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Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, candidate for mayor of Chicago.
Nancy Stone, Chicago Tribune
Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, candidate for mayor of Chicago.
Chicago Tribune
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Current job: Commissioner, Cook County Board

Age: 58

Born in: Durango, Mexico

Lives in: Chicago’s Little Village

Personal: Married to Evelyn, three adult children (Rosa, Jesus and Samuel) and three grandchildren.

Previous positions: Deputy director, Illinois Human Services Department; executive director, Enlace; state senator, 1st District; Chicago alderman, 22nd Ward; deputy commissioner, Chicago Water Department; assistant director, Little Village Neighborhood Housing Service.

Education: University of Illinois at Chicago, B.A. in political science (1999); University of Illinois at Chicago, M.A. in urban planning (2002).

Campaign website: chicagoforchuy.com