S. Naval Reservist intelligence officer.:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/19425608/FOX_FILERS_MONDAY_COMBO.jpg)
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders led the Democratic field with 25% of likely caucus-goers in that poll. South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg had 18%, former Vice President Joe Biden had 17%, and Warren had 15%.
Warren lost ground from earlier polls, but given the latest survey’s error margin of plus-or-minus 4.8 percentage points, Sanders’ lead could be thin, with Buttigieg, Biden and Warren statistically tied for second.
Warren’s endorsement is the highest profile backing yet for Foxx. The first-term prosecutor has also drawn support from Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, and Illinois Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth.
In a statement, Foxx said she’s “honored” to get Warren’s endorsement.
“We know our working communities stand to lose the most when exposed to a broken criminal justice system,” Foxx’s statement continued. “Our reform on bond, conviction integrity and cannabis have undoubtedly helped bring more equitable justice to these communities. Having Sen. Warren’s endorsement is a testament to the work we’ve only just started on here in Cook County.”
Three Democratic challengers stand in the way of Foxx and a second term. Those challengers in the March primary are former prosecutor Bill Conway, former 2nd Ward Ald. Bob Fioretti and ex-prosecutor Donna More.
Last month, the progressive veterans organization VoteVets endorsed Conway, who serves as a U.S. Naval Reservist intelligence officer.
Top row, left-right: Democrats Kim Foxx; Bill Conway and Donna More. Bottom row, left-right: Republicans Pat O’Brien and Christopher Pfannkuche and Democrat Bob Fioretti. File Photos. Campaign photos and Ashlee Rezin Garcia and Rich Hein/Chicago Sun-Times
Former prosecutor Christopher Pfannkuche and retired Cook County Circuit Court Judge Pat O’Brien are also in the race, running on the Republican ballot. Pfannkuche received the endorsement of the city’s Fraternal Order of Police.
Warren is the latest nationally known name to back Foxx. Last week, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter John Legend and Color Of Change PAC, the political action committee of the nation’s largest online racial justice group, endorsed Foxx.
Former prosecutor Christopher Pfannkuche and retired Cook County Circuit Court Judge Pat O’Brien are also in the race, running on the Republican ballot. Pfannkuche received the endorsement of the city’s Fraternal Order of Police.
Warren is the latest nationally known name to back Foxx. Last week, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter John Legend and Color Of Change PAC, the political action committee of the nation’s largest online racial justice group, endorsed Foxx.
Hows that Jussie Smollett thing going?
ReplyDelete“Our reform on bond, conviction integrity and cannabis have undoubtedly helped bring more equitable justice to these communities. Having Sen. Warren’s endorsement is a testament to the work we’ve only just started on here in Cook County.”
ReplyDeleteThe work she has started on ? I can't imagine law and order surviving 4 more years of Foxx. Fioretti and More (neither have any qualifications, other than career politicians)are only in the race to siphon votes from Conway. I am going to make my vote count for Conway. The radical left need to be stopped in this state. Enough of Preckwinkle, Lightfoot & Pritzker. They are also trying to turn our 3rd Congressional District into a far left radical seat. I'm pleading with whoever reads this, stop the insanity and vote for Lipinski and Conway.
I’m voting for Conway too. He’s the only one who has the money to beat Foxx. But More is a competent attorney who has experience as well. She’s just delusional to think she can win. Fioretti on the other hand...is running to split the vote. I wish neither one of them was running.
DeleteForget Conway too. Like it or not he more than likely won't beat Kim Double XX, Preckwinkle and the Machine will see to that. We need a strong GOP candidate to get fielded this time. That office is ripe for an upset
ReplyDeleteConway is the strongest candidate!
DeleteGood luck getting a good GOP candidate in Cook County.
DeleteI don't care if the guy or gal is GOP or DEM. I do believe Conway is the best person for the job. Conway has excellent credentials and is determined to uphold and restore the law and order a civilized society requires to live safely.
DeleteConway is a softer cersuon5 of Foxx. More is the law and order fighter.
DeleteConway is a lightweight Foxx. More is the crime fighter.
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