How Brandon Johnson won over Chicago’s youth to become mayor

For a coalition of young voters and those from communities of color, Johnson represented the prospect of a refreshing change

“Paul Vallas represents the wealthy, the rich, the corporations. Brandon Johnson represents the people,” said Angel Gonzalez, a high school senior student and community organizer.

On 4 April, Chicago voters narrowly elected Brandon Johnson to be their new mayor, the former Cook county commissioner who campaigned on offering progressive solutions to Chicago’s mainstay issues of education, inequality and public safety.