{"id":2514558,"date":"2025-11-25T18:15:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T23:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cpc-pac-endorses-il-mayor-over-grassroots-candidate\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T18:17:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T23:17:27","slug":"cpc-pac-endorses-il-mayor-over-grassroots-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cpc-pac-endorses-il-mayor-over-grassroots-candidate\/","title":{"rendered":"CPC PAC endorses IL mayor over grassroots candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcpc-pac-endorses-il-mayor-over-grassroots-candidate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2514558&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC has endorsed Illinois Mayor Daniel Biss for the open Illinois House seat, choosing him over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordans-plan-to-win-the-gavel-runs-through-pressure-on-the-floor-and-in-backrooms\/\" title=\"Jordan&#039;s gavel-winning strategy relies on floor and backroom pressure.\">grassroots candidate<\/a> Kat Abughazaleh, who was recently indicted. Co-chairs Maxwell Frost and Pramila Jayapal praised Biss for his progressive record and deep connections to the district, highlighting his support for legislation such as Medicare for All and immigration reform. Biss, a former state legislator and current mayor of Evanston, launched his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-cheri-bustos-diverts-post-office-aid-cash-to-own-campaign\/\" title=\"Dem Cheri Bustos Diverts Post Office Aid Cash to Own ...\">congressional campaign<\/a> emphasizing the need for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >strong progressive leadership amid challenges<\/a> from Donald Trump and his allies. meanwhile, Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old activist with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-legislatures-push-to-fight-big-tech-but-experts-warn-of-limitations\/\" title=\"State Legislatures Push to Fight Big Tech, but Experts Warn of Limitations\">large social media<\/a> following, has pledged a small-donor funded campaign without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daily-feed-1-5-24\/\" title=\"Daily Feed 01\/05\/24\">traditional advertising methods<\/a>. The endorsement comes as part of a broader shift in the Democratic Party toward young, grassroots candidates, following recent victories like Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in New York City.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Progressive Caucus PAC endorses Illinois mayor over grassroots candidate in open House race<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2413854\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\">Congressional<\/a> Progressive Caucus PAC has endorsed Mayor Daniel Biss for the open <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illinois\/\">Illinois<\/a> House seat over grassroots candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3868426\/house-candidate-kat-abughazaleh-indicted-illinois-ice-protest\/\">Kat Abughazaleh<\/a> following her indictment.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement, from co-chairs <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maxwell-frost\/\">Maxwell Frost<\/a> (D-FL) and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pramila-jayapal\/\">Pramila Jayapal <\/a>(D-WA), comes months before the March 17 primary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3898858\/san-francisco-congressional-candidate-saikat-chakrabarti-scrutiny-maryland-residence\/\">San Francisco congressional candidate faces scrutiny over Maryland residence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3898482\/utah-republicans-plan-appeal-court-ordered-congressional-map\/\">Utah Republicans plan to appeal court-ordered congressional map<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3898408\/mark-kelly-democrats-turn-seditious-six-accusations-fundraising-boon\/\">Mark Kelly and Democrats turn &#8216;seditious six&#8217; accusations into fundraising boon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;He will be a strong partner in moving forward critical legislation, including <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/medicare\/\">Medicare<\/a> for All, the PRO Act, a wealth tax on billionaires and ultra millionaires, as well as holding ICE accountable, and ensuring humane reforms to our immigration system,&rdquo; the co-chairs said in a statement. &ldquo;Because of his deep roots in the district, we are confident he will continue to build a broad, diverse coalition of local and in-district support.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biss, a former state Senate and House member, now serves as the mayor of Evanston, Illinois. The 48-year-old is a progressive Democrat who began a career in politics at 25. He launched his congressional campaign,<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DanielBiss\"> saying <\/a>Democrats need people who are not &ldquo;afraid of the tough fights&rdquo; and who have &ldquo;a record of winning the big ones.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With our democracy facing an unprecedented assault from Donald Trump and his MAGA cronies, the Congressional Progressive Caucus is leading the fight to put our government back on the side of people,&rdquo; Biss said in the statement.<\/p>\n<p>Influencer and former progressive watchdog group staffer Abughazaleh announced her candidacy originally to challenge incumbent Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) before Schakowsky announced her retirement, as a wave of young Democratic grassroots candidates have announced their campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>Abughazaleh was indicted by the Justice Department earlier this year for allegedly blocking vehicles outside of a federal immigration facility while protesting. She was charged along with two other political candidates.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old has pledged not to accept corporate funding for her campaign and not to employ &ldquo;inefficient&rdquo; tactics, such as campaign texts, cable ads, or consultants who have not won, in an effort to challenge the campaign norm.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&rsquo;re not taking any corporate cash which means we depend on small dollar donors (like you!).<\/p>\n<p>But I promise not to waste your money on old, ineffective tactics: No spam texts, no cable ads, and no consultants who haven&rsquo;t won an election this century. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NnxJbvB41g\">https:\/\/t.co\/NnxJbvB41g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kat Abughazaleh (@KatAbughazaleh) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KatAbughazaleh\/status\/1904186955807478071?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3895437\/scandals-cory-mills-sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-infighting\/\">MILLS AND CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK SCANDALS SPUR PUBLIC INFIGHTING AMONG FLORIDA HOUSE DELEGATION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She promised to rely on small donors, as she has a massive social media reach with hundreds of thousands of followers across multiple platforms. Her campaign announcement video gained significant traction with 14 million views on X as of Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The CPC PAC&rsquo;s endorsement comes after Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani&rsquo;s win in New York City last month. He is part of the larger movement in the Democratic Party to shift toward young, grassroots candidates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Progressive Caucus PAC backs Illinois mayor over grassroots rival<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2514559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP18046851033908-e1764100896363.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[67689,67691,67690,37456,39035],"class_list":["post-2514558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cpc-pac","tag-grassroots-candidate","tag-illinois-mayor","tag-local-elections","tag-political-endorsement"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP18046851033908-e1764100896363.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2514558"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514558\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2514562,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2514558\/revisions\/2514562"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2514559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2514558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2514558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2514558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}