Incumbent
Brandon Johnson
Incumbent Democratic candidate for Mayor in Illinois
$90.1K
FEB 24, 2027
General Election
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Live Odds
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Brandon Johnson is trading at 5% to win the Chicago Mayor winner? on prediction markets.
Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleMayor
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age50 years old (Mar 27, 1976)
GenderMale
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LocationIllinois
BackgroundPolitician
EducationAurora University (BA)
Notable personal detailsBrandon Johnson is an American politician and former educator who has served as the 57th mayor of Chicago since May 15, 2023. He previously represented the 1st District on the Cook County Board of Commissioners from 2018 to 2023. Before holding elected office, he worked as a Chicago Public Schools teacher and was active in the Chicago Teachers Union. He earned B.A. and M.A. degrees from Aurora University.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Advocates raising taxes on large corporations and the wealthy to fund expanded social services and public safety investments while avoiding higher property taxes for homeowners. Proposals include reinstating a corporate/employee “head tax,” taxes on social media and cloud computing, financial transaction and real-estate transfer (‘mansion’) taxes, and other targeted levies to generate hundreds of millions annually. These measures are presented as ways to shift revenue responsibility to wealthy individuals and large businesses to support working-class programs and city services.
Healthcare
Supports expanding access and affordability of healthcare, with specific emphasis on reopening city public mental-health clinics, increasing mental-health staffing and funding, and protecting/community health centers; actions include appointing a public health commissioner and partnering to expand healthcare training and facilities. Positions emphasize expanding government-provided public-health services rather than privatization or repeal of programs.
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Immigration & Border
Supports sanctuary protections and limits on local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, seeks to shield city-owned spaces from ICE activity, and advocates policies to assist immigrants and asylum seekers including legal defense and services.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports broad access to abortion and frames abortion as health care and a constitutional right. The candidate’s platform includes protecting and expanding reproductive health services, ensuring abortion and reproductive care are accessible and covered in city worker health plans, and funding clinics that provide abortion and contraception. The campaign commits to using city resources to protect abortion clinics and maintain or increase municipal funding for reproductive services.
Climate & Energy
Supports Green New Deal–style local policies, aggressive decarbonization of city operations and buildings, and large clean-energy investments including electrification of transit and a just transition for workers. Has pursued phasing out new natural gas hookups in new construction and advanced the city to run municipal buildings on 100% renewable electricity.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports aggressive efforts to remove illegal guns from Chicago (create an Illegal Guns Department, emphasize detectives and prosecutions) while investing in community-based violence prevention and CPD efficiency; calls for federal action to stop interstate gun trafficking and opposes militarized/federal occupation responses.
Latest News
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is drawing attention as the 2027 mayoral race starts to take shape. He has not decided whether to run for re-election, and recent polling shows weak approval and more voters open to alternatives. He is also facing criticism over city leadership and housing delays, while defending his policies on Chicago Public Schools, tipped wages, and reparations. Most recently, he attacked new rival Alexi Giannoulias after Giannoulias entered the race.
Johnson blasts mayoral rival Giannoulias without naming him
Mayor Johnson hasn't decided whether to seek a second term - and explains why
'Broadview 6' may tap $1.8B Trump fund
Chicago doesn’t want ideology from its next mayor
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