Thirty-five years ago, Luis Gutierrez was widely considered Chicago’s most influential Hispanic politician, helping to elect Harold Washington as the city's first Black mayor.
On Friday, former Congressman Luis Gutierrez sought to end all the political speculation he ignited by recently moving back to Chicago from Puerto Rico.On Friday, former Congressman Luis Gutierrez sought to end all the political speculation he ignited by recently moving back to"This will be my home. I will participate as millions of other Chicagoans in the next mayoral campaign — not as a candidate, but as a voter," he said.
Gutierrez signaled that, while he won't put his name on the ballot again here in the city of his birth, where his family remains, he will work for those here in violation of U.S. immigration law. Thirty-five years ago, Gutierrez was widely considered Chicago’s most influential Hispanic politician, helping to elect Harold Washington as the city's first Black mayor. Then, after Washington’s death, he endorsed Richard M. Daley.
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