Citing a lack of funds, Chicago Ald. Ameya Pawar ( 47th Ward ) has dropped his bid for governor, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
"We raised $828,000 from 2,600 donorsbut we don't have enough money to meaningfully scale our campaign," Pawar said.
There is now speculation that Pawar's now-defunct campaign could foreshadow a 2019 race for mayor against incumbent Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Pawar stated, "I'm not ruling anything out. I just don't want to talk about another office or another race today or any time in the near future. But I can tell you I'm not done in politics. I'm sure that I will run again."
In addition, The Daily Northwestern noted that state Sen. Daniel Biss ( D-Evanston ) announced that Tom Elliotta former official on Pawar's campaignis his new communications director. Elliott said in a news release that he is "proud" to join Biss's campaign, which promotes a progressive platform by supporting a progressive income tax, free college tuition and statewide Medicare.
The Sun-Times article is at chicago.suntimes.com, while The Daily Northwestern piece is at dailynorthwestern.com .