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What possible Emanuel challenger Paul Vallas could bring to the table in 2019
Speculation has grown that former Chicago Public Schools chief executive officer Paul Vallas will challenge Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the 2019 mayoral race. The former candidate for governor and lieutenant governor has helped turn around several urban school districts and served as the city’s budget director for three years. He’s resigning from his current position as Chicago State University chief administrative officer in March, which has fueled even more speculation that he’ll become the most formidable Emanuel challenger. “I am very, very serious about running, and I’ll make a determination if there’s the support for it in the next 60 days,” Vallas said in an interview Friday. “And then I’ll be more than prepared to be very specific about what I’d like to do and what I’d hope to accomplish as mayor.” [Tribune]
