Patty Garcia to succeed Jesús ‘Chuy' García in Illinois' 4th District: NBC News – NBC 5 Chicago

Patty Garcia to succeed Jesús ‘Chuy’ García in Illinois’ 4th District: NBC News  NBC 5 Chicago

Democratic nominee Patty Garcia is expected to win a four-way race in Illinois' 4th Congressional district, NBC News projects You’re watching the NBC 5 Chicago News streaming channel, which plays local Chicago news 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can find the “NBC 5 Chicago News” streaming channel on your phone or computer, and on Peacock, Samsung, Roku, Xumo or on our app, so you can watch our local news on your schedule. Democratic nominee Patty Garcia will succeed retiring Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García in Illinois’ 4th Congressional District, NBC News is projecting. Garcia is expected to succeed the Congressman, under whom she served as chief of staff before jumping into the Democratic primary earlier this year.

She ended up winning a four-way race for the seat against Republican challenger Lupe Castillo, Lyons Mayor Chris Getty and Working Class Party nominee Ed Hershey. Garcia faced a tsunami of criticism when she jumped into the race, as the announcement was made that the incumbent “Chuy” García was dropping out just before the filing deadline for the March primary. Her challengers in the race had argued that the way in which the incumbent had dropped out was meant to prevent other candidates from jumping into the Democratic primary, but Patty Garcia has defended the late timing, arguing that the